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(6) New-generation advanced server
(7) Professional LED display
(8) WiMAX broadband products
(9) EeePC touch, long-lasting computer
(10) Eee Top PC, Eee Box PC, and Eee Keyboard PC
2. R&D budget in 2009: NT$5.3 billion
(IV) The impact of domestic and international policies and law change on the company’ s
finance and the responsive measures: None.
(V) The impact of technology change and industrial change on the company’ s finance and
the responsive measures:
ASUS constantly strives to be an integrated 3C solution provider (Computer,
Communications, Consumer electronics). Technology change provides the company
with business opportunity for new products. The company was with 9.26 times of
inventory turnover in 2009; apparently, there was not any significant negative impact
on finance.
(VI) The impact of industrial image change on business risk management and the responsive
measures:
ASUS has maintained a fine industrial image and there is not any negative report on
the company’ s image.
(VII) The expected effect, potential risk, and responsive measures of merger:
The company’ s did not have any merger conducted in 2008 and up to the date of the
annual report printed: N/A
(VIII) The expected effect, potential risk, and responsive measures of plant expansion: N/A
(IX) The risk faced by procurements and sales hub and the responsive measures:
The company’ s procurements and sales are not centralized and with a good customer
relationship established; therefore, no risk of procurements and sales centralization.
(X) The impact of massive stock transfer or change by directors, supervisors, and shareholders
with over 10% shareholding, the risk, and the responsive measures:
There was not any massive stock transfer or change by directors, supervisors, and
shareholders with over 10% shareholding in 2009 and up to the date of the annual
report printed.
(XI) The impact of right to operation change on the company, the risk, and the responsive
measures: N/A
(XII) Legal and non-legal events:
1. The company’ s major legal issues, non-legal issues, or administrative lawsuits
settled or in pending:
(1) In October 2009, the Company and IBM entered into a cross license
agreement, and all lawsuits between the Company and IBM ceased with the
agreement.
(2) In January 2007, a Japanese company filed a lawsuit against the Company and
its US subsidiary for infringement of intellectual property rights. In May and
September 2007, another plaintiff, a US company, also filed a lawsuit against
the Company and its US subsidiary for patent infringement and violation of
trade secrets. These lawsuits are currently under investigation in a Utah
court in the US. The outcome of these lawsuits is not certain. The
Company continuously evaluates the possible loss, and a provision has been
estimated and recognized in the books.
(3) In September 2008, a US patentee filed a lawsuit against the Company’ s US