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operation in the special issue of Commonwealth Magazine (hit the mark of
NT$10 billion and become the leader of information and telecommunication
industry).
Ranked as one of the National Top-20 Private Businesses in the special issue of
Commonwealth Magazine.
June 1999 China Credit Information Service Ltd. awarded the company with the honorary
citation of “1999 Taiwan TOP 500.”
China Credit Information Service Ltd. ranked the company in the fourth place as
the most profitable business of “1999 Taiwan TOP 500.”
China Credit Information Service Ltd. ranked the company in the third place as
the highest earnings business of “1999 Taiwan TOP 500.”
China Credit Information Service Ltd. ranked the company in the third place as
the best assets-management business of “1999 Taiwan TOP 500.”
China Credit Information Service Ltd. ranked the company in the fourth place as
the most productive employees of “1999 Taiwan TOP 500.”
Increased the paid-in capital to NT$11.449 billion with retained earnings.
July 1999 Presented ASUS super thin NB.
October 1999 Increased the paid-in capital to NT$11.464 billion with cash for an amount NT$15
million and with NT$300 million collected.
December 1999 Sales revenue of the year amounted to NT$49 billion representing 39.2% growth
from the year before.
January 2000 Purchased the eight pieces of land of the 4th lot, Fong-Nien Lot, Beitou District,
Taipei where adjacent to the head office on Li-Te road for business expansion
with an area of 7,186 pings.
Asiamoney ranked the company in the second place of “Best Managed
Companies in Taiwan.”
February 2000 Presented new NB L8400.
May 2000 Completed the construction of Beitou II Plant with an area of 1,453 pings for use.
June 2000 Increased the paid-in capital to NT$15.671 billion with retained earnings.
August 2000 Ranked in the first place of Tech 200 by Globalviews Magazine.
September 2000 China Credit Information Service Ltd. ranked the company’ s business performance
in the third place of Top-10 Manufacturers in 1990-1999.
October 2000 Commonwealth Magazine ranked the company in the first place of Taiwan
Electronics and in the seventh place nationwide.
November 2000 Business Week (U.S.A.) had the company ranked the 44th place worldwide of The
InfoTech 100.
December 2000 Sales revenue of the year amounted to NT$70.7 billion representing 44.38%
growth from the year before.
March 2001 ODC (ODC is for the certification of environmental protection without using any
material that is dangerous to Ozone layer) was awarded to ASUS.
June 2001 Increased the paid-in capital to NT$19.769 billion with retained earnings.
June 2001 Business Weekly ranked ASUS in the 26th place of World Business 100.
November 2001 Business Week ranked ASUS in the 28th place of The InfoTech 100.
November 2001 Completed the construction of Taipei Plant with an area of 9,073 pings for use.
December 2001 Readers of PC Magazine had awarded ASUS with the “Product of the Year
Award” for the motherboard, NB, CD-ROM, and VGA in 2001.
December 2001 Far Eastern Economic Review ranked the quality service/product of ASUS in the
fourth place.