IBM Bolsters Scientific Research to Improve Healthcare Quality and Costs Globally

July 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

ARMONK, N.Y., July 15 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans to enlist some of the company’s leading scientists and technologists to help medical practitioners and insurance companies provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients. As part of this initiative, IBM is collaborating with clinicians in medical institutions and hiring medical doctors to work alongside its researchers to develop new technologies, scientific advancements and business processes for healthcare and insurance providers.

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Dedicating $100 million over the next three years, the initiative will draw on IBM’s leadership in systems integration, services research, cloud computing, analytics and emerging scientific areas – such as nanomedicine and computational biology – to drive innovations that empower practitioners to focus their efforts on patient care.

More than 100 researchers across IBM’s nine worldwide research laboratories and its collaboratories in Melbourne, Australia, and Taipei, Taiwan, are contributing to these efforts. As part of this initiative, IBM expects to hire several physicians, clinicians, nurses, engineers, economists and social scientists. Additionally, the company will seek new research collaborations with businesses, governments and universities. IBM will focus its research on three main areas:

* Evidence generation, which uses scientific methods to utilize health data to help develop effective treatment methodologies, and then deliver it in a context-dependant and personalized way at the point of care;
* Improving service quality through simplifying the healthcare delivery process; and
* New incentives and models to shift the healthcare system to one that rewards based on patient outcomes rather than only treatment and volume of care.

Privacy and security of patient data and compliance with current healthcare regulations will be addressed throughout the new research initiative.

“Improving the quality of healthcare requires more than just digitizing health data,” said Chalapathy Neti, Global Lead, Healthcare Transformation at IBM Research. “In fact the proliferation of diagnostics technology has in many ways added another layer of complexity, making it more difficult to gain valuable insights for patient care. Enabling greater coordination between care providers and transforming data into clinical decision intelligence could improve patient outcomes and help lower costs of healthcare today.”

Putting Medical Evidence to Use

Today, advanced diagnostics — tests that aim to detect illness and identify potential health risks — can lead to earlier intervention for patients and provide clinicians with a wealth of information. The raw data that comes from these tests can be converted into “evidence” or actionable information for clinicians. With the amount of digital information patients amass over time, it is critical that doctors are able to integrate and analyze data from many different sources – such as patient demographics, lab tests, modality studies such as EKGs and echo videos, specialist interpretations, etc. – to form a holistic picture of a patient’s condition and make more informed judgments and decisions in treatment.

IBM researchers across the globe are collaborating on a variety of efforts to help bring more a more evidence-based approach to patient care. Current research efforts include:

* Computer scientists are working with cardiologists to create a system that helps identify difficult-to-see patterns in symptoms and characteristics across a patient set that gives better insight into diagnoses and the comparative effectiveness of different treatments and outcomes.

* Researchers are working with the European HYPERGENES consortium to understand the interrelations of genomic, clinical and environmental factors underlying essential hypertension (EH) and to help improve diagnostic accuracy and introduce new strategies for early detection, prevention and therapy for individuals that suffer from EH. Through attempting to build a comprehensive EH disease model based on biological pathways, they hope to identify new genetic variations contributing to EH and associated organ damage.

* Chronic disease, patients taking multiple medications and aging populations across the globe present additional challenges and burdens on the healthcare system. Scientists and mathematicians across IBM are using data mining, information management and advanced analytics to build a system that could help better understand and address adverse drug reactions and interactions as well as provide insights to clinicians on effective courses of treatment.

* In China, IBM and Peking University People’s Hospital are building an evidence-based clinical care solution that focuses on chronic disease management and integrates a comprehensive view of a patient’s health data, best practices from previous diagnoses, treatment, research and more to provide doctors with clinical decision support at the point of care. The solution also incorporates a mobile platform that will enable doctors and nurses to provide remote care and monitoring service.

* Scientists are also combining their deep expertise in nanotechnology and biology to develop new applications for personalized medicine. Scientists have begun to develop medical diagnostics tests of the future that can quickly and accurately analyze biological samples and test for a variety of diseases. IBM is also collaborating with Roche to develop a nanopore-based technology that will be expected to read and sequence human DNA quickly and efficiently for more personalized diagnosis and treatment.

Improving Service Quality and New Incentive Models

Despite improvements, the way people interact with their health insurance companies is cumbersome at best and breakdowns occur at many levels. Evolving regulatory and security requirements adds another layer of complexity to the relationship between patient and health plans and it is more difficult to track decisions and manage costs. Care providers need to be freed to work more closely with doctors and caregivers to improve efficiency and increase safety and move towards new models that that reimburse more patient-centric care rather than just the volume of care. In this effort, IBM will apply the knowledge the company has gained through its own business processes transformation and the quality of the services it delivers to clients to improving healthcare today.

For example, IBM is collaborating with National Account Service Company (NASCO) to help its Benefits and Operations teams make changes to claim processing rules quickly and accurately in response to rapidly evolving regulations, policies and patient coverage rules that regularly occur with healthcare benefit plans. The changes are so complex that one small change can set off a series of unintended consequences, causing valid healthcare claims to be denied or paid inaccurately. IBM worked with NASCO to create benefit plan traceability by examining existing benefit code and rules and mapping them back to industry concepts and constructs. The team created a technology that translates the different sequences of code into English, analyzes the sequences, consolidates similar functions into groups, and displays the translated code using several data visualization approaches. Using IBM’s expertise in analyzing complex, large-scale IT systems, the scientists have provided NASCO with a way to improve claims payment research while increasing the flexibility necessary to efficiently respond to new or changing healthcare regulatory and market requirements.

Through deep analytics and mathematical optimization techniques, IBM researchers are also exploring payment models based on best practices and positive outcomes at the patient-level, large-scale analysis of wellness at a population level and more. These efforts could accelerate the shift of the current healthcare system from a fee-for-service model to one that rewards disease prevention and wellness.

IBM scientists are engaged in a multi-year research effort to connect and analyze enormous collections of information from a wide variety of sources in order to enable individuals, governments and businesses to better understand which actions improve human health. Through advanced modeling and simulation, the team is investigating and simulating the cause-and-effect relationships between agriculture, transportation, city planning, eating and exercise habits, socio-economic status, family life and more to pinpoint what types of incentives or investments might be needed and how to prioritize them.

IBM’s track record of helping to improve healthcare through scientific achievements and collaboration with healthcare companies dates back to the 1950s. In the last decade alone, IBM has collaborated with Scripps Research Institute to understand how influenza viruses mutate, worked with European universities to develop better HIV antiretroviral therapy methods and launched the World Community Grid, which has done projects on cancer, aids, dengue fever among other groundbreaking healthcare innovations.

For more information on current IBM Research healthcare efforts, please visit here and read A Smarter Planet.

