Industry Information Station

Sambodhi for your report:
Just and gigabyte joint venture created new company no how long, ASUS today and burst out a big move–launched a new child brand “ASmobile” to as ASUS white brand (White Box) notebook computer of brand name! this Asus Chairman jonney Shih personally named of brand yihou will appears in ASUS all of white brand notebook computer Shang, show has its operating pathway white brand notebook of determined to, also will for notebook computer cause created a new of situation! This will also be Intel, AMD, Microsoft, such as doesn’t want too get an international brand laptop computer manufacturers big orders that restrict international companies welcomed.

“ASmobile” whitebox notebook brand will have “Powered by ASUS” words to show such as ASUS manufacturing which “the AS” “ASUS” brands the same indicating that this brand into the ASUS quality spirit, symbol and ASUS demonstrate “Rock” quality.

“White brand” this concept was born of comparison early, first has white brand server, to later of white brand PC, until currently of white brand notebook. White brand notebook concept of wrinkle type should is BTO, and now we by said of white brand notebook is Intel company in 2004 made of CBB, “CBB” is “Common building block” of abbreviation, Chinese translation for “general building module”, Simple points said is to let notebook implementation as currently of PC such related accessories independent module of and market purchase of, to Yu notebook in products upgrade and sales Hou maintenance Shi of convenient and low price. relative Yu market Shang of brand notebook has dedicated of resolve programme, and accessories swaps sexual difference, maintenance cost high of features, white brand notebook for brand machine dedicated, and specializing in of shortcomings made general, and pass repair, and swaps of resolve programme, and in the Foundation Shang implementation lower of price.

As the brand desktop and assembled desktop (white brand PC) as, as white brand notebook of mature, than brand products low many of price clearly will will became advantages one. as Greg Bainter said plans of as, if white brand notebook all using same of hard drive, and Panel, and battery, and power supply device, and screen, and optical drive and the keyboard, unified of spare parts, its applicability, versatility and service are will variable of more easy, cost also will became more low, such benefit of will is consumer.

In fact, as early as 2004, ASUS Taiwan set up a wholly-owned subsidiary ASMobile, but just before OEM/ODM communication equipment of a professional company, is committed to designing and producing GSM/GRPS and EDGE mobile terminal, now only ASUS notebook brand into the market. ASUS March 1 Organization reengineering plan, whitebox laptops independent into a single Division, announced on July 1, the latest organizational structure Whitebox notebook Division renamed the White Book Division and have exclusive Rd, manufacturing, sales, now have added “ASmobile” brand, let the whitebox scheme intact.

Worth note of is, “ASmobile” is different from Yu ASUS “ASUS” products brand, its special flaunted open best of spirit (Open&Optimize), except has and brand notebook computer same quality, and standard interface, also stressed thin, and stability of best of; also, in products positioning more different Yu ASUS in host board another a success times brand China engine (ASRock) only main low-end market, and will to “N+1″ mode ( Meaning the same price but provides more advanced specifications) main laptop DIY and replacing desktop (DT Replacement) market, locking the original less interested in buying a desktop computer and branding requirements of consumers.

Currently Asus has for “ASmobile” for full layout, notebook computer products line contains 13.3 inch, and 14.1 inch, and 15.4 inch and the 17 inch, full series widescreen machine species, is expected’s first posted Shang “ASmobile” of notebook computer will in 2006 fourth quarter Yu market appeared. ASUS internal is expected, ASmobile notebook computer in 2006 shipments target will for 100,000 ~20 million Taiwan, 2007 will up number times growth.
　　
As of now, ASUS, driving the “1-brand enterprises will have a number of brand” strategy, in addition to the earliest boards of ascore (ASRock), joint venture with gigabyte channel branded card company operated by gigabyte (GIGABYTE) brand, this time the new ASmobile brand, future pan-ASUS brand as a whole will amount to 4.

Closed the computer to sleep, tomorrow morning you have to have on your hard disk , it sounds incredible, Asus has recently unveiled a support BT,FTP,HTTP protocol of wireless storage router WL-700gE, which contains a a hard drive, as long as the management port’s Download Master next to it in order to do that kind of incredible scenes at the beginning.

