Computex Taipei 2010 Generates US$23 Billion in Contracts

London, United Kingdom, June 11, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO) is an organization which promotes better understanding of Taiwan with other countries. According to the information provided by TRO, Computex Taipei, which was held June 1-5 at the Taipei World Trade Center, reported 8-percent growth in participation this year, with 1,715 vendors demonstrating their newest gadgets at 4,861 booths. A total of 35,017 buyers from 216 regions and over 120,000 visitors attended the event, making Computex Taipei the world’s second-largest, and Asia’s largest, trade show for information and communications technologies. This year’s show resulted in US$23 billion in contracts.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Computex Taipei. Key global players, including Acer, AMD, ARM, Asus, Fujitsu, Google, Hitachi, Intel, Marvell, Microsoft, MSI, Nvidia and SanDisk, participated in this year’s exhibition. Among the products that drew the greatest buyer interest were 3D technology, e-books, tablet PCs and digital signage. Products centered on cloud-computing technology, such as servers and storage systems, were also popular among purchasers.

With the rapid development of a variety of mobile network access devices such as the netbook, tablet PC and e-reader as well as the promotion of cloud computing services, an always-connected world foreseen decades ago by the IT industry has gradually taken shape. Taiwan’s manufacturers have become a key partner for transnational firms seeking to form strategic business alliances along different stages of the supply chain, including components, hardware, software, systems and services. Taipei Representative Office in the UK welcomes you to join next year's event.

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