VIA Technologies, Inc. is on the verge of releasing a new series of core logic chipsets for Intel Pentium 4 based motherboards that should be the first viable third party alternative to the Intel i915 and i925 based boards on the market right now. The new VIA PT880 Pro, PT894, and PT894 Pro will cover a broad range of the motherboard market, offering solutions for entry level systems, all the way up to workstations and high performance enthusiast systems.