Visit: concrete evaluation

ASUS EeeKeyboard PC was announced yesterday the detailed parameters of the product specification , according to their published information display, the keyboard of the computer equipment battery only 4 hours . ASUS announced in January 2009 the product development plans, consumer appetite has been lift foot, but now such a short battery life was somewhat disappointing.

This equipment mainly for home entertainment applications in particular, you can wireless transmission 720p video signal within five meters, and set up a 800×480 resolution multipoint touch screen, the system is running Windows XP Home Edition operating system. Following is the detailed parameters of the ASUS EeeKeyboard PC product specifications:

* Inside Intel Atom N270 processor
* Onboard 1GB DDR2 memory
* Including 16/32GB SSD hard drive
* Support for Bluetooth v2.1 and 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz wireless transmission technology
* Support for 10/100/100Mbps Ethernet
* 3 USB 2 interface
* Have a HDMI and VGA video/audio output interface
* Total weight 1.1kg

EeeKeyboard PC product and can use UMB ultra broadband technology for wireless transmission of video data stream, ASUS said the higher bandwidth of wireless transmission technology. While Asus has officially announced the EeeKeyboard PC products, but they have not yet announced the official selling price for the product, but the current price of the product on Amazon is around $ 599.

CNBeta compilation
Original:Neowin

Plans reduce the Eee PC Asus will add one model of model number, latest Eee PC 1002H contains 10 inch display, 1.66GHz Atom processor, newly designed keyboard, 5 hour battery (increased battery packs can increase to 9.5 hour).
This notebook is 3.2 points, the previous generation of weight reduced to 2.6 pounds, 1.1 inches thick, and cost about 400 dollars.

Asus has launched a support after Windows Vista W5Fe SideShow laptop, motherboard also supports this feature can be said on the network has been fermented for quite some time, but to eat less of.. … Yesterday finally got the P5B Premium Vista Edition! host other features they do not say, anyway, is more or less, is interested in ASUS Web site of your own to see; but the biggest difference is this mother board above the attached ScreenDuo, achieve desktop PC can also have Windows Vista SideShow capabilities.

Supports Vista Sideshow ScreenDuo

WindowsVista SideShow technology is in the computer design by adding a second screen or secondary screen. This screen enables you to show the important information you need-whether laptop computers currently in use, powered off, or is in “sleep” mode. These secondary screen enables you to quickly without startup on portable computer review meeting scheduling, phone numbers, addresses and recent e-mail messages, this convenience saves time and battery power, users can also download from the www.Gallery.live.com above Sideshow Gadget, expanding the Sideshow more functionality.

Support Windows XP?

ASUS ScreenDuo support Windows XP and has functions similar to the Vista SideShow, here " similar " is ASUS themselves wrote some tools, such as QuickView meeting scheduling, phone numbers, addresses, e-mail message, the computer volume adjustment, with the latest digital photo frames; however, if you want to download from the WWW.gallery.live.com above the Sideshow Gadget, that will be very physically read, this part can operate only on Vista.

ScreenDuo says: give me VISTA!

This motherboard subsidiary ScreenDuo, you do can be installed on any computer using the Windows XP operating system, if Vista was it? I’m sorry, because ScreenDuo appliance crawl motherboard Bios content, so if the operating system is Vista, please place this on the motherboard. Will the ASUS ScreenDuo trafficking alone? ASUS answer is: no, the future is unlikely. LCD screen display card manufacturer with smarter I, anyway, the current display card with LCD Flat Panel has a dual connector dual output/input, I do not believe that such a simple function to do it. SideShow big easy … Ask the designer la VISTA!

Out of the box according to La!

Part no

Host body

ASUS end of blue gold

Remote control and receiver

Noise cancellation microphone

Cooling fan

Key parts appeared: SideShow screen

[Author: Atticus Wu]
Source: http://CN.Engadget.com/

ASUS today announced the latest model of the Eee PC 1004DN, this is a 10-inch product, best feature is a built-in DVD CD burning feature.
The addition of a CD or DVD drive, this machine than other Eee PC models thick, roughly 3.2 points, 1.3 inches thick, configurations are 1.66GHz Atom+GMA 4500,GN40 chipset, up to 5.9 hours battery time, 120GB hard drive, 1.3 million pixel camera.

