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1. Lenovo cuts 11% of workforce, reduces executive pay by up to 50%

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... news was announced early today in Beijing. At this time, China has already completed Thursday's business day. Lenovo's Chen Shaopeng, president for the Greater China division, had warned last Friday "The ...

2. Lenovo restructuring on weak global demand

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   ... News. Though details are still being hammered out, Chen Shaopeng, president for the Greater China division, will be appointed as the head of merged operations. David D. Miller, currently president for ...

3. AOpen XC Cube system provide 64-bit processing

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

     Small form factor (SFF) system supplier AOpen has announced the XC Cube EZ945 as a new member to its XC Cube series. Small form factor (SFF) system supplier AOpen has announced the XC Cube EZ945 ...

4. Aopen announces 18x DVD burner

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

     Aopen has launched a DVD burner, the DSW1218P, a half-height optical disc drive (ODD) that can read and write DVD +/- R/RW, DVD +/- R DL, DVD-RAM, and CD-R/RW formats at speeds up to 18x. Aopen ...

5. Aopen reduces PC running costs through energy conservation

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

     Motherboard maker Aopen has carved itself a niche in the small-form-factor (SFF) PC segment by focusing on its energy-saving MoDT (mobile on the desktop) solutions, and at this year's Computex Taipei ...

6. Intel to replicate "Mobile Alliance" in clone desktop market with "Cedar Wood"

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

     In order to be in complete control of the clone desktop market, Intel has formed a program called "Cedar Wood" with initial partners including motherboard makers AOpen, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star ...

7. First batch of VIIV PCs not to support DMA

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

   ... AOpen, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Shuttle. Intel is scheduled to launch its Viiv& consumer PC platform at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in the US on ...

8. Viiv-based desktop PCs to enter mass production in early February

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

     Taiwan-based small-form-factor (SFF) PC specialists AOpen and Shuttle and own-brand PC companies Acer, Gigabyte Technology, and Micro-Star International (MSI) are gearing up to introduce new desktop ...

9. Intel adds finishing touch to Viiv logo, 40+ firms working on Viiv services

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... These firms include system vendors such as Dell and Aopen, mobile device manufacturers such as Creative, game developers such as Capcom, software firms such as Adobe and TV broadcaster Canal. Apple has ...

10. Aopen ships Mac mini clone

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

      Aopen today said that it is shipping its miniPC, a small form factor PC that resembles the design of Apple's Mac mini and follows an Intel reference design that has been on a road show since March. ...

11. AOpen to launch mini PC in November

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Motherboard maker AOpen will launch its AOpen mini PC on November 1, with volume shipments of the Intel mobile CPU-based desktop system to follow in mid-November, according to market sources. Motherboard ...

12. Voodoo PC launches Mac mini clone "Idol"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... colors and designs. The "Idol" comes with higher-end components than the Mac mini and starts at $900. It's no secret anymore that several PC makers, including Aopen, are planning to launch mini PCs that ...

13. Aopen to launch Mac mini look-alike PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

      Aopen today confirmed that it will introduce a mini PC closely resembling the design of Apple's Mac mini in time for this year's Christmas season. Chicago (IL) - Aopen today confirmed that it ...

14. PC makers slow move into LCD TV market

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Though taiwan-based PC specialists, including Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Aopen, and Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), had announced their move to enter the LCD TV market during ...

15. AOpen launches AMD SFF PC using SiS chipset

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) announced today that small-form-factor (SFF) PC specialist AOpen will feature the SiS761GX northbridge chip and SiS965 southbridge in its latest 64-bit XC Cube platform, ...

16. Will Lite-On IT take over ODD manufacturing for AOpen?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

      Lite-On IT, the largest maker of optical disc drives (ODDs) in Taiwan, is expected to benefit from Lite-On Technology acquiring a 10% stake in AOpen from Wistron, AOpen's parent company, according ...

17. Graphics card makers roll out Nvidia GeForce 7800GT cards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Taiwan-based graphics-card makers Albatron, AOpen, Chaintech Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) claim they have begun volume shipments of their SLI-ready PCI Express ...

18. Gigabyte and AOpen exhibit pico-BTX solutions at Computex

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Gigabyte Technology and AOpen are exhibiting pico-BTX systems at the ongoing Computex 2005 show, with Gigabyte marketing its system for its ease of assembly, while AOpen expects the performance ...

19. AOpen intros Mini PC, ATX Pentium M mobo

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... used to iPod imitations, the Mac Mini apparently is getting copied as well. Intel presented a Yonah-based Mini PC at its Spring developer Forum and AOpen showcased its own Mini PC at this year's Computex. ...

20. Computex: Intel shows Mac Mini twin

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... a concept PC that closely resembles Apple Computer's Mac Mini. The chipmaker unveiled the prototype with AOpen at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. The square-shaped metallic box, called Pandora, is similar ...

21. AOpen to introduce Pentium M mobo using desktop 915G chipset

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen is set to release its i915GA-HFS motherboard, which although based on Intel's 915G desktop chipset, will support Pentium M CPUs, according to sources at the company. AOpen is set to release ...

22. AOpen Pentium M desktop board relaunched

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      In case you missed it, motherboard maker AOpen plans to launch its second desktop motherboard - again - incorporating Intel's mobile Pentium M processor on Monday. In case you missed it, motherboard ...

23. AOpen prepares Cube Mini Pentium M based SFF PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      On the heels of the EY855-II XC Cube, its first Intel Pentium M-based small-form-factor (SFF) PC, AOpen is now preparing for the March launch of its smallest XC Cube SFF PC to date, the MZ 855, ...