For more information about IBM and healthcare, please visit: http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/healthcare_solutions/ideas/index.html?re=sph

Note to registered journalists and bloggers: You can view and download a VNR on the healthcare Research initiative by going to http://www.thenewsmarket.com/ibm. The VNR is available in HD, standard definition broadcast and streaming quality. [registration available online]

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IBM Communications

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PFT & Display Taiwan 2010 Bring on the Best of Taiwan Photonics Industry

June 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
In echo of the resurging development of Taiwan Photonics industry, the latest
Photonics Festival in Taiwan/Display Taiwan incarnation will be on stage with
the largest scale ever. More than 600 exhibitors have registered for the
Photonics Festival in Taiwan and Display Taiwan. The space booked in the Taipei
World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1, second floor, and TICC exceeds that of the
previous show in 2009 to reach 1,580 booths.

Grouping four exhibitions – OPTO/ LED Lighting/ SOLAR/ OPTICS Taiwan, the
prominent photonic event is set to launch during June 9th to 11th 2010. This
year`s Photonics Festival in Taiwan again reflects the unstoppable trend to “GO
GREEN.” Through the specially-organized areas such as “Green Photonics Cluster”
and “Taiwan HCPV Cluster Zone” photonic technologies that help save energy,
lower pollution, generate or conserve energy will be fully presented. The other
spotlights of the exposition will be shown in “Advanced Photonics Research
Zone,” “Touch Panel Zone,” “E-paper Zone,” and “Outstanding Photonics Product
Award,” showing new ideas and technical solutions from all areas of photonics
and from all over the world.

LED Lighting Taiwan 2010: the Booming Business

Taiwan`s LED and solar cell manufacturers have managed to capture leading
positions worldwide. Taiwan LED production volume stands as the world`s largest,
while ranking second in value. On the other hand, the capacity of Taiwan solar
cell tops the world`s third largest with 3,285 MW, while the production value
ranks No.4 worldwide. Taking pride in such outstanding performance, Taiwan
industry players again bring on the best in Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2010.

Filled with key manufacturers, LED Lighting Taiwan is a must-see exposition in
2010. Not only will the big brand name companies such as Osram, Cree, Philips
Lumileds and Panasonic exhibit their latest and innovative products, leading LED
manufacturers including Epistar, LiteOn, Everlight, Edison, Delta, Kingbright,
Tyntek, Neo-neon, Topco Sientific, Oasistek, and Forepi will also present a
complete range of lighting technologies, together showing the bright performance
of Taiwan`s LED industry.

The impact of several of China`s LED installation projects is apparent in the
whole LED industry and makes cooperation with China LED companies an important
issue. This year the show organizer PIDA invites China Semiconductor Lighting
Industrialization Base to come attend LED Lighting Taiwan to spark off
cross-strait cooperations. Also, with positive responses from last year,the
Cross Strait Photonics Show in Photonics Festival in Taiwan will continue to
serve as a networking platform to bring out future connections for both China
and Taiwan manufacturers.

Apart from the show, a special LED lighting night tour is arranged in Taiwan`s
landmark skyscraper – Taipei 101. Taipei 101 had announced to seek gold-level
LEED certification to be the world`s tallest green building, and was taking one
of its approaches to replace its lighting system into LED lights. The night tour
in Taipei 101 not only displays the GREEN image of Taiwan, but demonstrates
Taiwan`s strength in industry integrations from upstream manufacturing all the
way down to downstream application.

Solar Taiwan 2010: A Greener Taiwan

Again in this year, exhibitors of Solar Taiwan 2010 will bring out the
development leaps in PV technologies. Well-known companies including Pillar,
M-Com, Nisshinbo, Veeco, and Edwards join the show to prove their market
potentials and competitiveness. This gather-up not only makes the show a
carnival of edge-cutting component, material, equipment, and technologies in the
current PV industry, but also enhances the cooperation between local and global
PV industry.

Regarding Taiwan`s strength in research and development, it is best demonstrated
through the specially-planned initiatives “Advanced Photonics Research Zone.”
This zone presents the most pioneering photonic technologies developed from
Taiwan academia, serving a channel to connect industry players and academia.

Further, Solar Taiwan 2010 will bring together the three most important science
parks in the specific area “Green Photonics Cluster.” This cluster features the
synergy and cluster effect among industry players. Exhibitors in this area
include Delsolar, Lof Solar, Gintech, CNJT, King Enertech, and Coretronic.
“Taiwan HCPV Cluster Zone,” on the other hand, represents the comprehensive
industry chain of Taiwan HCPV industry in miniature with a real HCPV system on
site. Exhibitors will include Arima Eco Energy, Everphoton, PCM, M-Com and INER.

Over 150 Conference Topics

The 2010 Market & Technology Trend Conference is scheduled to be held together
with the Photonics Festival in Taiwan and Display Taiwan exhibitions, and
features renowned speakers from all around the world.

In the 6th International Conference in LED Lighting Taiwan 2010, speakers and
hosts from Osram, Cree, Delta, Philips, and Nichia will give insightful analysis
on topics over all facets of LED technologies and market trends. To name a few,
the technical adviser of the international program “Lighting Africa” which
provides lamps for children in Africa will bring a whole new market view to all
participants.

As LED is getting closer to end users` market, LED`s success hinges on the
cooperation and integration of players among different fields. In 2010 Vertical
Integration Strategies in Solid State Lighting, experts from LED, architecture,
interior design, and fixtures will all gather up to talk over strategies of
vertical integration in Solid State Lighting. Meanwhile, speakers in Forum of
Cooperation Opportunities of Cross-Strait Photonics Industry will deliver the
market potential in China photonic field.

In the 4th International Conference in Solar Taiwan 2010, speakers over Taiwan,
Japan, Korea, and China are going to share with the audience their thoughts on
the current regional PV development. Updates on advancement of edge-cutting
technologies such as CIGS, H, c-Si, HCPV, polysilicon will also be a
can-not-miss session during the exposition.

In response to the “GO GREEN” theme in the show, the International Green
Photonics Forum with the topic “From Green Photonics to Low Carbon Society”
addresses issues on how photonics technologies are used to improve the
sustainability of environment worldwide. Speakers of the forum are key persons
from OITDA, OIDA, EPIC, SOA, and OpTech-Net and will share their experiences in
promoting green photonic technologies.

Display Taiwan 2010, Display the Future of FPD

Display Taiwan 2010, Asia`s leading trade fair for flat panel display and
technology, opens its doors concurrently with Photonics Festival in Taiwan
during June 9th to 11th as the only innovation platform of its kind. Over 200
exhibitors amounting to about 550 booths will again prove Taiwan as the
production base in the FPD industry.

This year`s Display Taiwan includes some exciting and significant progress in
display imaging and some innovative products. Touch panels and E-papers, with an
explosive growth in 2010, are set to specific zones to demonstrate the surging
market. Touch Panel Zone will be clustered with companies of the whole spectrum
of touch panel industry chain, while Taiwan-based companies taking charge of
four mainstream E-paper technologies will gather up in the E-paper Zone to
showcase the current breakthrough of each technology. Other key highlights
exhibits include 3D, OLED, large-sized displays, and materials and components of
the related areas. Leading companies in FPD industry such as AUO, CPT, Corning,
3M, NAKAN, Elan, PVI, SPG, and Nissan Chemical are expected to bring the most
edge-cutting technologies and products in the 2010 show.

Besides the attractions of the trade show, the crowds will also be drawn by the
Display Taiwan 2010 Business & Technology Forum which takes place in conjunction
with the exposition. Speakers from leading companies will engage in a spirited
in-depth discussion surrounding some of the current trends in the display
market. Also, due to the fast growing market in China, the organizers plan a
special session targeting market and technological development in China,
inviting speakers from China academia and industry to update the current status
of China FPD industry.

Bringing More Vitality to the Industry

Apart from the exhibition itself, PIDA also presents special events such as the
Opening Ceremony, Outstanding Photonics Product Award, Welcome Reception Party,
Exhibitors` Seminar, and Business Match Meeting to help promote this annual
event.

In addition to 20 delegations from China coming to join the exposition, 30
international buyers from Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, Turkey, USA, Canada,
UAE, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, UK, and Australia will participate in the
show to procure Taiwan-manufactured LED/PV products as well as to explore future
business opportunities. Over 300 procurement meetings held onsite are expected
to bring strong business demands for Taiwan industry players.

The Photonics Festival in Taiwan and Display Taiwan 2010 not only show the
strong performance of the Taiwan photonics industry, but also provide an ideal
promotion platform for global companies. Each year, more and more buyers from
overseas have gathered in the exhibition hall to witness the advancement of the
Taiwan photonics industry and to seize the business opportunities there. The two
paired events this year will again be spectacular and definitely bring an
amazing success for everyone in the photonic industry.

Multimedia files included:

http://www.cna.com.tw/postwrite/cvpread.aspx?ID=60430

Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association
Simon Hwang, +886-2-23514026
simon@mail.pida.org.tw

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Validity Launches its New VFS5111 Fingerprint Solution with Tri-color LED Capability

June 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Tri-color LED Offering Provides Improved User Experience for Notebook PCs and
Consumer Devices
TAIPEI, Taiwan & SAN JOSE, Calif.–(Business Wire)–
Validity, Inc., a privately-held biometric sensor company specializing in
convenient, secure and reliable fingerprint authentication solutions, today
launched its VFS5111 fingerprint solution.

The VFS5111 fingerprint sensor offers improved performance and tri-color LED
support. With LED logic being integrated into the ASIC, there are no additional
components required other than the LED itself, making it a highly cost-effective
solution for Notebook PC OEMs.

“Validity is using its high performing fingerprint sensors and innovative design
to liberate consumers from remembering multiple complex passwords or storing
them in unsafe places,” said Mariel van Tatenhove, Vice President of Marketing
and Business Development at Validity. “The tri-color LED is another feature
added to our innovative fingerprint sensor suite to deliver a rich consumer
experience while securing devices and data in a convenient way. The fact that
LED support is integrated into the ASIC makes it a lower cost solution, allowing
Notebook PC OEMs to easily include the LED capability.”

The tri-color LED can be used not only for fingerprint functions such as the
status of the finger swipes, but also for any non-fingerprint related functions
such as notifications and alerts – all customizable by the Notebook PC OEMs.

Validity`s fingerprint solutions are already shipping in numerous notebook PCs
and PC peripheral devices. The company continues to make significant investments
in innovative fingerprint technology to provide consumers with a convenient and
secure password management solution. It is known in the industry as a leading
innovator and was the original innovator of LED fingerprint sensors. Validity`s
first commercially available LED fingerprint solution is shipping in certain HP
consumer Notebook PC models.

About Validity, Inc.

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Validity, Inc. develops the world’s most
durable, flexible and highest performing biometric fingerprint solution for
information, communication and entertainment devices.

Validity’s biometric security products enable convenient, secure and affordable
solutions for Identity Validation, including features such as password
replacement, identity verification, centralized management for corporate network
security, secure wireless transactions, protection of portable data, and
physical access control. For more information, visit http://www.validityinc.com
or follow us on http://www.youtube.com/validitysensors,
http://www.twitter.com/validityinc, and

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Give-Your-Passwords-the-Finger/130362943640867

The Validity name and logo are registered trademarks of Validity, Inc.

Validity, Inc.
Prianka Chopra, 408-387-5385
pchopra@validityinc.com

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Express and Ink-Less. CTEE – News the E-Way

June 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
Ever since the portable digital device has enriched our life, everyone is part
of the new technology wave. “Commercial Times Electronic Edition newspaper -
CTEE” is in the forefront of digital, instantaneous, and environmental friendly
news publishing. On its 30th anniversary, it releases a new way of news delivery
through digital media, offering the most convenient way for readers to obtain
detailed and accurate commercial news.

The innovative CTEE provides readers a new way of reading on the Internet by
simulating traditional reading with whole page display as well as single article
format. Now it gives traditional print readers a new option. This is an ideal
media for international businessman that offers quick single section and
breaking news PDF download without download limit and location restraint. Like
the news you see? No problem, we provide print friendly layout that
automatically embeds date and section number.

CTEE daily news is published at 6:00AM sharp. Two “Breaking News” added
services, “Western market breaking news” is available at 7:30AM and “Taiwan
market breaking news” at 2:45PM. CTEE subscribers also receive special privilege
to access our news archive database for articles within 5 years. The best part
of it, from May 20th, 2010, CTEE has partnered with Want-daily news to offer
CTEE subscribers with Want-daily news service. Added value and volume without
the extra price, it is an invaluable news platform for businessman traveling
between Taiwan and China.

Ink-less CTEE still strides to provide rich information that we have done for 30
years, now through the convenient of internet. Readers from around 60 countries
have joined the green movement. Are you always on the go? Join us!
(www.ctee.com.tw/affiliate/cna.htm)

Press:
CTEE
Andre Su
TEL:02-2308-7111 ext.3742
EMAIL:andre@ctee.com.tw

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CyberLink Demonstrates 3D Augmented Reality Effects for Webcam Video at Computex 2010

June 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Visit CyberLink at Computex 2010. Suites 1047, 1048, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Taipei
TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) will demonstrate some of the advanced features of
their next-generation webcam software at the Computex show this week in Taipei.
This advanced video software delivers visual effects that until now have only
been fictional concepts simulated by Hollywood movies to consumer webcam
recording software. At CyberLink`s suite in the Hyatt Hotel, press and industry
partners can get a taste of these exciting new capabilities.

While chatting with friends or family, these effects let you create and control
virtual, computer generated objects that behave as if they are real objects
being held and manipulated by you. The application recognizes real world objects
in the video, generating and compositing a scaled 3D virtual object onto the
webcam video in real-time. This amazing real-time visual effect adds many
creative and fun options for interacting with friends and family over a video
chat, or for creating videos with your webcam.

With 3D augmented reality effects, the opportunities for consumers to have fun
while connecting with friends or just being creative on their own are nearly
endless. “Augmented reality is one of the most exciting new technologies, and it
is a perfect fit for Cyberlink`s video creation software applications,” said
Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “This is our first application to incorporate
3D augmented reality in a way that is fun, fascinating, and easy for everyone to
enjoy. It`s just one example of how CyberLink intends to lead the way when it
comes to delivering fun and exciting new features that empower the creativity of
consumers.”

CyberLink`s 3D augmented reality application is planned to be released in second
half of 2010.

About CyberLink

CyberLink Corp is the leader and pioneer in enabling digital multimedia on PCs,
CEs and mobile devices through the use of video editing software, video player
software, and other multimedia solutions. Backed by a group of high-caliber
software engineers, CyberLink owns its core codec and a number of patented
technologies. CyberLink has built a solid reputation for delivering
high-quality, interoperable, and fast time-to-market solutions that keep our OEM
partners on the leading edge. Our business partners include leaders in the PC
industry: top-5 desktop and notebook providers, optical drive manufacturers and
graphic-card makers. Today, CyberLink`s software solutions include: complete
applications for Blu-ray Disc playback and creation; digital home entertainment;
and touch-enabled media solution. With customers spanning from multi-national
corporations to small/medium-sized businesses, and from power users to home
users, CyberLink has enjoyed rapid and consistent growth leading to a record
breaking IPO in 2000 on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203).
Currently, CyberLink is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker symbol:
5203.TW). CyberLink’s worldwide headquarters is located in Taipei. To keep up
with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe and the
Asia Pacific region, including Japan. For more information, please visit
CyberLink’s website at www.cyberlink.com.

All companies and product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes
only and are the sole property of their respective owners. Copyright © 2010
CyberLink Corp. All rights reserved.

Press:
Corporate:
Martina Yi, +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 2316
press@cyberlink.com
or
CyberLink Japan:
Akiko Iwasaki
contact_pr_jpn@cyberlink.com
or
CyberLink USA:
Tom Vaughan, +1-510-668-0118, ext. 53
contact_pr@cyberlink.com
or
Germany:
Volker Maxisch, +31-43-306-0797
contact_pr_deu@cyberlink.com
or
United Kingdom:
Maggie Zaboura, +44-1491-639-172
contact_pr_uk@cyberlink.com

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Taiwan Pavilion at ORTHOPADIE + RHEA-TECHNIK Trade Show 2010

April 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the foremost non-profit
trade and investment promotion organization in Taiwan, is leading a business
delegation to participate in the upcoming ORTHOPADIE + RHEA-TECHNIK in Leipzig,
Germany, to be held from May 12 to 15.

The delegation comprising 3 dynamic companies from Taiwan will exhibit their
latest products at the Booth B38 of Hall 3, Leipzig Exhibition Centre. Their
items include knee/ankle/back supports, orthopedic supports, rehabilitation
supports, breast form, home/personal care items, handheld microscope,
skin-scope, dental support and many others.

On behalf of the delegation, TAITRA is providing all the exhibitors at the show
complete on-line marketing services through TAITRA-administered national trade
portal Taiwantrade. International visitors can browse the details of Taiwan
exhibitors or make meeting appointments on the sub-website of Taiwantrade:

http://mission.taiwantrade.com.tw/ot-leipzig.

This event not only provides local enterprises a unique opportunity to meet the
delegates in person for negotiation on possible business cooperation, but also
serves as an ideal occasion for Taiwan to establish closer trade ties with
Germany as well as with other countries within the region.

TAITRA cordially invites you to visit the Taiwan Pavilion and its website.
Please take advantage of this chance to learn more about the country as well as
the numerous business prospects that are available on the island!

Taiwan Trade Center, Munich
Sonnenstr. 1, D-80331 Muenchen, Germany
Director: Hung, Chi
TEL: 49-89-5126710
FAX: 49-89-51267171
E-MAIL: munich@taitra.org.tw
or
TRADE NET CENTER, TAITRA, Taiwan
Contact: Jason, Chia Shyang Lin
TEL: +886-(2)-27255200 ext 2902
Fax: +886-(2)-27297613
Email: cslin@taitra.org.tw

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Quanta Microsystems Announces 4G-WiMAX Wideband USB Modem Enabled by Beceem`s High-Performance BCSM350 Chip

April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New USB Modem supports roaming across different 2GHz WiMAX networks
TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
Quanta Microsystems, a leading provider of Wireless Modems and Communications
Modules, and Beceem, a leading provider of 4G chips, today announced that Quanta
Microsystems is developing a next-generation 4G-WiMAX USB modem based on
Beceem`s BCSM350 4G-WiMAX chip. The new USB modem is specifically designed to
support all WiMAX deployments in the 2GHz band and enables roaming across
service providers, an increasingly important capability given the fast-growing
number of WiMAX networks and coverage footprint. Quanta Microsystems` new USB
modem provides 2GHz roaming at a price that is lower than that of traditional
WiMAX USB modems, an advantage enabled by the innovative wideband front-end
design that is part of the BCSM350`s reference design.

“The BCSM350 offers an ideal combination of high-performance delivered at
low-power, and the reference design is enhanced by significant product-level
innovations to enable low-cost USB modems that can roam across different WiMAX
networks,” said Lars Johnsson, vice president of marketing and business
development for Beceem Communications. “We believe the wideband front-end
combined with increased uplink performance and reduced power consumption makes
the BCSM350 the most suitable 4G-WiMAX chip for mobile applications.”

“Quanta Microsystems is one of the established leaders in the WiMAX Industry,”
said Stanley Wang, vice president of marketing at Quanta Microsystems. “We
expect that the BCSM350`s superior wideband 4G performance will be a true market
differentiator for our WiMAX USB modem with increasing customer satisfaction and
market adoption.”

About Beceem Communications

Beceem is a leading provider of 4G semiconductors and offers a number of
single-chip solutions optimized for mobile devices and CPE markets. Beceem`s
products are WiMAX certified, exclusively power the CLEAR and Sprint 4G networks
in the United States and are validated against the WiMAX base stations from
major OEMs. http://www.beceem.com

Global Results Communications (GRC)
Ginny Edwards / Daniel Rhodes
949-608-0276
beceem@globalresultspr.com
or
Beceem Communications
Lars Johnsson
VP Marketing & Business Development
408-387-5007
ljohnsson@beceem.com

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Beceem & M-Skylink Launch “Retail-Ready” 4G-WiMAX Platform

April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Retail-Ready Platform Promotes Quick and Wide Adoption of 4G-WiMAX USB Modems
Across Different 2GHz WiMAX Networks
TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
M-Skylink, a leading provider of Wireless Connection Manager solutions, and
Beceem, a leading provider of 4G chips, today announced the launch of a
“retail-ready” USB reference design platform that can be used for fast
development of 4G-WiMAX USB modems that are targeting the retail or wholesale
market. The “retail-ready” platform provides a complete turnkey reference design
solution comprised of Beceem`s BCSM350 4G-WiMAX chip and a complete Connection
Manager, Device Authentication and Management Software package from M-Skylink.

One of the compelling advantages of the “retail-ready” platform is that the
resulting devices are ensured to support the WiMAX Forum profile 1.0
specifications, and the Connection Manager is based on “Common API”
specifications to ensure an open development and interoperability environment.
M-Skylink`s wireless connection manager has been deployed in numerous networks,
and having it pre-integrated with Beceem`s IOT and field-proven 4G-WiMAX chip
will further accelerate the device development timelines while simultaneously
reducing the risk and cost of bringing new devices to market. The “retail-ready”
platform is also expected to comply with the WiMAX Forum retail profile.

