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Acer Incorporated 2008 Annual Report14
Company In General
Acer Incorporated 2008 Annual Report 15
1999
• Aspire Academy was set up in Aspire Park to help
managers of Asian rms and MNCs with ofces in
Asia to improve their organizational and leadership
effectiveness.
2000
• As part of Acer’s latest re-engineering, Acer split off
its OEM business unit to create Wistron Corp., an
independent design and IT manufacturing company.
2001
• Acer adopted a new corporate identity to reect the
Company's commitment to enhancing people's lives
through technology.
• Acer revealed a new generation of e-business:
MegaMicro e-Enabling Services.
2002
• The new Acer Aspire was launched, bringing fresh
standards to the global home-PC arena.
• The Product Value Labs were inaugurated to
enhance Acer's customer- centric focus, and
integrated technologies that add value to customers'
lives.
• Launched the TravelMate C100 Convertible Tablet
PC, the first convertible Tablet PC available in the
worldwide market.
2003
• The next-generation Empowering Technology
platform was launched, integrating hardware,
software and ser vice to provide e nd- to- end
technologies that are dependable and easy-to-use.
2004
• Launched a new Folio design for notebooks,
featuring pure functional simplicity, smooth curves
and subtle elegance.
• BusinessWeek selected Stan Shih as one of the “25
Stars of Asia.”
• Acer Founder Stan Shih retired from the Group.
2005
• J.T. Wang assumed the positions of Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, while Gianfranco Lanci
stepped into the role of President of Acer Inc.
• Acer launched the Ferrari 4000, the first carbon-
ber notebook available in the worldwide market.
• A series of Empowering Technology products were
unveiled.
• Acer became the worldwide No. 4 vendor for Total
PCs and notebooks.
• Acer became the No. 1 brand in EMEA and Western
Europe for notebooks.
2006
• Acer was the rst-to-market with a full line of Intel®
Centrino® Duo mobile technology notebooks.
• Acer became a Sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari.
• Acer celebrated its 30th anniversary.
• Acer AT3705-MGW LCD TV became the world's
first digital TV to pass Intel® Viiv™ technology
verication.
• Acer became the No. 3 notebook and No. 4 desktop
brand worldwide.
2007
• Acer announced readiness for Windows Vista™ with
full range of Vista-certied LCD monitors.
• Acer set the trend in product design with new Aspire
Gemstone-design consumer notebooks.
• Acer set the trend in product design with new Aspire
Gemstone-design consumer notebooks.
• Acer disclosed plans to sell partial Apacer shares to
Powerchip Semiconductor Corp.
• Acer completed the merger of Gateway, Inc.
• Acer announced its joining as an Olympic Worldwide
Partner for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter
Games and London 2012 Olympic Games.
• Acer became the No. 2 notebook and No. 3 desktop
PC vendor worldwide.
2008
• Acer was voted Reader’s Digest gold-medal Computer
TrustedBrand in Asia for the ninth consecutive year.
• Acer launched a new generation of the Aspire
Gemstone Blue design notebooks, the first to
incorporate full HD 18.4” and 16 ” LCDs with
widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, Blue-Ray Disc™ drive,
and the latest generation of Dolby® Surround sound.
• The Aspire One launched as the Company’s first
mobile internet device, and won the coveted Japan
Good Design award – an internationally-recognized
mark of design quality.
• Acer ranked No. 3 for Total PCs and No. 2 for
notebooks worldwide.