Acer America Names Patrick Lin as New President.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2000 Acer Acer trees of the family Aceraceae. Acer rubrum ingestion of wilted or dries leaves of this tree causes acute hemolytic anemia characterized by red urine, jaundice, anemia and methemoglobinemia in horses. America Corporation today announced the appointment of Patrick Lin as the new company president. Acer America manufactures, markets and supports Acer branded PC's, notebooks, servers and a variety of internet appliances Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The official transition date is October 1, 2000 from the current president, Max Wu. Wu has completed his three-year assignment program with Acer America and will be assuming new duties with the Acer Group in the Taipei headquarters of Acer America's parent, Acer Incorporated. Lin brings a wealth of experience to his new appointment at Acer America. Having started within the Acer Group in 1987 as a product marketing manager for Acer in Taiwan, he became executive director of Acer Computer Australia in 1990, responsible for product, sales and marketing management. In 1993 he became marketing director for Acer Group activities in the Asia Pacific region. In 1996, Lin returned to Acer Computer Australia as
His leadership in Australia has been marked by triple digit A single character in a numbering system. In decimal, digits are 0 through 9. In binary, digits are 0 and 1. digit - An employee of Digital Equipment Corporation. See also VAX, VMS, PDP-10, TOPS-10, DEChead, double DECkers, field circus. revenue growth in both PC desktops and notebooks. The organization he built in Australia allowed Acer to achieve among the highest customer ratings for both product quality and customer satisfaction according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research conducted by independent organizations. Under Lin's direction, Acer's Australian Australian pertaining to or originating in Australia. Australian bat lyssavirus disease see Australian bat lyssavirus disease. Australian cattle dog a medium-sized, compact working dog used for control of cattle. market share in notebooks moved up to the number three position while desktop PCs moved to number five. More significantly, six of the top ten Australian IT organizations, based on installed equipment base, today employ Acer notebooks, desktops or servers. The appointment, reinforcing the Acer Group's commitment to Acer America Corporation and the US market, signals the movement of resources to Acer America to continue increased business growth. Under Lin's leadership, Acer America will continue its marketing focus on small and medium business enterprises as well as education and government entities. To support this strategy, Acer America has invested significantly in the past several years to create a solid infrastructure to support the above targeted market segments in several key areas: -- The manufacturing process was restructured to a "Build to Configure" system. This build-to-order approach has improved responsiveness to customer requests, reduced inventory levels and improved inventory turnover rates. -- Constructed a new, world class customer service center to support all customers on a 24x7 basis, currently operational in Temple, TX. -- Created the acer.com Web site -- rich in content, features and tools to allow all categories of customers to browse, compare, configure and price various Acer computer products. "I will move very aggressively to increase our growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. in the US," said Lin. "Within the next 30 days we will announce new products in both our notebook and desktop PC lines which will have a significant impact on the US marketplace. We will then introduce additional products on a monthly basis as we move towards Comdex. I am also looking forward to meeting our resellers and channel partners to better understand how we can work together to effectively market and promote our current and new products. The key to Acer's success in any market in the world is to focus on the quality of product Acer delivers and the overall customer satisfaction with the product, and these parameters will be central to our campaign in America." Lin is 42 years old, married, and has three sons aged three, nine and twelve. He is a graduate of Taiwan Education University, with a major in Electronic Engineering. About Acer America Corp. Established in 1977 as a subsidiary of the Acer Group, Acer America Corporation designs, builds and markets client and server solutions for professionals who require reliable, enhanced productivity and greater value of ownership. Acer America's product offerings include desktop PCs, notebook computers A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. , servers, Internet appliances and networking solutions for business, government, education and home users. In 1999, the Acer Group achieved revenues of over $8.4 billion and had approximately 34,000 employees working at its 193 affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. in 42 countries, and supported dealers and distributors in more than 100 countries. 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