“The first wave of 4G-WiMAX devices was purchased by service providers who sold
them to their subscribers, but the open channel devices enabled by the Beceem
and M-Skylink`s `retail-ready` platform should drive further expansion of the
4G-WiMAX device ecosystem by providing an easy-to-productize platform that
allows device innovation at low cost,” said Lars Johnsson, vice president of
marketing and business development for Beceem Communications.

“Service providers are looking for ways to bring more innovative devices into
their networks more quickly, and our Connection Manager integrated with Beceem`s
4G-WiMAX solution enables them go-to-market in the shortest possible time,” said
Alex Dee, vice president for M-Skylink. “Our Connection Manager is highly
customizable and can be integrated into any operating system, further broadening
the appeal of the `retail-ready` platform business model.”

About Beceem Communications

Beceem is a leading provider of 4G semiconductors and offers a number of
single-chip solutions optimized for mobile devices and CPE markets. Beceem`s
products are WiMAX certified, exclusively power the CLEAR and Sprint 4G networks
in the United States and are validated against the WiMAX base stations from
major OEMs. http://www.beceem.com/

Media Contacts:
Global Results Communications (GRC)
Ginny Edwards / Daniel Rhodes
+1 949-608-0276
beceem@globalresultspr.com
or
Beceem Communications
Lars Johnsson
VP Marketing & Business Development
+1 408-387-5007
ljohnsson@beceem.com

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Quanta Microsystems Announces 4G-WiMAX Wideband USB Modem Enabled by Beceem`s High-Performance BCSM350 Chip

April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New USB Modem supports roaming across different 2GHz WiMAX networks
TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
Quanta Microsystems, a leading provider of Wireless Modems and Communications
Modules, and Beceem, a leading provider of 4G chips, today announced that Quanta
Microsystems is developing a next-generation 4G-WiMAX USB modem based on
Beceem`s BCSM350 4G-WiMAX chip. The new USB modem is specifically designed to
support all WiMAX deployments in the 2GHz band and enables roaming across
service providers, an increasingly important capability given the fast-growing
number of WiMAX networks and coverage footprint. Quanta Microsystems` new USB
modem provides 2GHz roaming at a price that is lower than that of traditional
WiMAX USB modems, an advantage enabled by the innovative wideband front-end
design that is part of the BCSM350`s reference design.

“The BCSM350 offers an ideal combination of high-performance delivered at
low-power, and the reference design is enhanced by significant product-level
innovations to enable low-cost USB modems that can roam across different WiMAX
networks,” said Lars Johnsson, vice president of marketing and business
development for Beceem Communications. “We believe the wideband front-end
combined with increased uplink performance and reduced power consumption makes
the BCSM350 the most suitable 4G-WiMAX chip for mobile applications.”

“Quanta Microsystems is one of the established leaders in the WiMAX Industry,”
said Stanley Wang, vice president of marketing at Quanta Microsystems. “We
expect that the BCSM350`s superior wideband 4G performance will be a true market
differentiator for our WiMAX USB modem with increasing customer satisfaction and
market adoption.”

About Beceem Communications

Beceem is a leading provider of 4G semiconductors and offers a number of
single-chip solutions optimized for mobile devices and CPE markets. Beceem`s
products are WiMAX certified, exclusively power the CLEAR and Sprint 4G networks
in the United States and are validated against the WiMAX base stations from
major OEMs. http://www.beceem.com

Global Results Communications (GRC)
Ginny Edwards / Daniel Rhodes
949-608-0276
beceem@globalresultspr.com
or
Beceem Communications
Lars Johnsson
VP Marketing & Business Development
408-387-5007
ljohnsson@beceem.com

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Beceem & M-Skylink Launch “Retail-Ready” 4G-WiMAX Platform

April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Retail-Ready Platform Promotes Quick and Wide Adoption of 4G-WiMAX USB Modems
Across Different 2GHz WiMAX Networks
TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
M-Skylink, a leading provider of Wireless Connection Manager solutions, and
Beceem, a leading provider of 4G chips, today announced the launch of a
“retail-ready” USB reference design platform that can be used for fast
development of 4G-WiMAX USB modems that are targeting the retail or wholesale
market. The “retail-ready” platform provides a complete turnkey reference design
solution comprised of Beceem`s BCSM350 4G-WiMAX chip and a complete Connection
Manager, Device Authentication and Management Software package from M-Skylink.

One of the compelling advantages of the “retail-ready” platform is that the
resulting devices are ensured to support the WiMAX Forum profile 1.0
specifications, and the Connection Manager is based on “Common API”
specifications to ensure an open development and interoperability environment.
M-Skylink`s wireless connection manager has been deployed in numerous networks,
and having it pre-integrated with Beceem`s IOT and field-proven 4G-WiMAX chip
will further accelerate the device development timelines while simultaneously
reducing the risk and cost of bringing new devices to market. The “retail-ready”
platform is also expected to comply with the WiMAX Forum retail profile.

“The first wave of 4G-WiMAX devices was purchased by service providers who sold
them to their subscribers, but the open channel devices enabled by the Beceem
and M-Skylink`s `retail-ready` platform should drive further expansion of the
4G-WiMAX device ecosystem by providing an easy-to-productize platform that
allows device innovation at low cost,” said Lars Johnsson, vice president of
marketing and business development for Beceem Communications.

“Service providers are looking for ways to bring more innovative devices into
their networks more quickly, and our Connection Manager integrated with Beceem`s
4G-WiMAX solution enables them go-to-market in the shortest possible time,” said
Alex Dee, vice president for M-Skylink. “Our Connection Manager is highly
customizable and can be integrated into any operating system, further broadening
the appeal of the `retail-ready` platform business model.”

About Beceem Communications

Beceem is a leading provider of 4G semiconductors and offers a number of
single-chip solutions optimized for mobile devices and CPE markets. Beceem`s
products are WiMAX certified, exclusively power the CLEAR and Sprint 4G networks
in the United States and are validated against the WiMAX base stations from
major OEMs. http://www.beceem.com/

Media Contacts:
Global Results Communications (GRC)
Ginny Edwards / Daniel Rhodes
+1 949-608-0276
beceem@globalresultspr.com
or
Beceem Communications
Lars Johnsson
VP Marketing & Business Development
+1 408-387-5007
ljohnsson@beceem.com

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AWB Introduces Versatile 4G-WiMAX CPE Platform Utilizing Beceem`s Next-Generation BCS5350 Chip

April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New CPE Supports High-End Features at Low-End Price Points
TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
Accton Wireless Broadband Corp. (AWB), a leading provider of Wireless Broadband
Modems, and Beceem, a leading provider of 4G chips, today announced the launch
of AWB`s new CPE (customer premise equipment) platform built on Beceem`s BCS5350
4G-WiMAX chip. The CPE platform is designed to allow AWB to bring to market
different CPEs from a basic data modem to a high-end CPE with support for
multiple Voice and Data connections plus integrated WiFi. Using the same BCS5350
chip for all CPE platforms significantly reduces AWB`s development time and cost
by leveraging Beceem`s versatile “CPE platform.” The CPE platform supports full
data throughput with simultaneous support of two VoIP lines and WiFi AP stack,
and all required networking, routing and security software.

“AWB is well known for its high-performance WiMAX modems, and the BCS5350 –
with its Twin Turbo and integrated VoIP support — offers an ideal combination
of increased performance with a significantly reduced bill of materials,” said
Aditya Agrawal, senior director of marketing for Beceem Communications. “Having
a single-chip with high performance and low price is just what the WiMAX
industry needs as it enters a next phase of market growth.”

“Beceem is one of AWB`s key strategic partners in the WiMAX CPEs development,
and AWB is very happy to have the opportunity to work with Beceem for BC5350
development. The BCS5350 is one of the perfect products to allow us to extend
our advanced CPE product lines by simultaneously increasing our high-performance
capabilities, while also enabling significant product and development cost
reductions,” said Ray Lee, President at AWB. “We clearly expect our new CPE
products to extend our leading position in the high-end CPE market that we have
earned with unique devices based on earlier generations of Beceem WiMAX chips.”

Sampling since Q1, the BCS5350 supports simultaneous Data, Voice and WiFi
capabilities and the Twin Turbo Uplink innovation.

About AWB

Established in 2006, Accton Wireless Broadband Corp. (AWB), part of the Accton
Group, develops WiMAX devices for fixed and mobile solutions being compliant
with IEEE802.16e wave 2 standards. Partnering with leading telecommunication
vendors and operators, AWB has developed a best-of-breed WiMAX CPE that enables
next generation broadband-centric anytime, anywhere access. For more
information, please visit www.awbnetworks.com.

About Beceem Communications

Beceem is a leading provider of 4G semiconductors and offers a number of
single-chip solutions optimized for mobile devices and CPE markets. Beceem`s
products are WiMAX certified, exclusively power the CLEAR and Sprint 4G networks
in the United States and are validated against the WiMAX base stations from
major OEMs. http://www.beceem.com/

Media Contacts:
Global Results Communications (GRC)
Ginny Edwards / Daniel Rhodes
+1 949-608-0276
beceem@globalresultspr.com
or
Beceem Communications
Lars Johnsson
VP Marketing & Business Development
+1 408-387-5007
ljohnsson@beceem.com
or
Accton Wireless Broadband Corp.
Lucille Lu
Sr. Marketing Director
+886-3-505-3503
lucille_lu@awbnetworks.com

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Industry Leaders Announce Initiative to Accelerate Interoperable WiMAX 2 Solutions built upon IEEE 802.16m

April 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Building upon the success of WiMAX Release 1, industry leaders announce the
creation ofthe WiMAX 2 Collaboration Initiative (WCI) to accelerate the WiMAX 2
ecosystem
TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
Leading WiMAX silicon suppliers, equipment makers and research organizations
have announced a new initiative to accelerate interoperability of the next
release of WiMAX technology, WiMAX 2, based upon the IEEE 802.16m standard.
802.16m builds upon 802.16e by adding new capabilities while maintaining
backward compatibility. It meets the International Telecommunications Union
requirements for 4G or “IMT-Advanced,” delivering higher system capacity – peak
rates of more than 300 Mbps – lower latency and increased VoIP capacity. The
performance gains will enable WiMAX operators to keep up with the explosion in
demand for rich, multimedia mobile applications and devices which increasingly
require high speed, on-the-go connectivity.

The 802.16m air interface standard definition began in 2006 in the IEEE as a
follow-on to 802.16e, and is expected to be completed in the 2nd half of 2010.

As the 4G wireless broadband industry begins to take shape, it is imperative to
evolve the industry model to create a better value chain for service providers.
With this goal in mind, leading WiMAX vendors Alvarion, Beceem, GCT
Semiconductor, Intel, Motorola, Samsung, Sequans, XRONet and ZTE as well as the
Taiwanese research organization, ITRI, have launched the WiMAX 2 Collaboration
Initiative (WCI). The group will work closely with the WiMAX Forum to accelerate
the implementation of interoperable system profiles for WiMAX 2 equipment and
devices with the goal of improving the economics of mobile broadband. The
objectives of the group include:

* Technology collaboration and joint performance benchmarking;
* Joint testing of 4G applications over WiMAX 2 solutions;
* Early network level interoperability testing;
* Plugfests to prepare for WiMAX Forum certification.

“The Taiwanese device manufacturing ecosystem is already providing all manner of
clients today – standalone modems, USB dongles, embedded modules for PCs, mobile
Internet devices, handsets and CE devices – for Release 1 of WiMAX,” said Dr.
Cheng-Wen Wu, General Director of Information & Communications Research
Laboratories and VP of ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute). “ITRI
has demonstrated great dedication to developing WiMAX technology and will
strongly support early commercialization of 802.16m.”

“UQ is very pleased with the creation of the 802.16m Collaboration Group. UQ
believes WCI will contribute to accelerate build up of the 802.16m ecosystem. UQ
has a strong intention to upgrade its network to 802.16m to provide an even
higher level of mobile broadband services to our customers,” said Dr. Fumio
Watanabe, CTO of UQ Communications, Inc.”

The WiMAX industry is seeing a non-linear shift in mobile broadband usage models
- similar in magnitude to that experienced when people went from dial-up to
broadband. Consumers on some WiMAX networks are consuming 7-10 GB of data per
month. WiMAX 1 ushered in a new, open model for high speed, wireless Internet
and WiMAX 2 will keep pushing the envelope to help operators keep up with
insatiable demand.

“The wireless industry is convinced that the growing volume of data consumers
are eating up is a bad thing,” said Mike Sievert, Chief Commercial Officer,
Clearwire. “But for us, our spectrum position gives us tremendous capacity and
the ability to meet the explosive demand for mobile broadband. Today our CLEAR
mobile customers are using an average of more than 7GB of data per month on our
network. And while other companies are considering how to curtail usage, we
simply say to our customers, here`s the Internet: the world in the palm of your
hand – enjoy it.”

“These improvements are a great forward step for the WiMAX community in meeting
the capacity demands of 4G customers all over the world,” said Iyad Tarazi, Vice
President of Network Development at Sprint.

The group will issue detailed milestones and delivery schedules within the next
3-6 months with the goal to support the WiMAX Forum`s readiness to certify
commercial products by late 2011. The group includes the top suppliers of WiMAX
silicon and equipment, providing solutions to more than one hundred Mobile WiMAX
operators worldwide.

Supporting quotes from all group members (in alphabetical order).

“Alvarion has been a strong advocate of open standards and interoperable
solutions that help foster a complete ecosystem,” said Mohammad Shakouri,
Corporate Vice President of Innovation and Marketing for Alvarion. “We believe
WiMAX 2 is a natural evolution of the technology that will allow the operators
to strive to seamlessly enhance the performance of their current networks. We
look forward to working with the industry leaders to bring the technology early
to the market.”

“Beceem has already announced that its next generation chip will support all 4G
standards and networks, and we are excited to be part of the strong ecosystem
that is embracing WiMAX 2,” said Lars Johnsson, Vice President of Marketing and
Business Development for Beceem Communications. “Many WiMAX service providers
rely on devices that are based on our 4G chips, and they are looking forward to
adopting next generation devices that will allow them to migrate their networks
to WiMAX 2, which will in turn allow them to provide higher connection speeds,
and to do so at further increased network efficiency.”

