The days when cars were simple transportation tools are long gone, and the modern trend toward fashion and entertainment in driving is boosting the market for high-end interior- and exterior-use products. This trend is opening up new opportunities for the suppliers of such items, especially those d

Exhibitors at last year's TAITRONICS-Finished Products Show in Taipei wooed buyers with a host of new products, and also offered a glimpse at how local manufacturers are using innovative applications to boost sales. The five-day TAITRONICS show, which kicked off on Oct. 16, attracted over 21,000

Taipei, April 21, 2003 (CENS)--Taiwan's overall business environment is the fourth-best in Asia and sixth-beast in the Asia Pacific region, according to the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Co. (PERC). In its 2003 business climate report issued in April, PERC rated Taiwan

Taipei, April 18, 2003 (CENS)--United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) has shares in Princeton Technology Corp. (PTC), an integrated circuit design house, to enhance its customer relations, according to an unconfirmed report. UMC executives have not responded to the report, saying that no informatio

Taipei, March 26, 2003 (CENS)--Acer Inc. will tie up with Microsoft Taiwan to provide electronic data center (EDC) and Internet infrastructure services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Taiwan from March 27. The new venture, dubbed the "e-Caring" program, will cover electronic operation

Ben Chang, president of Hotung International Co., Ltd., never thought that the fund-management firm his company opened several years ago in Singapore for tax-free purposes would one day become his company's springboard into mainland China--one of the brightest stars in the global economy. The S

Taipei, March 19, 2003 (CENS)--Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), a leading supplier of core logic and graphics chipsets, unveiled its first chip for IEEE 802.11b wireless local area network (WLAN) devices on March 17. The chip, called the SiS160, is a media access controller (MAC) that supports

Taipei, March 7, 2003 (CENS)--The Cabinet-level Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics has started consulting with Microsoft Corp. of the United States on the contents of an agreement concerning the government security program (GSP). The pact is part of the agreement reached bet

Taipei, March 6, 2003 (CENS)--Brecis Communications Corp. of the United States, a leading designer of broadband chips, will contract more production of its chips from Taiwanese dedicated chip foundry providers this year to cut costs. Brecis CEO and president George Alexy recently said in Taipei

Taipei, March 4, 2003 (CENS)--Taiwan's Startek Engineering Inc. recently announced that it has won a Japanese government bid for a fingerprint identification security system. Startek will supply 1,000 of its FG70 fingerprint ID systems to the Japanese government. The company expects to sell more

Taipei, Feb. 28, 2003 (CENS)--MITRE Corp. of the United States plans to establish an Asia-Pacific research and development center in Taiwan. It has cemented an agreement with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) for close cooperation. The government-funded ITRI will provide assist

Taipei, Feb. 28, 2003 (CENS)--The Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC) recently inked a letter of intent with its Japanese and European counterparts to co-develop Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) technology at an Internet technology meeting held in Taipei. TWNIC is a government-backed no

Taipei, Feb. 18, 2003 (CENS)--Several notebook PC makers in Taiwan are pressing Intel Corp. of the United States to reduce the prices of its new Centrino computing platform, which is scheduled to debut in March. Intel claims that its Centrino platform delivers cutting-edge system performance and

Taipei, Feb. 13, 2003 (CENS)--Taiwan's EDI Technology Inc. announced yesterday that it has acquired Nova, the largest 3C (computer, communication, and consumer electronics) distributor in Taiwan, for NT$76.5 million (US$2.2 million at US$1:NT$34.8). EDI is a leading provider of information techn

Penghu, Feb. 11, 2003 (CENS)--President Chen Shui-bian yesterday gave his new definition about the direct flight services across the Taiwan Strait and encouraged Taiwanese investors in mainland China to set up their corporate headquarters in Taiwan. The president made the remarks at the annual C

Taipei, Feb. 11, 2003 (CENS)--Several major wireless local area network (WLAN) product makers in Taiwan are competing to win orders from Intel Corp. of the U.S. for WLAN modules compatible with Intel's latest Centrino processor, which is scheduled to debut in March. Intel claims that its Centrin

Taipei, Jan. 30, 2003 (CENS)--Several major notebook PC makers in Taiwan are ready to push new models with Intel's latest Centrino mobile technology solution, which is scheduled to debut in March. Industry sources said that Intel plans to pour over US$60 million in promoting the Centrino technol

Taipei, Jan. 28, 2003 (CENS)--A new Internet virus is on the loose, Trend Micro Inc., Taiwan-based worldwide known anti-virus software firm, warned two days ago. The company said that a new virus called 'SQL Slammer' or 'Sapphire' has already triggered a major attack on the Internet. The virus o

Taipei, Jan. 9, 2003 (CENS)--Several major information technology (IT) hardware makers in Taiwan recently joined the Microsoft-initiated Asian Incubation Project for Embedded Server Applications to ally with the software giant in product development. The new alliance is expected to elevate Micro