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• Second-tier NAND flash makers to raise contract prices
  Tuesday 13 September 2005 – 04:06
  Second-tier NAND flash makers confirmed that they would raise contract prices in September upon ramping demand and most of them expect this wave of strong demand to persist through the middle of the fourth quarter, according to sources at the makers.
• Second-tier motherboard makers: 1H to 2H production ratio still split 40:60
  Wednesday 21 August 2002 – 05:12
  Much anticipated first-half financial reports for second-tier motherboard companies, including Diamond Flower International (DFI), Chaintech Computer, Jetway Information, Biostar Microtech International, are expected to report first-half results and second-half forecasts split 40:60.
• Second-tier mobo makers: July revenues and shipments
  Thursday 8 August 2002 – 05:03
  Second-tier motherboard makers reported varied sales in July, with individual performances ranging from month-on-month growth of nearly 40% to a decline of 15.8%.
• Second-tier mobo makers expect 5-20% sales growth in July
  Monday 29 July 2002 – 05:12
  Like their first-tier counterparts, Taiwan's second-tier motherboard makers are seeing business slowly pick up in the traditional third-quarter high season.
• Second-tier mobo makers 1Q shipments down on-year
  Friday 8 April 2005 – 04:53
  Among four second-tier motherboard makers, including Biostar Microtech International, Diamond Flower Electric Instrument (DFI), Epox Computer and Jetway Information, only Biostar saw an on-year increase in its motherboard shipments in the first quarter of this year, and even that growth stood at only 0.4%.
• Second-tier mobo makers: May performance varied
  Monday 9 June 2003 – 01:56
  Second-tier motherboard makers posted varied revenue performance in May, with Chaintech Computer and Jetway Information reporting month-on-month revenue growth boosted by their graphics card businesses.
• Second-tier LCD monitor makers post revenue growth in April
  Thursday 12 May 2005 – 04:06
  Despite seasonal effects, most Taiwan-based second-tier LCD monitor makers, including Amtran Technology, Jean and Action Electronics, still posted positive results in April and expect revenues in the second quarter to drop only slightly sequentially due to strong demand for LCD TVs, according to the companies.
• Second-tier mobo makers mostly saw January sales growth
  Wednesday 19 February 2003 – 06:24
  Similar to their first-tier counterparts, Taiwan's second-tier motherboard makers generally reported strong sales in January, with the exception of Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), Biostar Microtech International, Soyo Computer and Jetway Information.
• Second-tier mobo makers see barebones-system business growing
  Friday 12 July 2002 – 05:53
  Amid the diversification trend, system products are now assuming a more important role in several second-tier motherboard makers' overall operations.
• Second-tier mobo makers defying the low-price trend
  Tuesday 11 June 2002 – 05:43
  Regardless of the recent low-price trend, motherboard makers Soyo Computer, Chaintech Computer, Abit Computer and Diamond Flower Electric Instrument (DFI) have shifted to introduce high-end products, hoping to cultivate new customers.
• Second-tier mobo makers: March revenues
  Friday 11 April 2003 – 05:47
  Though most second-tier motherboard makers reported month-on-month sales growth in March due to more working days, only Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), Shuttle, AOpen and Albatron Technology saw their revenues rise from January.
• Virtual character with child-like reasoning abilities enters Second Life
  Tuesday 11 March 2008 – 11:50 in Networking
  Interacting with av atars in a virtual world may soon change dramatically: Researchers are trying to find ways to create lifelike synthetic characters, which act just like humans and would make it difficult for players to determine whether they are...
• Second WGA class action suit filed against Microsoft
  Wednesday 5 July 2006 – 09:10
  A second class action suit has been filed against Microsoft in Seattle's U.S. District Court. The suit, filed by a group of businesses and residents, alleges that Microsoft pushes WGA to all Windows machines, whether or not they have Automatic Updates turned on. In addition, the plaintiffs say customers are not informed about the true nature of WGA.
• Taiwan second-tier makers unable to raise OEM prices of optical discs
  Wednesday 6 April 2005 – 04:46
  Second-tier manufacturers of blank optical discs in Taiwan, seeing top makers successfully raising OEM prices by 10%-15% for this quarter, would also like to do the same, but so far have only been able to raise prices 3%-5% due to immediate financial needs and therefore have had to accept low-price orders to bring in revenues quickly, according to industry sources.
• Taiwan second-tier DSC brands turn to CCD digital camera production
  Wednesday 28 July 2004 – 04:27
  Taiwan second-tier digital still camera (DSC) makers, in light of decreasing sales of three-megapixel CMOS-based models, have recently turned to producing CCD DSCs.