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Originally founded in 1980, ELSA Technology has well over 20 years experience in the data communication and computer graphics solutions markets. A pursuit of perfection, innovative R & D technologies, and a commitment to put the customer first have made ELSA a global leading brand in what has become a very highly competitive market. ELSA has established a number of international branches to further the capabilities of its operations. It currently has subsidiaries in Beijing and Shenzhen China, Seoul, Korea and Taipei, Taiwan – all strategic locations that help the company provide prompt service to its worldwide customers.

ELSA has been setting trends from the very beginning, but most of its success came at the turn of the century. Around this time, the company further cemented itself in the European market as a major player. In 2003, it launched a new line of ELSA graphics cards with the FALCOX series and became the sole distributor of ATI FireGL and FireMV graphics solutions in the Asia Pacific region. The company dabbled into the multimedia market in 2004, releasing a popular line of TV tuner cards called ELSAVISION. In 2007, it unveiled a brand new line of motherboards and workstation barebones. Throughout the 2000s, ELSA has won a number of prestigious industry awards. Some of its most esteemed honors include the 2007 NOVA Channel Award and 2007 Reader’s Best Choice Award at the Zhongguancun Computer Festival’s Top Ten Graphics Card Brands category.

After a successful run with its FireGL Professional Graphics line in the Asia Pacific region, ELSA continues to expand on its global presence with the launch of new ATI and NVIDIA graphics solutions. Using the best design and manufacturing practices, the company never compromises on quality, delivering user-friendly features to enhance the customer experience. ELSA’s stable position in the graphics cards business leads one to believe that it will continue to contribute to the industry for years to come.

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Elitegroup Computer Systems is a Taiwan-based company that specializes in the designing and manufacturing of motherboards. In the business since 1987, it has been a pioneer in the industry, as well as the first motherboard manufacturer in the country to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Aside from Elitegroup motherboards, the company also designs and manufactures barebone machines as well as complete units, such as laptop computers and high-performance server hardware for its worldwide distribution partners. Some of its most notable customers have included industry leading names like Compaq and IBM.

Elitegroup has well over two decades of experience in the motherboard business, forming the building block for many of today’s PCs. Expertise in the market has also made it a major contributor in the IT sector. Throughout the years, it has been able to work closely with some of the biggest chip designers in the PC industry. These partnerships have enabled Elitegroup motherboards and solutions to further the design, development and overall growth of the IT field.

The name Elitegroup rings throughout the industry, as the company has received numerous honors. In fact, it has received more than 150 recognitions and awards worldwide. Some of its most prestigious accolades include making Business Week Magazine’s Information Technology 100 list for two consecutive years. Elitegroup is consistently evolving and adopting advanced design philosophies to its corporate culture. New concepts are helping it simplify the workload while increasing productivity, traits that have become standard practices at its world-class facilities.

A commitment to quality gives Elitegroup the ability to provide the best products and services to its global base of customers. With the help of its successful business partners and highly trained employees across the world, it is safe to assume that Elitegroup will continue to deliver new innovative solutions for many years to come.

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D-Link Corporation is a company that specializes in a broad range of network solutions. Founded in 1986, the company originally marketed network adapters, but has since gone on to design and manufacture a variety of network solutions for the business and consumer markets. D-Link has a strong presence throughout the world, leveraging offices in 64 regions and 10 global distribution centers that service more than 100 countries.

D-Link began under the name Datex Systems Inc. The company was founded by seven people, including the company’s late chairman, Ken Kao. Datex Systems was the name until the company went public in 1994 and became the very first networking company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. It has been responsible for many cutting edge trends throughout the years, introducing a number of impressive network technologies. D-Link was the first networking company to release Green Ethernet, an energy-efficient technology implemented into its smart switches and eventually its popular line of wireless routers.

D-Link’s extensive line of products is primarily designed for the networking and communications markets. Its business portfolio includes routers and switches, network security mechanisms and wireless technology. The consumer line covers wireless, broadband and home-based digital products ranging from media players and storage facilities to digital video surveillance systems.

D-Link network solutions have become household names on the market, helping to revolutionize the industry and setting much of which has become standard today. As an award-winning company, D-Link has been honored multiple times for a commitment to the designing, developing and manufacturing of quality products and solutions suited for individuals, small to medium sized businesses and enterprises across the world. As a major contributor of the DHWG Digital Home Working Group, the company embraces industry compliance as the criteria for the development of new D-Link Network solutions. This is one company that makes sure the customer gets the best product possible, as its entire line is certified by CableLabs, the FCC and Wi-Fi Alliance.

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Dell is a global corporation that specializes in virtually every facet of the computer hardware industry. The company’s product line seems to become more extensive each year, consisting of desktop and laptop computers, servers, network switches, storage devices, computer peripherals and much more. With over 80,000 employees stationed across the globe, Dell is one of the world’s largest companies and currently ranks in the top three in computer sales.

In 1984, Michael Dell founded PC’s Limited, the company that would eventually become Dell Computer Corporation in 1988. The startup began selling IBM PC-compatible computers before selling the first of its own design in 1985: the Turbo PC. This unit was advertised for direct sale to consumers in national PC magazines. Dell custom assembled each unit ordered, offering lower prices and greater convenience than other brands that called for self assembly.

The company’s route to success was quick. In 1987, it launched its first operations in Ireland, followed up by eleven more over the next four years. By 1988, its market capitalization grew to a whopping $80 million from the initial public offering of 3.5 million shares at $8.50 per share. By 1992, Dell was listed by Fortune Magazine as one the world’s 500 largest companies.

Dell continued to excel in the computer business throughout the 1990s, passing Compaq as the largest U.S. seller of PCs in 1999. In the millennium, the company made a move to expand on its advantage by crossing over into the home entertainment and multimedia markets. Dell computers were now complemented by handhelds, digital audio players and televisions, along with a variety of printers and computer peripherals.

While its revenues have dropped over the last few years, Dell computers are still the brand of choice for millions of computer users throughout the world, indicating that this company will be around for the long haul.

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Originally founded in 1981, Creative Technology is a global leading manufacturer of digital entertainment products for the PC and internet markets. Creative Labs, its American division, was formed in 1988, followed by the opening of a European branch in 1993 and then an Asian division in 1999. For decades, its innovative products have revolutionized how users around the world interact with their computers.

Since the launch of its highly successful Sound Blaster sound card product line in 1989, Creative has been setting standards in the industry, leveraging cutting edge audio technology and a huge customer base to expand the PDE (Personal Digital Entertainment) market. While Sound Blaster started it all, the company is perhaps best known for its popular line of Zen digital audio players. The Creative Zen is an award-winning series and largely credited for ushering in the trend of MP3 players. This multipurpose device actually predates Apple’s popular iPod.

Today, Creative is a widely known as a global leader and innovator in the audio and PDE market. It solutions provide end-users with a complete digital entertainment experience from high quality hardware, software programs and services. Creative is enhancing the power of the PC with a versatile range of compatible MP3 players, multimedia speakers, headphones, portable media centers, web and digital cameras, graphics solutions and computer peripherals. Creative products and solutions are delivered to customers and system integrators through an international network that consists of traditional marketing channels, original equipment channels and the web.

This company has accomplished many industry milestones, but don’t expect them to slow down just yet. The Creative Zen is still in the stage of evolution, while other amazing lines are sure to be introduced in the very new future. A leading name in the PDE sector, Creative aims to further establish its high-quality brands for years to come.

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Connect Components LTD, better known as Connect3D, is a European memory vendor and certified AIB (Add-in Board) partner and supplier of ATI graphics cards. As a major distributor, the company operates offices in England, Germany and Sweden. The company had begun to branch out in the United States and the Middle East as well. Recently, however, it has been widely speculated that Connect3D is no longer in the business of marketing ATI graphics cards.

Much isn’t known about the origin or history of Connect3D. However, it is known that the company was a leading provider of the complete line of ATI graphics cards. Connect3D actually leveraged its own engineering expertise to develop ATI powered Radeon add-in boards from its manufacturing locations in Europe in China. It has been said that there was a time when the company produced well over 600,000 ATI graphics cards per month.

During 2007, bankruptcy rumors began to circulate about the company’s finances and future in the business. In addition, the company was in the midst of major controversy when it failed to honor rebates on Connect3D graphics cards sold through the online vendor Buy.com. Numerous customers attested to reports of receiving email responses stating that the delays were due to issues with the company’s distributor. Some customers say they received no response at all. In the same year, a Better Business Bureau report claimed that the company had gone out of business. After paying out some of the rebates on its own behalf, Buy.com filed a lawsuit against Connect3D.

It still isn’t clear whether Connect3D is completely defunct or if ill fate just struck its American branch. Although the website is still active, it appears as if the company no longer sells ATI graphics card online. This is compounded by the fact that all driver downloads and other support inquires are directed to ATI/AMD website.

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Headquartered in Industry, California, PowerColor was birthed in 1997 from Tul Corporation.
Since then, PowerColor has become an industry leading brand name and is one of the largest graphics card producers in the world. Though perhaps best known for its impressive line of PowerColor graphics cards, the company also manufactures and markets motherboards, gaming cases, power supplies and a wide variety of multimedia products. PowerColor has established subsidiaries in the U.S., Taiwan, Mainland China and the Netherlands, leveraging the technical expertise of skilled R&D teams and FoxConn, the world’s largest manufacturer of computer components

PowerColor is a licensed manufacturer of ATI graphics cards and also produces NIVIDIA-based cards under the Zogis brand name. The company targets a diverse market by delivering high quality solutions that range from low-end cards for standard work stations to high-end products for demanding gaming applications. Through a close business partnership with FoxConn, PowerColor is able to modify the specifications of its cards, allowing customers to enjoy products with a higher level of power than those designed by ATI or even competitors like Sapphire Technology.

PowerColor graphics cards have been a major hit over the years. In 2004, the company was honored with at least 10 awards each month from the global industry’s most esteemed IT organizations and media. Its outstanding line of products garnered recognition from the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the R.O.C. with the 2005 Taiwan Symbol of Excellence Award, an accolade based on the core values of Design and Innovation, Quality System, Market and Brand Awareness. This prestigious award signifies honor for some of the highest quality, ground breaking products in the market.

PowerColor looks to maintain its position as a global leader by continuously marketing the best products available, complimenting them with cost efficiency, fast delivery and excellent customer support.

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Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Toshiba Corporation is a multi-international company and a global leader in the manufacturing and marketing of electronics products. As one of the early technological pioneers, its massive product line has evolved to span communications systems and equipment, social and industrial infrastructure systems, network solutions and household appliances. Also specializing in the chip business, Toshiba semiconductors stand among the world’s top 20 in sales and performance. The company itself is one of the world’s largest PC manufacturers, coming in fifth only behind Hewlett Packard, Dell, Acer and Lenovo.

Toshiba was originally founded in 1939 but its history dates back to the late 1800s. It was initially established from the merging of two companies: Tanaka Seizosho, which was founded in 1875, and Hakunetsusha, founded in 1890. It was not given the official name Toshiba Corporation until 1978. The company expanded rapidly through internal growth and acquisitions, investing heavily in engineering and industry firms to form subsidiaries in the electrical equipment and chemical fields among other sectors. Over the years, it has introduced a number of Japanese firsts. Some of Toshiba’s innovations include the TAC digital computer in 1954, the microwave oven in 1959, the laptop PC in 1996 and HD DVD in 2005. The quality of Toshiba chips made it one of the most successful semiconductors during the 1980s and that momentum has carried on to the current day. As of 2007, it was the third most profitable chip maker behind Intel and Samsung.

Today, Toshiba maintains its position as an industry leader with a diverse range of products and in-house companies. Some of the most notable divisions include Toshiba Laptops, Digital Products Group, Infrastructure Systems Group and Toshiba TEC Corporation. With regional headquarters located in Asia, Europe and the Americas, this company and their nearly 160,000 global employees available to keep the world thriving from the latest innovations.

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Based in Taipei, Taiwan, TwinHan designs, produces and markets a wide variety of digital television solutions. The company has an extensive product line that includes digital TV reception cards, TV tuner cards, set-top boxes and personal computers. It also offers a number of services that aid in visual data processing, compression, encoding and decoding, IC and RF design, digital terrestrial video broadcasting, hardware design and system integration. TwinHan has an estimated 160 employees, more than half of them highly skilled in research and development, as well as facilities in Mainland China, Europe and the United States.

First established in 1996, TwinHan has been highly successful in its endeavors. The company achieved ISO 9001 certification in 1999 and helped to spark the FTA (Free-to-Air) revolution in 2001 with the launch of Taiwan’s first digital satellite TV card. In 2003, it released the popular TwinHan DVB-T series that allowed users to view DVB-T programming on their displays, record them to hard disk and burn them onto DVD media. The early DVB-T line included the DTV Mini Ter card and DTV Alpha memory stick, each of which offered excellent video quality at high resolution and support for HDTV reception. The TwinHan DVB-T series became more impressive in 2005 with USB and analog TV solutions among other products to enhance the digital viewing experience for PC users. That same year, the company received numerous industry honors including the Best Buy logo from CHIP Germany and the Editors Choice Award by Notebook Organizer & Handy, two of the most prestigious computer magazines in Germany.

TwinHan plans to further cement itself as a leader in the digital TV industry by expanding its portfolio to suit other markets. It appears as if the company is making good on those intentions as many of the products in its DVB-T line now offer support for both Macintosh and Linux platforms.

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Based in Fremont, California, S3 Graphics is a top provider of graphics visualization technologies for desktop and notebook PC sectors. One of the major suppliers to the OEM and retail markets, S3’s products offer cutting edge efficiency to home, corporate and multimedia platforms to provide the end-user with enhanced visual features. While not as dominant as it once was, the company remains stable in the market with its S3 brand of graphics accelerators. This series rivals competitors, such as ATI Radeon and GeForce product lines.

S3 Graphics was founded and incorporated in 1989 as S3 Incorporated, going public on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange in 1993. Though successful as an independent startup company, it struggled with the transition to the integrated 3D card segment. Remodeling itself as a consumer electronics company, S3 sold off its major graphics division in a merger with VIA Technologies. The new company was very profitable and even made a successful investment in UMC, a semiconductor foundry based in Taiwan. In 2000, S3 became SONICBlue, changing the name and NASDAQ stock symbol as well. SONIC set its focus on the consumer electronics market, enjoying tremendous success with brands such as ReplayTV, GoVideo and the Rio line of portable multimedia players. It also produced graphics accelerators for the home-based PC market under brand names such as Deltachrome, Gammachrome and Chrome.

Although SONICBlue filed for bankruptcy in 2003 and folded shortly thereafter, the company’s graphics divisions were previously sold to VIA Technologies as S3 Graphics. The technology behind this world famous brand has helped to set many of the trends seen on the market, including the world’s first single chip GUI (Graphical User Interface) accelerator in 1989. Today, S3 Graphics cards are among an impressive lineup of integrated processors and embedded technologies that deliver world-class performance to the home and business markets.

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