Apple Order Sends Quanta to Top of Notebook League.Quanta quan·ta n. Plural of quantum. Computer Corp, Taiwan's top notebook computer 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. manufacturer, will become the world's largest portable PC maker next year thanks to new orders from Apple Computer Inc. The orders, the first the company has had from Apple, will help boost Quanta's production by 50% to about three million notebooks next year. This will see Quanta replace Japan's Toshiba Corp as the top international notebook producer. Quanta now serves as an original equipment manufacturer for Apple, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Gateway and Sharp. It also has also recently invested in a joint venture with Sharp to produce active matrix LCD panels Also called a "projection panel," it is a data projector that accepts computer output and displays it on a see-through liquid crystal screen that is placed on top of an overhead projector. See data projector. . Quanta shipped 1.31 million notebook PCs last year, in the process overtaking Acer Inc as Taiwan top notebook producer, and expects to ship two million this year. Assistant manager Li Tu-rong said the $8bn strategic alliance recently formed between Acer and IBM will have little impact on his company as it is a component sales deal which has nothing to do with OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and contracts for complete computers. He said that Quanta also wants to establish a strategic alliance with IBM, as well as with the other multinational PC makers. |
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