Computex 2000 Award Signals AOpen's Focused Strategies are Working; The PA256 Deluxe Graphic Card wins annual 'Best of Computex Awards'.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000 AOpen America was recently awarded the "Best of Computex Awards" at the Computex 2000 Conference by Nikkei Byte and Nikkei WinPC Magazines. Among the 160 world-renowned manufacturers, AOpen America was acknowledged for its excellence in the "Best Graphics" category. "We are honored at having been selected for this esteemed award," said Paul Su, President and Chief Executive Officer of AOpen America, Inc. "It further demonstrates the results of hard work by our people and the realization of our vision as a global competitor." AOpen International has made significant corporate investments over the past several years to design and develop a world-class, efficient manufacturing operation. "It starts with vision and ends with results," said Su. "Our investments in capital equipment and people have made all the difference in being able to rapidly and cost-effectively produce products the market wants, anywhere in the world." "It's all about the bottom line when evaluating strategies and a company's execution," commented Harry Liu, director of business development. "Our company's goal is to provide value to our customers and financial value to our shareholders. We are delighted to be delivering on both of our commitments." In addition to top honors for the PA256 Deluxe graphics card, the AX3SPro motherboard was also recognized as a finalist at Computex 2000 which was held at the Taipei World Trade Center Taipei World Trade Center, TWTC, was started in January, 1986 by Taiwan's foremost trade promotion organization, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), to provide a single, modern venue that would combine exhibition space, conference facilities, offices, and hotel . The AX3SPro utilizes the latest Intel 815E chipset with socket 370 that supports both Celeron and Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). Coppermine CPUs. This allows an on-board direct 2X AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. (advanced processor graphics) capability with Intel's unique DVMT DVMT Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel DVMT Distributed Vehicle Monitoring System (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) and an extra 4X AGP slot. Users can easily upgrade from a Celeron-based motherboard to the more powerful Pentium III CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. as well as plugging in a 4X AGP card. The PA256 Deluxe is the champion member of a new line of graphics cards from AOpen America that incorporates nVidia's new GeForce2 GTS GTS abbr. gas turbine ship (TM) chipset. AOpen's innovation was to incorporate it's OpenBIOS Technology, OpenGPU, and Friendly Update Wizard as standard features. "Providing this level of adaptability for system builders and our VAR partners allows them to deliver optimum performance to very specific target markets," 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. Jerry Huang, Director of Marketing and Communications for AOpen America, Inc. "Respond fast, provide the best value and price/performance, then keep moving -- that's what's made us a great, competitive global competition." Su has been instrumental in driving a new focus within AOpen America, establishing new channels of sale, implementing many new, award-winning products and staffing with aggressive marketers. He has also provided a great deal of energy and vision in assisting AOpen to be a worldwide player in the fast-paced personal computer industry. Lately he has helped create bridges between the U.S. and Asian markets for high-technology products and emerging new businesses. Product Pricing and Availability Both products recognized at Computex 2000 are available now. The PA256 Deluxe is priced at $329.00 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. and the AX3SPro at $119.00 USD. About AOpen America Headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , AOpen America is the world's largest total component solutions manufacturer and a member of an $8.5 billion technology group. Leveraging more than 23 years of technology manufacturing experience and more than 1,000 Group patents, AOpen designs, develops and markets advanced PC motherboards Following is a list of motherboard types and form factors that have been used in PCs since the first IBM PC in 1981: Maximum Size Year Width-Length Intr. Type In Inches BTX (Balanced Technology Extended) 2004 BTX 12.8 - 10.5 2004 microBTX 10.4 - 10. , optical drives, PC housings, peripherals, multimedia and networking solutions for resellers, system integrators and those who value reliability and performance. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : More information about AOpen, AOpen Products, services, and business partners is available on the World Wide Web at: www.AOpenUSA.com. AOpen is a registered trademark of AOpen Inc. All other products, brand names or companies are trademarks or registered marks of their respective companies. |
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