A two-month clock has begun ticking for the release of PCI Express 2.0, an update designed to help the ubiquitous computer communication technology with virtualization, power management and high-end graphics cards.
PCI Express, version 1.0 of which arrived in 2003, lets customers plug devices such as network adapters into computers. PCI Express 2.0 brings a bevy of changes, starting with a speed boost, according to the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) that governs the technology.
PCI Express 2.0 nearing completion
Posted on Thursday, October 12 2006 @ 5:03 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
CNET writes PCI Express 2.0 is almost ready: