AST Computer and Samsung Electronics Celebrate "Building a Better Future Together" At COMDEX; Exhibit Will Showcase New Products, New Technologies and a Visit to Mars.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1997--AST Computer is using COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). 1997 as a showcase for introducing the marriage of AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. and Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. America. AST and Samsung have joined forces to create one of the largest exhibits displayed at this year's COMDEX, which is being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. from Nov. 17-21. The booth pavilion -- No. L1248/1647 -- will have more than 15,000 sq.ft. and serve as a showcase for the companies' newest products, programs, and technologies. This will include the fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. features of the new AST Premium Server line, the security features and Trillion Technology that make the Ascentia M series of notebook computers the smartest mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings solution in the market, and the manageability and ease-of-use features that make the Bravo commercial desktops so popular. AST will also introduce its new Ovation! reseller program, providing additional support to the channel at a time when many vendors are reducing their support. "COMDEX will showcase the advantages of the AST/Samsung merger," said S.T. Kim, AST's president and chief executive officer. "We're sending a strong message to the world that we are back, we are committed to growing our business in terms of both profitability and market share, and we want to significantly expand our relationship with resellers." To bring the exhibit's theme -- "Building A Better Future Together" -- to life, AST and Samsung have joined with The Planetary Society The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, not-for-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It is based in Pasadena, California (the same city as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) but has an international membership. to display the only replica of the Mars Rover A Mars rover is an unmanned rover used for exploration of the planet Mars. They are deployed because it has so far been too costly and difficult to achieve a manned mission to Mars, and because probes and satellites are too limited (due to their immobility or their distance from . AST is also sponsoring a live concert featuring legendary blues guitarist B.B. King. This exclusive invitation-only concert will serve as a forum to strengthen relationships with resellers, customers, media and other business partners. To further leverage its COMDEX presence, AST is working with its major suppliers -- such as Microsoft and Intel -- to share products and personnel. AST Computer AST Computer develops and markets a broad spectrum of desktop, mobile and server PC products that are sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. AST systems meet a wide range of business needs, from traditional corporate business applications to customized small business programs. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Samsung Electronics, based in Seoul, South Korea. Worldwide corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57005, Irvine, Calif. 92619-7005. Telephone: 714/727-4141. Fax: 714/727-9335. Information about AST and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.ast.com . -0- AST and AST Premium are registered trademarks and the AST logo, Ascentia, Ovation!, and Trillion are trademarks of AST Research Inc. CONTACT: AST Computer Camerone Welch-Thorson, 714/727-8858 camerone.welch-thorson@ast.com or Creamer Dickson Basford Christopher Dobens, 714/724-5944 cdobens.cdb@mcimail.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion