Acer Breaks Into Top 2 in Standalone LCD Monitor Market; Breakthrough Quarter in North America.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. -- 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. (R) America Corporation, one of the leading worldwide suppliers of IT solutions, announced today that they took over second place in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. market during Q1 2005 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. DisplaySearch. Acer achieved the highest increased shipments into 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. among the top 10 vendors with 46% quarter over quarter growth which was well above the industry average of 6%. After focusing on the LCD monitor A flat panel display that uses liquid crystals. Although laptops have used LCDs as their flat panel technology almost exclusively, LCD is also the most popular for flat panel desktop monitors. Toward the end of 2003, sales of LCD displays for desktops overtook CRTs for the first time. market for just one year, Acer has grown its North American marketshare consistently during this period, rising from a 0.7% share in Q1'04 to a 5.1% marketshare position in Q1'05. In the North American market Acer has jumped from the fifteenth In music, a fifteenth (sometimes abbreviated 15ma) is the interval between one musical note and another with one-quarter or quadruple the frequency. It corresponds to two octaves. It is the fourth harmonic. position during Q2 2004 to their current number 4 overall ranking due to a 100% channel focused business model which provides the efficient distribution of "fresh products at fresh prices." Acer has leveraged this same business model across the globe to become a top five world wide vendor for of desktop LCD monitors and a top five provider of LCD desktop monitors in Europe (with a particular focus on stand-alone monitors) for 8 consecutive quarters. Of the mainstream LCD monitor sizes, the 19-inch LCDs grew the most with a 14.9% world wide growth over the previous quarter, while the 17-inch category also showed considerable growth rising 8.7% world-wide over the same period.
North American Standalone LCD Monitor Company Rankings(1)
Rank Brand NA Market Share Q/Q Growth
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1 Samsung 5.3% 5%
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2 Acer 5.1% 46%
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3 Viewsonic 3.6% -18%
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4 NEC 3.0% -16%
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5 LGE 2.0% 7%
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North American Total LCD Rankings (1)
Rank Brand NA Market Share Q/Q Growth
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1 Dell 39.8% 4%
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2 HP 9.1% 0%
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3 Samsung 5.3% 5%
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4 Acer 5.1% 46%
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5 Sony 4.0% 8%
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(1) Source: DisplaySearch Q2 Quarterly Desktop Monitor Shipment and
Forecast Report
"Acer has seen explosive growth in its shipments into North America over the past several quarters" said Chris Connery, vice president of market research at DisplaySearch. "With its wide range of displays ranging in size from 15" to 20" wide, its broad sourcing strategy, aggressive pricing and channel strategy and strong brand recognition, it seems well positioned to continue its strong growth in North America as well as world wide for many quarters to come." DisplaySearch is a worldwide leader in flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time market research and consulting. About Acer America Corporation Established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Acer Inc., Acer America Corporation designs and markets client and server solutions for professionals who require reliability, enhanced productivity and greater value of ownership. As one of the largest global suppliers of PCs, more than 50 million Acer systems have been purchased throughout the world, solutions for living, learning and working. Acer America's award-winning products include tablet PCs (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words , 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, displays and peripheral solutions for business, government, education and home users. The pan Acer Group employs 39,000 people supporting dealers and distributors in over 100 countries. For more information about Acer America, please visit the website at: www.acer.com/us. (C) 2005 Acer America Corporation. All rights reserved. Prices and specifications subject to change without notice. Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. |
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