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Computex 2001: Manufacturer Report

06:00 - Wednesday 13 June 2001 by Patrick Schmid

7. Gigabyte: I'm Blue!
8. Asus
9. ECS/Elitegroup
10. IWill: Exclusivity On Schedule
11. MSI
12. Focus On Professional Workstations And Servers
13. Tyan

Fierce competition is an elementary trait of the motherboard business. Many manufacturers went to Computex in order to attract attention with brightly decorated booths, lovely shows or pretty women. The main objective is of course gaining market share to assure their long-term existence. Diversifying their product portfolio is an important step to reach this essential goal. Most companies that are mentioned in this article are specialized in manufacturing motherboards. Besides that, they also make several other types of components that fit suitably into their product range. Typically, these companies also make graphics cards, sound cards, network cards, CD/DVD drives or bare bone systems.

There is a distinct trend: The computer will not stay in offices any more, but it will gradually conquer the living room, the kitchen your car or other places of our everyday life. Small-size computers, PDAs, set top boxes and DVD players are the devices that pertain to this vision.

Manufacturers that are able to provide a varied range of components or end devices will have the ideal basis for success over the next few years.