“As the industry leading supplier of WiMAX single-chip solutions with the
largest worldwide deployment and over two million single-chips shipped to major
operators worldwide, GCT is looking forward to playing a key role in this new
initiative to accelerate WiMAX Release 2 solutions based upon the 802.16m
standard,” commented Dr. KH Lee, President and CEO of GCT Semiconductor. “We
will work closely with members of this initiative to quickly bring WiMAX 2 to
market and to enable new devices that require higher capacity by fully
leveraging GCT`s extensive experience to build up a mature WiMAX ecosystem
worldwide.”

“Intel is pleased to see strong ecosystem support emerging to accelerate WiMAX 2
capabilities,” said Pouya Taaghol, CTO of Intel`s Mobile Wireless Group. “Intel
has been a leader in driving the IEEE 802.16m standard and will work closely
with this group and the WiMAX Forum to ensure WiMAX 2 meets the needs of
operators facing explosive demand for mobile data and services.”

“Motorola`s WiMAX leadership is driven by our commitment to WiMAX, proven by our
extensive portfolio of access points and customer premises equipment,” said
Bruce Brda, Senior Vice President And General Manager, Motorola Networks
business. “Motorola Networks will continue to provide technology choice to
operators by advancing to 802.16m while assuring investment protection,
unprecedented 4G performance enhancements and a robust ecosystem.”

Woonsub Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of the Telecommunication Systems
Business, Samsung Electronics, said, “We`re strongly committed to accelerating
the development and commercialization of WiMAX 2 solutions based on the 802.16m
standard as Samsung was the first in the world to commercialize WiMAX 1
solutions. We are confident that the WCI will rapidly expand the Mobile WiMAX
market to provide mobile Internet to people in all corners of the globe,” he
added.

“As a leader in 4G chip technology, Sequans is committed to the continued
advancement of WiMAX and to the support of this important industry effort that
will benefit the entire ecosystem,” said Georges Karam, CEO, Sequans.

“XRONet is focused on providing the best WiMAX chipsets optimized for mobile
devices. XRONet is committed to developing next generation WiMAX chipsets for
802.16m providing better performance and higher capacity than current 802.16e
solutions,” said Will (Hyungwon) Kim, CEO, XRONet. With its broad range of
devices & equipment in service for years, WiMAX is a mature technology and is
the fastest ramping 4G technology in the world. As leading companies start
providing 802.16m products over the next two years, WiMAX will be in an even
stronger position to deliver the most advanced 4G solutions.”

“ZTE is a leading supplier of 4G end-to-end solutions. For the past few years,
ZTE has played an important role in promoting the WiMAX ecosystem,” said Sean
Cai, Deputy General Manager of ZTE WiMAX Product Line, ZTE USA. “We are
committed to future WiMAX evolution, and continue to invest in the 802.16m
standard and technology development.”

GolinHarris
Becca Harpham, +1-972-341-2527
bharpham@golinharris.com

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TaiSPO Stars: Riding the e-bike Towards a Brighter Future

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
Joy Ride Tech Co., Ltd. has created an exciting range of green devices for
travel and fun by land, water and air.

In recent years, the company, which has specialized in developing high-quality
electric vehicles since its establishment in 2002, has made huge breakthroughs
in the development of environmentally friendly transportation devices,
incorporating electric engines with energy-saving designs.

For land, Joy Ride has designed the e-bike, folding e-bike, e-scooter, e-go
kart, and e-ATV vehicles. For water, the company has created the e-boat,
e-surfboard, e-rubber dinghy, and e-motor; whilst those wishing to take to the
skies can choose Joy Ride’s e-paragliding or e-delta wings.

Recently the company successfully applied for a U.S. patent for the design of
its e-surfboard, which boasts a maximum speed of 35 km per hour, utilizing a
water-turbine as a drive motor.

This innovative surfboard is not only perfect for water-sports enthusiasts, but
its environmentally friendly design and streamlined shape ensures that the
device creates no noise or pollution. Surfers can enjoy a brand new water sports
experience, whilst Joy Ride’s specialized technology ensures catching a wave
will not be a problem. The e-surfboard should be able to operate for up to 20
minutes when fully charged.

Another important aspect of Joy Ride’s thoughtful design is that e-bike riders
can choose between full electric-powered or assisted electric-powered riding.

In an age in which many people are choosing to ride a bicycle rather than take
the car to save energy and reduce carbon emissions, there is no doubt that Joy
Ride’s utility e-products are a smart choice for today’s traveler.

Visit Joy Ride Tech Co., Ltd. in TaiSPO (Taipei International Sporting Goods
Show) from 29 April to 2 May, 2010 at NANGANG Exhibition Hall.

More information please go to http://www.taispo.com.tw

To pre-register online, please visit

http://www.taispo.com.tw/en_US/member/visitor/preregister.html

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TAITRA
Valentina Pien, 886-2-2725-5200 ext. 2865
valentina@taitra.org.tw

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TaiSPO Stars: Sportsman Corp. Launches Turbo Tent

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

TAIPEI, Taiwan–(Business Wire)–
One of Taiwan’s leading tent manufacturers, Sportsman Corp., recently launched a
series of innovative products to transform the outdoor camping experience.

The 30-second Turbo tent offers outdoor enthusiasts a rapidly pitching tent that
combines innovative design with technology. Using its patented frame system,
Sportsman Corp. designed a family-sized tent that can be pitched in just a few
minutes. The 30-second Turbo tent is made of exceptionally high-quality,
waterproof Ripstop fabric, proven to resist the heaviest rain whilst remaining
tape-sealed to prevent wind-leakage.

Sportsman Corp, which has manufactured tents in Taiwan since 1975, also offers
the brand new Turbo Canopy – a specially designed lightweight, compact-packing
shelter. An optional sunroom can be easily clipped to the frame, providing a
sheltered, shaded area for meals and relaxation. Whether you are planning an
expedition into the bush or just getting away for a weekend, the Turbo Tent is
the perfect choice for happy campers.

Sportsman Corp. has developed over 100 different styles of tent, ranging from
lightweight one-man designs, weighing no more than 1kg, to heavy-duty military
canvas tents weighing up to 200kg.

Visit Sportsman Corp. in TaiSPO (Taipei International Sporting Goods Show) from
29 April to 2 May, 2010 at NANGANG Exhibition Hall.

More information please go to http://www.taispo.com.tw

To pre-register online, please visit

http://www.taispo.com.tw/en_US/member/visitor/preregister.html

Photo:

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TAITRA
Valentina Pien, 886-2-2725-5200 ext. 2865
valentina@taitra.org.tw

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More people in Taiwan see themselves as Taiwanese, not Chinese

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

More people in Taiwan see themselves as Taiwanese, not ChineseTaipei – More Taiwan residents consider themselves Taiwanese rather than Chinese, reflecting their identification with Taiwan, a government survey showed Thursday.

According to the poll of 1,113 adults by the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, 65 per cent considered themselves Taiwanese, and 11.5 per cent saw themselves as Chinese.

But 82.7 per cent saw themselves as being both Taiwanese and Chinese, the survey showed.

