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Business 200.”
June 2009 ASUSTeK was the winner with three products including “Game Republic” ASUS
G51 Notebook, digital Eee family member EeeNAS PC, and Garmin-Asus
nüvifone G60 navigator mobile phone awarded in the “Best Choice of
COMPUTEX.”
June 2009 ASUS＇s pioneering motherboard was the first to pass Energy Star 5.0
certification. ASUSTeK was certified for professional energy-saving for the
second time since the initial recognition as the gold standard for green products
manufacturer by CNN and TIME Magazine.
September 2009 ASUSTeK introduced the
b
ran
d
new ASUS UL Series, demonstrating Turbo 33
duo-core effect, 12-hour long-lasting power, and a super-thin notebook that broke
the myth of permanence and efficiency conflict and established a brand new
standard for mobile computation.
October 2009 ASUSTeK was recognized for innovation in energy-saving effort. ASUS computer
was the first one in the world to receive third party validation of “Environmental
Product Declaration (EPD)” and the first to win “carbon footprint (carbon
neutrality)” certification. ASUSTeK was the first enterprise in Taiwan to receive
the gold environmental protection logo of EPEAT of the United States; the
company is also the first top-ten computer brand in the world to receive the “EU
Flower” certification. ASUSTeK has dedicated itself to the principles of green
environment, carbon-reduction, and care for the Earth.
December 2009 The consolidated sales revenue for the ASUS Computer brand was NT$248.2
billion from the year of 2009.
January 2010 Five ASUS
p
roducts were awarded with the innovation award of the CES in 2010
including ASUS Videophone Touch AiGuru SV1T Skype, ASUS MATRIX
GTX285/HTDI/1GD3 video graphics array, Disney Netpal™ Eee PC MK90H
notebook, ASUS MS238H super thin LED display, and ASUS RT-N16 flagship
wireless router.
January 2010 ASUS P6X58D Premiu
m
was the first USB 3.0 motherboard in the world to receive
USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum) certification and led consumers entering
USB3.0 high-speed transmission era.
February 2010 The Company held its extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on February 9, 2010, and
passed a resolution for the spin-off of its ODM business. This resolution required
the Company to spin off the ODM assets and business (the Company's 100%-owned
long-term equity investment in Pegatron) to the Company's wholly owned existing
subsidiary Pegatron International Investment Co., Ltd. Pegatron International
Investment Co., Ltd. will issue new shares to the Company and the shareholders of
the Company as consideration. The Company will have a capital reduction of
$36,097,609 or a capital reduction of approximately 85%. It is expected that the
Company will acquire approximately 25% of the equity in Pegatron International
Investment Co., Ltd. and that the shareholders of the Company will in total acquire
approximately 75% of the equity in Pegatron International Investment Co., Ltd. The
spin-off date is expected to be June 1, 2010.
February 2010 ASUSTeK introduced the first Smart3 Garmin-Asua M10, the
p
erfect smart phone
for navigation, daily life, superpower community function, and a multi-functional
Windows smart phone.
February 2010 ASUSTeK introduced the first USB 3.0 ASUS N series mobile video flagship
notebook with built-in SonicMaster sound technology. It is the gold standard of
mobile video and audio theater.
March 2010
April 2010
ASUSTeK was awarded with international industrial design prizes again
–
the
chocolate keyboard was awarded with the gold medal of iF design in Germany. ASUS
EeePC™ seashell, excellent superlight US series and UX30 notebook, EddKeyboard
PC, fashionable CG 5290, super thin blue burner SBC-04D1S-U, and professional
and compact P30 notebook -- seven in total -- were cited with the iF Awarsd product
design prize. ASUS’s quality in design sets the world standard again!
Participated in Taiwan Pavilion Shanghai Expo2010 with the high-performance
computer BA5190 exhibited for light screen performance, water table lamps,