Data I/O Corporation Launches Chinese Web Site to Offer A Higher Level of Global Customer Service and Technical Support.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2003 In a move that will allow Data I/O Corporation Data I/O Corporation NASDAQ:DAIO (commonly known as "Data I/O") is a manufacturer of programming and automated device handling systems for programmable integrated circuits. (Nasdaq:DAIO DAIO Direkt-Anlage in Österreich (Austrian Discount Broker) DAIO Defense Agencies-Indianapolis Operations ) to provide a higher level of customer service and technical support in China and other Asian markets, the company has launched a Chinese language web site in Simplified Chinese. The web site will create an alternative language delivery system for product information and specifications, news, company information, contact information and requests for technical support, product sales and feedback. Data I/O's extensive support in Chinese also includes offices in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Shanghai, Shenzhen, and a world-class workforce that includes Chinese-speaking engineers and managers in sales, service and engineering design. Data I/O's worldwide sales and customer support network includes 11 locations in Asia. The Chinese web site expands the company's multi-lingual network to four web sites in English, German, Japanese and now Chinese. "Local service, local engineering, local language, local sales and local manufacturing mean global strength," says Mark Edelsward, Director, Asian Operations, Data I/O Corporation. "Our customers move fast, and we move with them by providing solutions for their business challenges with programmable device support that mirrors our customers' needs around the globe." In today's virtual corporations, the process of transitioning new and updated product designs from engineering to manufacturing is the critical key to success. With Data I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output programmers and TaskLink(TM), programming task files for new product designs can be seamlessly transferred from a design engineer's desk in the U.S., to a prototyping team in Mexico, and then to the factory in China, for example. "China represents a large and growing portion of Data I/O's revenue stream, and a market we are fully committed (Law) committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination. See also: Fully to as shown by our comprehensive customer support network," says Fred Hume, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Data I/O Corporation. Recent projections put electronics production in China at $80 billion by 2005, larger than the estimated $73 billion production in all of Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). , 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. a study from International Finance Corp. 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Moreover, the study found that "more than 77 percent of the growth of manufacturing in developing countries will be in China, increasing its share of global electronics production from 8 percent to 14 percent." (Electronics News Australia - Electronic News, 6/4/2003) Data I/O's Chinese web site can be found at: http://www.dataio.com.cn. Data I/O's Connected Programming Strategy The company's connected programming strategy rests on the ability to easily communicate and seamlessly transfer algorithms, data files, and programming profiles up and down the supply chain. Data I/O's vision is lean manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. based on just-in-time programming, minimized inventory, and flexible manufacturing. About Data I/O Celebrating 30 years of innovative leadership in the device programming industry, Data I/O Corporation(R) (Nasdaq:DAIO) provides manual and automated device programming systems that specifically address the requirements of engineering and manufacturing operations. FlashCORE(TM) is the architecture behind a family of Flash Programmers that deliver the highest throughput and lowest cost per programmed device. For Flash, Microcontroller and Logic device support, the MultiSyte and UniSite families provide universal support and versatility to address a wide variety of programming needs. Data I/O Corporation is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and has sales and service offices worldwide. For more information, see www.dataio.com or call 800-426-1045. All company and product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purposes only. The matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary significantly. These risks include market and competitive factors, and other risks described in the Company's most recent annual report and/or in any of its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. Reference to the Company's website above does not constitute incorporation of any of the information thereon into this press release. |
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