ASUS company recently complained to the Beijing Bar Association Huang 3 lawyers, saying it promoted a series of malicious action. ASUS firm to a facsimile of the Beijing Bar Association show that disputes between the company and Huang, could have been a very simple civil dispute, but because some lawyers State intervention, media hype, making an ordinary case lot, very bad social influence.

ASUS says 3 lawyers encouraging parties specifically framed set up their own Web sites, ongoing business, brands publish slander ASUS the credibility of the article, and unlawful assembly, use the media to convey the distortion of the facts reported to the public, and to promote a series of malicious action, caused to Asus and the cross-strait trade with extremely bad interference and influence.

Huang lawyers

ASUS in fax pieces in the said, Beijing meaning party lawyers firm lawyers Zhang ping, and Zhang Lan, and fuzhanping to Huang lawyers mission of name, encouraged party specifically frame set independent website, continued constantly of publishing vilified ASUS commercial, and brand reputation of article, and illegal Assembly, using media to public convey distorted facts of reported, and promoting series of of malicious litigation, to company and Strait trade between caused extremely bad of interference and effect, and has may causing difficult to control of groups event, This matter has caused the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office of the high priority.

ASUS believes that “as a lawyer by profession, Zhang ping, Zhang Lan, fuzhanping did not abide by the professional solicitor’s conduct, not a spirit of calm attitude in dealing with cases of contradictions, resolve disputes, rather than fuelling the Court pick words, which not only failed to serve as a lawyer disputes, active role in building harmonious society, but damaged the whole groups of lawyers professional image. “ASUS hopes Beijing Bar Association to end event occurs.

In response, Huang Beijing firm which the three members, complaints to the complaint against the ASUS, ASUS “subject of absurd, but their evil motives can be seen”, and denounced ASUS, calling it “the villain sues his victim before he himself is prosecuted, and bite”. Beijing firm asked the Beijing bar association rejected the ASUS’s request and said that “without fear or favour any difficulties and obstacles to help Parties Huang activism in the end,”.

/Sohu IT

Following complaint for ASUS original:

To: the Beijing Bar Association

December 4, 2008 and 25th, citizen Huang respectively, Haidian District, Beijing, Chaoyang District, and the people’s Court for strapdown Asustek computer company limited, China and information (Shanghai) limited institution of commercial fraud and infringement proceedings, this is a very simple civil dispute, but because some lawyers State intervention, media hype, making an ordinary case lot, very bad social influence.

Beijing meaning party lawyers firm lawyers Zhang ping, and Zhang Lan, and fuzhanping to Huang lawyers mission of name, encouraged party specifically frame set independent website, continued constantly of publishing vilified ASUS commercial, and brand reputation of article, and illegal Assembly, using media to public convey distorted facts of reported, and promoting series of of malicious litigation, to I company and Strait trade between caused extremely bad of interference and effect, and has may causing difficult to control of groups event, this thing has caused has country Taiwan Office of height attention.

As occupational lawyers, Zhang ping, and Zhang Lan, and fuzhanping no abide by occupational lawyers of conduct, is not spirit quell contradictions, and resolve disputes of attitude to processing case, instead flames, pick Word frame Court, its behavior not only no up to a lawyers set disputes check race, and construction harmonious social of actively role, instead damage has entire lawyers groups of occupational image, hope your Council (your will) can height attention the situation, involved this thing, corrected Zhang ping, and Zhang Lan, and fuzhanping several lawyers violation professional ethics of behavior, Expanding developments can be timely to quell.

Best regards

The salute

Asustek computer company limited

Hua Jie joint information (Shanghai) limited

ASUS company Announces reorganization into three new sectors: handheld devices and components sector and calculate sectors . Within Acer and Dell is still developing restructuring . ASUS in February had said the company is divided into 6 departments-again-portables, EeePC, Eee family, handheld devices, boards, and video card. But it seems they have changed their original plan, now instead of 3 large Department forms.

