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H ead O ffice
O verseas Affiliated Company
O verseas Sales Base
*Source: W acom’s estimate
Head Office (W CL)
W acom Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2006 8
W acom Technology Corporation (W TC)
W TC was established in 1991 in Vancouver,
W ashington, in the United States. The company is
not only responsible for sales and customer suppor t
in N or th and Latin America but also plays a central
role in global marketing and product planning for
professional pen tablets, and the development of
driver software.
W acom Europe GmbH (W EG)
W EG was established in 1988 in N euss, Germany
and was subsequently moved to Krefeld. The
company is responsible for sales and customer
suppor t in the European, Middle Eastern, and African
markets and also plays a key role in global marketing
and product planning for consumer pen tablets.
W EG provides market support in six languages.
W acom China Corporation (W CC)
W CC was established in 2000 in Beijing. The
company established and implemented a unique
sales strategy for low-price tablets in the Chinese
market. W CC’s Shanghai O ffice is responsible for
sales in the southern region of China as well as the
component business nationwide.
W acom Components Europe Ltd. (W CE)
W CE was established in 2001 in Cambridge, UK,
where most of the leading global mobile phone
manufacturers have located their R&D operations.
The company conducts marketing and R&D
activities for applying our pen-sensing technology to
next-generation multi-function handheld devices.
W acom Digital Solutions Co., Ltd. (W DS)
W D S was established in 2004 in Seoul, South Korea,
in order to enhance sales in the South Korean
market. South Korea is the most advanced country
in the world in Internet usage and the market is
expected to grow further.
W acom Australia Pty. Ltd. (W A U )
W AU was established in April 2005 in N orth Ryde,
N SW, Australia as a sales base for the O ceania market .
W acom Singapore Pte Ltd. (W SP)
W acom Singapore Pte Ltd. was established in May
2006 in Singapore as a sales base for South and
Southeast Asia.
W acom Australia Pty. Ltd.
W acom Singapore Pte Ltd.
Taipei O ffice
W acom China Corp.
Shanghai O ffice
W acom D igital Solutions Co., Ltd.
W acom Co., Ltd.
W acom Tech. C orp.
W acom Russia
Asia/O ceania
5.1%
**Source: Business Computer N ews (BCN ) 2006
96.5**%
86*%
Europe
20.8%
America
27.0%
Japan
47.1%
W acom Components Europe Ltd.
Global Market Share D omestic Market Share
Sales Breakdown by Region
W acom Europe GmbH
W acom
W acom
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