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ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (ASUS) was established on April 1st, 1989. Since then, ASUS has been devoted to
providing Leading Edge Technology and Best Value Solutions at the highest quality to all its customers.
ASUS’ annual sales revenue for 1998 reached 1.09 billion USD with a net capital of 245 million USD. The annual
motherboard sales volume for 1998 reached 8.8 million and 13.5 million by the end of 1999. Currently, ASUS is
capable of producing well over 1,000,000 motherboards and over 100,000 notebook PCs monthly.
ASUS’ strong research and development (R&D) team is able to provide advanced products a step further than our
competitors to assure more competition and variance in the computer industry. ASUS currently offers mother-
boards, CD/DVD-ROM Drives, Notebook PCs, Servers, SCSI cards, Graphics cards, Network cards, and broad-
band modems. ASUS is working on developing many new computer-related products for the near future.
ASUS has been recognized by customers worldwide for consistently delivering products of the highest quality
and reliability. This is the reason why leading European, American, and Asian system integrators and OEM cus-
tomers have chosen ASUS as their strategic partner.
Being a leading computer manufacturer, ASUS has
• successfully launched the worlds Lightest and Slimmest Notebook PC in August 1999
• released the world’s first RIVA TNT2 VGA cards with 3D spectacles in May 1999
• released the first 50X CD-ROM drive in April 1999
• introduced the first 40X CD-ROM drive in February 1999
• honorably received ISO-14000 Certification in November 1998
• successfully launched the first Lightest notebook computer in 1998
• introduced the first 34X CD-ROM drive in 1998
• successfully launched its first Notebook PC in 1997
• introduced the ASUSPRO server series in 1997
• ranked No. 1 in both innovation and quality in Sep. 1995 (reported by Asian Sources magazine)
• ranked #5 in business management in Taiwan in 1995 (reported by China Credit Information Service, Ltd.)
• has been the first to introduce and mass produce dual Pentium-based motherboards in 1994
• received the highest rating in terms of compatibility and quality in 1994 (reported by C.t. magazine)
• has been certified for the fulfillment of ISO 9002
ASUS is committed to quality and has implemented a Total Quality Program. During the design phase, the R&D
department goes through an intense design review and simulation process. During the manufacturing phase, ad-
vanced SMT and auto-testing equipments are being used. All ASUS products go through rigorous testing in the
production line, and dynamic aging in the burn-in room. ASUS’ quality control program includes: Incoming
Quality Control, In Process Quality Control, Reliability Testing, and Environment Testing. To fulfill the social
responsibilities of an enterprise, many policies are required to minimize any likely impacts that the plant’s pro-
duction activities may have toward the environment. Thus, ASUS has setup Environmental and Occupational
Health & Safety Policies to protect the environment.
ASUS’ strong technical support team is prepared to deliver quick and effective solutions before and after sales.
The use of sophisticated catalogues, sales kits, test reports, quality manuals, technical bulletins, World Wide Web,
and technical Q&A are used in pre-sales activities. For after sales activities, the technical support team is bonded
tightly with the R&D team to solve a majority of questions from phone calls, newsgroups, and e-mails. Finally,
the introduction of the new GSM (Global Service Member) Program is specially designed for international trav-
elers to provide the best possible warranty service for ASUS products around the world.