The commission began the survey three years ago. Those who considered themselves Taiwanese stood at 63 per cent in 2007 and 66 per cent in 2008.

The proportion of those who saw themselves as Chinese has been dropping steadily – from 15.4 per cent in 2007 and 13.6 per cent in 2008.

Taiwan, which was part of China, was colonized by Japan from 1895 until 1945 when Japan lost World War II and returned Taiwan to China.

In 1949, the Chinese Nationalist government lost the Chinese Civil War to the Communists and fled to Taiwan to set up its government-in-exile.

Because of the Japanese occupation and Chinese troops’ repression of Taiwanese from 1947 until the 1950s, many Taiwan natives resent China and consider themselves Taiwanese rather than Chinese. (dpa)

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Taiwan man sews up rival’s lips over money spat

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Taipei – A Taiwan man has been arrested for allegedly sewing up the lips of another man to stop him from talking about a disagreement over money, Taiwan television reported Thursday.

The accused, identified only by his surname Wang, decided to punish another man for talking to others about a money dispute between the two, the television channel ETTV reported.

While Wang’s friends overpowered the victim, whose name was given as Chang, Wang allegedly used a needle and thread late Tuesday to sew up Chang’s mouth, ETTV said.

Both Wang and Chang are about 20.

Neighbours in Taichung in western Taiwan heard Chang’s screams and alerted police, who arrived at the scene and arrested Wang.

Chang received treatment at a hospital.

“When we saw Chang, his lips had been sewed up with five stitches, and there was blood all over his face,” said Yang Chao-sung of the Hotzuo Police Station in Taichung. “We have never seen anything like that.” (dpa)

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Sania makes a shocking first round exit from French Open

May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Paris, May 26 (IANS) Sania Mirza crashed out of French Open first round, losing 4-6, 6-7(3) to Kazakhstan’s Galina Voskoboeva at Roland Garros here Tuesday.

Sania, ranked 91, fought hard but failed to measure upto her 95th ranked opponent in their second meeting. The two are now levelled 1-1 and had previously met in hard courts of San Diego in 2005, where Sania had beaten Voskoboeva.

The 22-year-old Hyderabadi committed 10 double faults with a poor 27 per cent second serve in the 99-minute clash.

The Kazakh girl was quick to race ahead 4-2 after an early break in the first set and after couple of easy holds went 1-0 up. Sania had her opportunities but wasted four break points.

Voskoboeva began the second set in the same vein, breaking Sania’s serve in the very first game only to drop her’s in the second. The Kazakh then pulled one off in the seventh game for a 4-3 lead but Sania broke back in tenth to enforce a tie-break where Voskoboeva prevailed.

Sania will now compete in the doubles event, where she partnering Chia-Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei(Taiwan) will open against Turkey’s Ipek Senoglu and Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer.

Sania had missed the French Open last year due to a chronic wrist injury that sidelined her for much of last year. She hasn’t had much matches on clay this season though she participated in the Madrid Masters doubles after failing to make it to the singles main draw.

Sania has never moved beyond the second round of the French Open.

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Taiwan president starts visit to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador

May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Taipei – Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou left Tuesday on a visit to Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador as he sought to shore up ties with three of the 23 countries that diplomatically recognize Taiwan.

The main purpose of his trip is to attend the June 1 inauguration of El Salvador president-elect Mauricio Funes, but he is to also visit Belize and Guatemala to strengthen relations.

Before his departure, Ma thanked Taipei’s diplomatic allies for their support for Taiwan’s return to the United Nations and its various organizations.

He assured them that Taiwan’s improving ties with China would not affect Taiwan’s friendship with – and aid to – Taipei’s diplomatic allies.

“The purpose of our improving ties with China is to reduce tension, create peace and normalize economic ties,” Ma said while receiving a group of Latin American military officers a few hours before his departure. “This effort will not affect our long-standing friendship with our diplomatic allies.”

“Our cooperation projects with diplomatic allies will not decrease,” he said. “If, after evaluation, we find it necessary to extend or expand the cooperation projects, we are happy to do so.”

Ma and his delegation left Tuesday afternoon in a chartered plane, which carried a load of medical supplies to be donated to the three allies.

The Taiwan government did not announce the amount and content of the medical supplies, but it is believed they would help fight the new strain of the H1N1 flu virus, more commonly known as swine flu.

According to the World Health Organization, the H1N1 outbreak has caused 12,954 human infections and 93 deaths as of Tuesday.

Ma’s delegation members include government officials, reporters, first lady Chow Mei-ching, five college students who major in Spanish and a band that is to perform in Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador.

In El Salvador, Ma is to hold talks with leaders of Taiwan’s allies and meet with leaders from countries that do not have diplomatic ties with Taiwan who are also to attend Funes’ inauguration. (dpa)

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Taiwan arrests Chinese tourist on charges of spying

May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Taipei – Taiwan has arrested a Chinese tourist on charges of gathering military intelligence for Beijing, a newspaper said Tuesday.

Ma Zhongfei, the manager of a Chinese science and technology company, was arrested about 4 pm Monday when he walked into the Recruit Centre of National Armed Forces on the Keelung Road in Taipei and took photos inside the building, the Liberty Times reported.

As the centre is a military establishment, he was arrested and handed over to the military police for questioning.

Ma claimed that he was passing the recruitment centre and had no intention to steal military secrets, but the military police remanded him into the prosecutor’s custody on charges of “illegal entry of military facility.”

Under Taiwanese law, “illegal entry of military facility” carries a maximum one-year jail term.

The Liberty Times said that Ma is visiting Taiwan at the invitation of a Taiwan company, without saying if he came alone or as part of a Chinese delegation.

The paper printed a photo showing Ma handcuffed as he was being led away by police.

This is the first case of Taiwan’s catching a “Chinese spy” since Taipei opened its door to Chinese tour groups on in July 2008. Since then, some 500,000 Chinese tourists have visited Taiwan with tour groups.

Ma’s arrest came one day after President Ma Ying-jeou called Taiwan-China ties as at their best point in 60 years. Ma has been pushing for cross-strait peace since he took office on In May 2008.

On Tuesday afternoon, Wu Poh-hsiung, chairman of Taiwan’s ruling Chinese Nationalist Party, is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing to discuss expanding cross-strait ties, including signing a framework pact similar the free trade agreement.

Taiwan and China have been split since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. Although tension has thawed in recent years, the two sides are still technically at war with each other.(dpa)

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Taiwan’s April export orders fall 20.9 per cent

May 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Taipei  – Taiwan’s April export orders fell 20.9 per cent due to slumping demand caused by the global financial crisis, the Economics Ministry said Monday.

In April, Taiwan received foreign orders worth 25.1 billion US dollars, down 20.9 per cent year-on-year.

For the January-April period, export orders totalled 86.86 billion US dollars, down 27.3 per cent from the same period a year ago, the ministry said.

Export orders point to delivery three months later and are an important economic indicator.

Taiwan’s economy depends mainly on exports. About 40 per cent of exports go to China, and analysts hope that the fast-improving Taipei-Beijing ties will result in China buying more Taiwanese goods, and sending more tourists to Taiwan.(dpa)

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