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February 2007 ASUS is awarded three citations in MIS Best Choice by Institute for Information
Industry: Barebones and server are ranked in first place, and advanced notebook is
ranked in second place.
March 2007 Company launches first 3.5G noteboo
k
in Taiwan.
June 2007 ASUS receives 39 citations in the 15
th
Taiwanese Excellence Awards for quality
and innovation.
June 2007 ASUS is recognized as an innovative technology company
b
y Mercedes-Benz,
which co-branded the ASUS P526 C-Class Mobile Phone with ASUS.
July 2007 At an SEC press conference, ASUS announces that the OEM/ODM
b
usiness and
brand will operate as separate entities beginning January 1, 2008. ASUS will
become 3 divisions after the split. ASUS will account for the brand business, and
Pegatron Corporation and Unihan Corporation will account for the OEM/ODM
businesses.
July 2007 ASUS is recognized by Business next Magazine as one of the 2007
t
op 10
b
rands
in Taiwan, as company brand is valued at US$1.196 billion, representing a growth
of 166% since 2003.
October 2007 ASUS Eee PC is launched in Taiwan. The Eee PC
b
ecomes
p
opular worldwide,
with one Eee PC sold every five seconds.
N
ovember 2007 Oekom, a reputable international institute for environmental protection evaluation,
ranks ASUS in first place for 2007 Environmental Protection. ASUS becomes the
first Asian IT company to receive an honor of this type in the last 50 years.
December 2007 ASUS is ranked top in the Sustainability Award by the Executive Branch. The
award is presented to the ASUS Chairman by the Minister of Executive Yuan.
December 2007 Dr. Yahya AJJ Jammeh, President of the Republic of Gambia, and 32 State
officers visit ASUS and show strong interest in the Eee PC.
December 2007 Chunghwa Telecom and ASUS announce a strategic alliance to integrate resources
for the construction of an advanced digital center and to initiate charity activity
with the donation of 1,000 Eee PCs to schools in remote areas of northern, central,
southern, and eastern Taiwan.
December 2007 ASUS ente
r
s the optics fiel
d
for the first time with the launch of the Brigh
t
Cam
AF-200 and MF-200.
December 2007 Company repor
t
s consolidated sales revenue of NT$755.361 billion, reporting
year-on-year growth of 34.83%.
January 2008 ASUS brand
b
usiness and OEM/ODM businesses are officially divided. The
brand-name business was the responsibility of ASUS while OEM/ODM was the
responsibility of Pegatron Corporation and Unihan Corporation with each
company focusing on creating their own value.
March 2008 The Dual Hundred-Million-Plan of ASUS is initiated, 100 million NTD
b
udgeted
to win over 100 million customers. The goal was to provide professional repair
and maintenance and consulting service to more customers.
April 2008 The 2n
d
generation of EeePC
–
a 8.9”
N
etboo
k
–
is launched.
April 2008 Intel and ASUS hold a press conference dubbed the “Recycling Computer, Project
of Hope”, to highlight collaboration between businesses and joints efforts toward
saving energy and recycling.
April 2008 ASUS Foundation is formed to benefit the larger Taiwan community.
May 2008 ASUS is awarded with the 16
th
Symbol of Excellence, becoming the biggest
winner of the event for R&D, user-friendly technology, and for innovation.
Fifty-one ASUS products received Product of the year awards. In particular, the
Eee PC and R700t navigator receive Gold Medal awards. Six ASUS products
receive Silver Medal awards.
June 2008 The 10” Eee PC1000 is launched, and receives praise from international and
domestic media during the Computex event in Taipei.
July 2008 Enforcement of Reverse Recycling Green Marketing Business Plan
b
egins.
August 2008 ASUS is designated the hardware brand for Advanced Ove
r
clocking
Championship (AOCC), with products receiving high praise. The ASUS P5Q3