Acer is also planning several independent brands around-Acer,Gateway and eMachines commenced their restructuring plans. Future, Acer plans to separate these different brands respectively corresponding to the appropriate level in the market, so that the company’s marketing policy more explicit and flexible.

Dell in January announced for three main customer base started to global restructuring, these three group are: Corporation public enterprise and SMEs. Their restructuring plans has started.

Dell Taiwan company has pointed out that, Dell CEO Michael Dell in a recent visit to Taiwan in the course of repeatedly stressed the importance of Dell’s new global strategy, and the new infrastructure will be conducive to more quickly react to customer needs.

CnBeta compilation
Sides Digitimes

March 22, 2007, two main motherboard vendor Asustek and gigabyte in the Taiwan stock exchange held important message description. after consultations, the two sides unanimously decided to indefinitely shelve joint venture.
According to field reports: “spokesman for the gigabyte and ASUS spokesman weiming Zhang Liao Qili rather general manner, in the face of the major media reporters in Taiwan Province of the hunt down remains very calm.”

Gigabyte spokesman Liao Qili said: gigabyte United was formed in December 2006 after the operation, lead to doubts customers and suppliers. gigabyte also suffered during “will eventually be ASUS annexation” beset by rumors, and to uphold the brand independence. after consultations, the two sides unanimously decided to indefinitely shelve joint venture.

In order to promote industrial cooperation, reducing a hard bargain on competition in the market, both sides respectively of the Board at the beginning of August last year through strategic alliances and the joint venture.

Liao Qili stressed: gigabyte is wholly owned by the establishment of gigabyte United, capital amounting to $ 4 billion, just in order to avert the dispute now, ASUS set aside $ 4 billion of capital investment, and not with default fines issues.

According to our observation, and other Taiwan companies compared to the joint venture case. ASUS, gigabyte so the joint venture case “Marathon” do have an incredible, from August 8, 2006, the two sides on the Taiwan stock exchange held a significant message description as of today, a joint venture run has up to six months, the trade debate was inevitable.

In mid-January 2006, ASUS NT $ 4 billion of funds not accounted for, leading to “break the joint venture case” rumors make a great noise, and later both sides have to joint the rumor.

Before the Spring Festival, the industry came to Hon Hai Group intends to submit to the European Union antitrust lawsuits, complaints of ASUS and gigabyte gigabyte United the joint venture alleged monopolies and so on., however, Asus and gigabyte are still generally regarded in the industry would stop pace of joint ventures.

As far as we know, gigabyte and ASUS announce joint venture before the case, have been Taiwan’s largest private company Hon Hai group looking at once for merger negotiations, but Asus was later killed in joint ventures to set up a new company, obtained opportunities to cooperate with gigabyte, but even after the high-level jointly held a press conference, cooperation rumours of tilting Pan still hears the case.

Noteworthy is that the market expected in the joint venture case following the adoption of past motherboards of gigabyte referred to Hon Hai worker orders will therefore be taken over by ASUS OEM. However, gigabyte internal message out in the near future, gigabyte recently did have some motherboard contract manufacturing transfer orders from the Hon Hai. destination, not the ASUS, but Baocheng Corp’s precision technology.

Frank post

Asus today announced that their business-oriented p-series notebooks equipped with the latest Intel anti-theft technology, the system uses an embedded security chip, allows the user to the remote device “poison”, it was completely disabled. Once the machine from the back, the user can enter local passcode or restore command to restore the device capabilities.

They also integrate fingerprint recognition technology, users with sensitive data, AI Secure Delete feature can help users to delete data completely secure. P80 notebooks Optional Intel Core 2 Duo or Pentium Dual Core CPU, clock speed range from 2.0GHz nm. Up to 4GB RAM, carried 14-inch 1366×768 pixel resolution screen, video 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9300M. P30 notebooks with smaller 13.3-inch screen, the processor is used in the Intel ultra low-power processor.

Currently Asus unveiled this anti-theft technology notebooks, however they not provide price information.

CnBeta compilation
Source: Electronista