24. New SiS-based boards offer an entry-level choice of integrated graphics for the AMD Athlon 64

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      With the recent availability of AOpen's S760GXM, ASRock's K8Upgrade-760GX and Asustek Computer's K8S-MX motherboards in the market and the Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) 760GX-M and PC Chips ...

25. AOpen to focus on barebone PC market

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen, a manufacturer of optical disc drives (ODDs), motherboards and barebone PCs, has decided to overhaul its strategy and will focus on barebone systems, according to company sources. AOpen, ...

26. Nvidia teams up with Taiwan mobo makers to push PCIe VGA cards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Nvidia is teaming up with Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and AOpen to bundle Nvidia PCI Express graphics cards with 915P and 915G motherboards from the respective ...

27. Nvidia launches Nforce3 chipset at Computex

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... Corp., AOpen, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp., Chaintech Computer Co. Ltd., DFI, EPoX International Inc., Giga-Byte Technology, Jetway Information Co. Ltd., Leadtek, MSI, Shuttle Computer ...

28. Major motherboard vendors to use SiS760 integrated solution

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Silicon Integrated Systems(SiS) today announced that top motherboard vendors ASUSTeK, ASRock, AOpen, ECS, Gigabyte and QDI will begin producing motherboards based on the SiS760 integrated chipset, ...

29. AOpen counting on system products to boost 2004 revenues

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Optical disc drive maker AOpen is counting on increased shipments of notebooks, barebone systems and small form-factor PCs to boost its revenues by 20-30% to between NT$22 billion and NT$23 billion ...

30. AOpen aims to sell 500,000 mini-PCs this year

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen, a Taiwanese producer of optical disc drives and motherboards, expects to deliver 500,000 mini-PCs this year, 20 times the 25,000 units sold in 2003. AOpen, a Taiwanese producer of optical ...

31. AOpen to sell own-brand XC Cube in China

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen, a Taiwanese manufacturer of optical disc drives, motherboards and electronic devices, will begin marketing the XC Cube mini-barebone system under its own brand in China next month. AOpen, ...

32. AOpen Unveils XC Cube

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen, today announced its new small form factor (SFF) product line, the XC Cube Series of bare system PCs. AOpen, today announced its new small form factor (SFF) product line, the XC Cube Series ...

33. Second-tier mobo makers: March revenues

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Though most second-tier motherboard makers reported month-on-month sales growth in March due to more working days, only Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), Shuttle, AOpen and Albatron Technology ...

34. AOpen Offers New H600M & QF50C Case Solutions

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen announced today the release of a pair of new PC cases that they believe will become top-sellers for system builders looking for ways of meeting end-users' changing needs. AOpen announced ...

35. AOpen launches SiS655 motherboards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen recently introduced a new Pentium 4 motherboard, the AX45-4D Max. AOpen recently introduced a new Pentium 4 motherboard, the AX45-4D Max. Based on the SiS655/963 chipset from Silicon Integrated ...

36. Two new DeskNotes for 2003 from ECS

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... (ECS) may be one of these. With the DeskNote's success in emerging markets and with competitors such as Asustek Computer and AOpen readying mobile PCs of their own, it is surprising that no major PC brand ...

37. AOpen unveils SiS650GX-based motherboard

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen recently introduced a new motherboard product, the MX46 U2, targeting the small business and education markets. AOpen recently introduced a new motherboard product, the MX46 U2, targeting ...

38. AOpen introduces three KT400-based motherboards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AOpen recently unveiled three new motherboards, the AK77-8X, AK77-8XN and AK77-8X Max, based on the KT400 chipset from VIA Technologies, to target the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) platform market. ...

39. AOpen rises on rumored Xbox drive tie-up

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Following a September 11 report in the Chinese-language Economic Daily News that AOpen may supply optical disc drives to Microsoft for its Xbox game console and to Gateway, the company's stock rose. ...

40. AOpen starts shipping slim-type external CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drives

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      In a move to avoid the fray in "combo" drives that are built into notebook computers, AOpen has introduced external slim CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo products and started shipments this month. In a move ...

41. AOpen predicts 10-15% order growth in July, moving more mobo production to China

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Following its first-tier motherboard counterparts, AOpen recently reported that its orders from the US and Japan have also started climbing this month, with orders for the second half of July even ...

42. AOpen: Shipments unaffected by Mediatek lawsuit

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Responding to the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Mediatek, optical drive manufacturer AOpen said that so far it has not received legal papers from the court and it will continue shipping its ...

43. Mediatek sues VIA and AOpen in US for patent infringement

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Leading CD-ROM drive chip designer Mediatek announced on June 25 that it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against VIA Technologies and AOpen in the US District Court of Southern California ...

44. Aopen's AX4B Pro P4 DDR Motherboard

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... chipset, one of the options that were brought to our attention today is Aopen's AX4B Pro motherboard. The AX4B Pro has all the features of the Intel NetBurst micro-architecture coupled with the new 82845D ...

45. AOPEN Pitches Two New P4 Socket 478 Motherboards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... the right parts is half the fun. In the midst of a particularly slow news week, AOpen has decided to give you two new boarding options for that shiny new P4 Santa left under your tree. The first is the ...

46. DFI Launches i845 P4 Motherboards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... we don't want due to bundling deals with software vendors. AOpen may just have a solution to this problem with its new 1735 Series of BareBook white-box notebooks. The BareBook initially comes without ...

47. Aopen's White-Box Notebook PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Usually, when you buy a notebook computer, you have to choose from one prepackaged configuration or another with a bunch of preloaded software and limited options for hardware. Here's an input ...

48. I/OMagic's New Canyon3D-2 Sound Cards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... legally beleaguered Rambus. So far, Chaintech, Shuttle and Tyan, and AOpen are making or planning to make boards based on Via's chipset. Via claims that it has rights to produce the chipsets from swallowing ...