2008 Computex Preview: A decisive battle for IT industry and trade show quality

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2008 COMPUTEX Taipei stories

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Walter Yeh (left, Vice President of Taiwan External Trade Development Council) and Li Chang (right, Deputy Secretary General of Taipei Computer Association) at the Pre-Show Press Conference of COMPUTEX 2008.
Image: Rico Shen.

The 28th-annual COMPUTEX Taipei show, the second largest IT show in the world, is the largest one since they held their first show in 1982 since expanding to TWTC Nangang. Not only were vast ICT products showcased from upper, mid, and lower-stream vertical and horizontal OEMs, OBMs, and world-class stellar companies like Intel, AMD, ASUS, Foxconn, Acer, BenQ, and Kingston, but also featured products related to green technology. Companies from Korea will be hosting the biggest international pavilion to catch the buyers' eyes.

The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), one of the show organizers, will hold the 2008 WiMAX Taipei Expo at the Taipei Show Hall 2. It will allow the networking industry to chain the WiMAX Pavilion located in the TWTC Nangang and echo the basic infrastructure construction of WiMAX.

Organizing the show and promoting the ICT industry are considered major tasks by newly-elected President of the Republic of China Ying-jeou Ma. Pavilions like "mega trends", "multimedia", and "green technology" will be re-arranged to host trendy and energy-efficient products launched prior to this show.

According to Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), there were several seminars like "e21 Forum", "DRAMeXchange Forum", "Next Generation Networks Taipei", "Taiwan Design Center Forum", "CE Summit", "Green IT Forum" held at the Taipei International Convention Center. TWTC Nangang was organized for buyers and companies to glance the vision of global ICT industry during the show hours. Since Jonney Shih, Chairman of ASUStek, showcased Eee PC before its launch during 2007 e21 Forum, seminars were progressively respected by industrial businessmen, especially international buyers.

Not only will there be a senior competition - Best Choice of COMPUTEX, mainly promoted by the TCA, but also the TAITRA will cooperate with International Forum Design (iF) holding the "Design and Innovation Award of COMPUTEX". Its goals aims at discovering innovative and brand-new IT products to elevate the notability of Taiwan's innovations.

TAITRA and TCA, the organizers, promised to do the be the best at services for transportation (Shuttle Buses, Taxis, MRT, International Airlines), living (Hotels), networking (TAITRA Lounge), and business (Trade Opportunity Rooms and Business Center) for the best quality of COMPUTEX.

Image Highlights

  • World-class Companies like AMD will make their showcase stage at TWTC Nangang this year. Image: Rico Shen.
    World-class Companies like AMD will make their showcase stage at TWTC Nangang this year.
    Image: Rico Shen.
  • Notebooks like ASUS Eee PC will be a great focus from foreign buyers. Image: Rico Shen.
    Notebooks like ASUS Eee PC will be a great focus from foreign buyers.
    Image: Rico Shen.
  • MTube, a mobile device with WiMAX-inside, ever became a hot topic during the 2007 WiMAX Forum Taipei Showcase & Conference. Image: Rico Shen.
    MTube, a mobile device with WiMAX-inside, ever became a hot topic during the 2007 WiMAX Forum Taipei Showcase & Conference.
    Image: Rico Shen.
  • Will you see the set-up of a fastfood store like this? Image: Rico Shen.
    Will you see the set-up of a fastfood store like this?
    Image: Rico Shen.
  • Will the Shuttle Bus improve the transportation near the TWTC and TWTC Nangang? Image: Rico Shen.
    Will the Shuttle Bus improve the transportation near the TWTC and TWTC Nangang?
    Image: Rico Shen.
  • Foxconn ever did a dangerous overclocking experiment last year. Image: Rico Shen.
    Foxconn ever did a dangerous overclocking experiment last year.
    Image: Rico Shen.
  • Not only "Best Choice of COMPUTEX" by TCA, TAITRA and "iF" will hold the "Design and Innovation Award" prior to "Best Choice". Image: Rico Shen.
    Not only "Best Choice of COMPUTEX" by TCA, TAITRA and "iF" will hold the "Design and Innovation Award" prior to "Best Choice".
    Image: Rico Shen.

Audio Speech Highlights

  • Speech by Walter Yeh.
  • Speech by Li Chang.


Sources

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