ABIT - Exclusive Interview; ABIT End User Survey; ABIT To Change Company Name; ABIT Announces Merger with USI

[renethx]

ABIT Announces Merger with USI, a news from the ABIT Global site

USI prepares to buy Abit?s motherboard division, a news from DigiTimes

Abit merges with USI, The big OEM that makes IBM stuff, an article from The Inquirer

 

[tuteja1986]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=29&threadid=1788621&enterthread=y

I posted it 1st :!

 

[tuteja1986]

any it awesome news if abit introduce another cool overclocking board

 

[MegaWorks]

Lets hope that this will help ABIT financial problems.

 

[renethx]

USI TO ACQUIRE MOTHERBORAD DIVISION OF ABIT COMPUTER, a new from the USI site

Issued by: Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.
Issued on: 2006/1/25

"Under the terms of the agreement, USI will pay a total of 350 million New Taiwan Dollars in cash and 20 million preferred shares of USI?s newly established subsidiary company for ABIT?s motherboard brand ?ABIT?, as well as all the patents, products, business and task force related to the motherboard. Currently, as a brand leader in the mid- to high-end motherboard segment, ABIT?s annual motherboard shipment is approximately 2 million to 2.5 million units. Integrating the strengths of the two companies? motherboard business, USI expects its annual motherboard shipment to increase to more than 10 million units in the future." (Emphasis by the poster)

 

[renethx]

ABIT to Change Company Name, a news from DigiTimes

"Following yesterday's announcement of USI's intention to purchase Abit Computer's motherboard business and brand, Abit announced a special shareholders meeting to discuss several items, including the disposition of Abit's Neihu building, changing Abit's company name, revising the company's "articles of incorporation", the disposition of the company's assets, and the release of the directors from non-competition restrictions imposed by Article 209 of Taiwan's company law." (Emphasis by the poster)

 

[renethx]

ABIT is conducting The Great ABIT End User Survey from Jan 27 to Feb 10.

"Whether you are a tweaking tech guru or just starting out in the exciting world of computer hardware, ABIT takes your opinion very seriously. ABIT has a solid history of catering to the needs of the end-user, and now the time has come to kindly ask for your feedback again. This is your big chance to take part in creating the next generation of ABIT hardware!
Want more SATA ports? Want more BIOS tweaks and options? Let us know, and your wish will be granted!
To show you how much we appreciate that you take the time sharing your ideas with us, we have prepared a spectacular battery of high-end ABIT prizes, far exceeding a total value of $10,000!" (Emphasis by the poster)

Prizes include AT8, KN8 Ultra, UL8 Pro.

 

[renethx]

This is an old news (Jan 25), but for those who have not read it yet,

Abit and USI Merge - Exclusive Interview, an article from DAILY TECH

Interview with Abit's Brand Manager, Lester Lau:

"The effect of ASE Group is tough to fully calculate at the moment, as there are still many details to be figured out. What is certain is that their greater economies of scale will help make ABIT even more competitive in the marketplace, and also allow us to access a wider segment of users. Other than the high-end segments that ABIT has traditionally been strong, we are now looking towards the mainstream-value segment, and are planning to launch a new series of products in the second half of the year to address this market."

"As far as branding is concerned, the merger will not effect on our overall strategy. We will continue making products that target both the overclocking and gaming markets, and with the added clout of USI, we can also look towards diversifying our product offerings - something that I'm very much looking forward to as well. In the short term, however, we will be focusing on our core motherboard business, again targeting the mid- to high-end segments. The Fatal1ty series in particular has gotten a lot of attention lately, and we are looking to launch the next in the series around CeBIT time. With our new USI partners, we are excited to roll out the next generation of ABIT products for our users around the world.." (Emphasis by the poster)

 

[n7]

Kewl kewl.

Thanx for continuing teh updates renethx.