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Press Release Issue No.12
Release Date：2010/05/17

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2010, the largest ICT industry B2B procurement platform in Asia and second largest in the world is held on June 1st – 5th in Taipei. According to the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), an organizer of COMPUTEX TAIPEI, in order to facilitate buyers to find what they are looking for more easily, the COMPUTREND Area is consisting of 17 COMPUTREND Pavilions and theme halls this year, including 3D imaging, e-reading and All In One, just to name a few. Since the COMPUTREND Area has the advantage of attracting buyers, including Acer, ASUSTeK, MSI, CPT, Chimei, Daxon, ARM, BenQ, AIPTEK, TECO, Delta Electronics, Inventec, Advantech, SiS, Browan Communications etc. are all major ICT companies exhibiting in different COMPUTREND pavilions and theme halls which are divided by exhibition focus and product category to give buyers better orientation and more options during the expo.

e-reading to seize market and 3D imaging to catch the attention
According to market analyst DIGITIMES Research, the global shipment of e-book readers is expected to reach 9.3 million units in 2010. Since the main supplier of e-paper in the e-book industry being Taiwanese manufacturers like E Ink, SiPix and others, it has given them an opportunity to effectively integrate the entire supply chain of e-books and also to further the development of e-book related products for major global brands.

The Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, has planned the e-Reading Pavilion to assist Taiwanese manufacturers seizing the core advantage of the e-books industry, including ASUSTeK, BenQ, New Kinpo, Delta Electronics, Inventec, Qisda, AIPTEK, Netronix, PhotonWealth, Stereo, Green eBook, HiAChieve Digital Technology, Koobe, Best Wise etc. The pavilion is divided into 4 categories, which are the "Taiwan's electronic reader industry chain", "Taiwan's electronic reader area", "E-book application display area", "Smart classroom". The real-life applications that are demonstrated will give buyers a closer look at what kind of solutions Taiwanese manufacturers can provide in the e-book industry.

In the 3D-Imaging pavilion that is planned by the Electronics & Optoelectronics Research Laboratories of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, major companies like CPT, Daxon, TECO, Chimei, XGI Technology, AIPTEK, DA2 etc. to demonstrate the various effect of different 3D imaging sizes. The goal is to attract overseas buyers and show the technological capability of Taiwanese manufacturers in the 3D-imaging market.

Win7 drives touch trend forward & All In One market opportunities in living rooms
As a result of the touch trend driven by Microsoft’s Windows 7, the first time creation of the Touch Pavilion has already attracted 12 companies to exhibit, including Tyco Electronics, Abon Touch, Mutto Optronics, Joyplux Technologies, Fortrend, WALTOP etc. They are not only exhibiting touch panels in different sizes, ranging from 3.5-inch to 42-inch touch panels, but are also exhibiting resistive, surface capacitive, projective capacitive, surface acoustic wave, infrared types of various touch technology and panel modules. In addition, everyday applications of home use markets, business environment, digital signage and KIOSK can also be seen at the expo.

Under the dual technological driven trend of Window’s Win 7 and touch enabled user interface, the All In One PC has greatly improved in operation, making it possible for small children and the elderly, who are usually not very skilled with computers, to see family photo albums, read online news, watch internet movies etc. and thereby creating new market opportunities in the living rooms for the All In One. Hence, you will be able to see companies like Acer, ASUSTeK, MSI and Information & Communications Research Laboratories of the Industrial Technology Research Institute to demonstrate various computer applications in the living room that truly enable the computer to become the entertainment center of the living room and not restricted to the study room or bedroom anymore.

All 6 daily necessities of live are here at COMPUTREND
If one looks at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2010, the COMPUTREND Area continues to show the hot topics and focus of the industry, from the most commonly seen Embedded Products, Car Electronics, Digital Signage, Security Solution, OpenSource, Solid State Drive, to the most popular trends like Touch Technology, e-reading, e-books, 3D-imaging, Android and the most daily Auto ID, Medical Electronics, Chic Technique, Innovative Applications and Japan Pavilion. These product categories shown at COMPUTREND are not only coving all 6 daily necessities of life, Food, Clothing, Housing, Traffic, Education and Entertainment, but at the event site you can also see products like 3D imaging, multi touch technology, Cloud Computing enabled “schoolbags”, store logistics, location tracking etc. that are exhibited to experience everyday applications of new technology and provide a one-stop shopping service.

COMPUTREND Product Website: http://www.computex.biz/computex2010_en/COMPUTREND_Default.aspx