Ability Enterprise, Altek April revenues down sequentially

May 9, 15:44

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw revenues for April slip 2.24% and 18.43% on month respectively, according to the companies.

Ability Enterprise expects sequential growth of 10% in 2Q12 revenues

Apr 30, 15:35

Taiwan-based camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects its consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 10% on quarter, the company said at an April 27 investors co...

Ability Enterprise, Altek March revenues up sequentially

Apr 11, 14:24

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw revenues for March grow on month by 10.97% and 36.98% respectively, according to the companies.

Ability to ship 18-megapixel 36x optical zoom digital cameras in 2H12

Mar 26, 14:38

Ability Enterprise plans to start shipments of 18-megapixel 36x optical zoom CMOS digital cameras in second-half 2012, company chairman Roger Tseng has told an investor conference.

Ability Enterprise, Altek see large sequential growth in February revenues

Mar 12, 10:15

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs, saw revenues for February increase on month by 117.19% and 86.47% respectively, according to the companies.

Ability, Altek see decreased December revenues

Jan 10, 11:12

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported unaudited revenues of NT$2.1 billion (US$69.3 million) and NT$1.358 billion respectively for December...

Notebooks expected to fully adopt HD quality webcams in 2H12

Dec 8, 01:45

Notebook players are expected to fully adopt high definition (HD) quality webcams into their notebook models in the second half of 2012 as Microsoft launches its Windows 8 and should...

Ability, Altek see 3Q11 profits rise

Oct 31, 10:53

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported profits for third-quarter 2011. Ability's net profit rose 134.7% sequentially to NT$415 million (US$14.3 million),...

Ability, Altek see 3Q11 revenues up

Oct 11, 10:57

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has reported revenues of NT$12.880 billion (US$440 million) for the third quarter, up 20.74% sequentially. Fellow maker Altek...

Notebook players pessimistic about ability of Ice Cream Sandwich to defeat iOS

Sep 22, 01:30

Notebook players, seeing that first-tier brand vendors such as RIM, Motorola and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are all backing away from the tablet PC bandwagon, are turning pessimistic about...

Ability obtains majority stake in lens maker

Sep 5, 10:50

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has revealed it has invested NT$367 million (US$12.7 million) to acquire a 52.24% stake in E-Pin Optical Industry, a Taiwan-based maker of...

Ability, Altek see 1H11 gross margins fall

Aug 29, 11:15

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw gross margins for first-half 2011 slip on year by 3.11 percentage points and 1.74 percentage points respectively mainly because...

Ability Enterprise expects to ship nearly 14 million digital cameras in 2H11

Aug 4, 10:49

Taiwan-based ODM maker Ability Enterprise, based on receiving of orders, expects to ship nearly 14 million digital cameras in the second half of 2011, resulting in a total shipment...

Ability Enterprise expects to ship 6 million digital cameras in 2Q11

Jun 22, 10:25

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship six million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2011, increasing 11.1% on quarter, according to the company.

Digital camera chassis maker AVY expects flat performance in 2011

Jun 16, 01:30

Taiwan-based digital camera chassis maker AVY Precision, facing downstream clients demanding price cuts, and a supply shortage of LCD panels and lenses, expects its revenues and profits...

Software designer Wistron ITS cooperates with Hitachi over landmark software

May 26, 01:40

Taiwan-based Wistron ITS, a software design subsidiary of Wistron, has recently cooperated with Japan-based Hitachi and plans to import the landmark information software GeoPDF, which...

Small-size panel shortage could impact 2Q11 DSC shipments

May 3, 01:10

Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers including Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical may see their DSC shipments in...

Ability Enterprise expects 5-10% sequential growth in 2Q11 digital camera shipments

May 2, 15:14

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects shipments in the second quarter of 2011 to increase 5-10% from 5.5 million units shipped in the preceding quarter to 5.78-6.05...

Ability, Altek announce 2010 dividends

Apr 26, 12:37

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek will distribute dividends of NT$3 (in cash) and NT$2.1 (NT$2 in cash and NT$0.1 in stock), respectively, for 2010, according to...

Taiwan hard drive component makers may face difficulty negotiating quotes

Apr 21, 01:30

As the hard drive market will be fully occupied by three major players following Western Digital's acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Seagate completes...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see mixed results for March

Apr 8, 12:37

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw March revenues drop 9.85% on year to NT$5.113 billion (US$173 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues for the month...

Japan earthquake: Taiwan digital camera industry to see limited short-term impact

Mar 17, 01:55

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek and Ability, in response to Japan's earthquake, pointed out that they have already confirmed with their Japan-based upstream CCD suppliers...

Ability Enterprise sees slight growth in February revenues

Mar 8, 02:25

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has announced revenues of NT$2.78 billion (US$94.74 million), up slightly 1.96% on month, while combined revenues from the first...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see January revenues down sequentially

Feb 11, 10:54

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw January revenues drop 11.53% sequentially to NT$2.729 billion (US$92.5 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues declined...

Ability Enterprise, Altek, Kinko suffer sequential decreases in December revenues

Jan 10, 13:08

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM/OEMs Ability Enterprise and Altek as well as optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical saw their revenues for December 2010 decrease on month by 36.83%,...

Ability Enterprise lowers 4Q10 shipment goal

Dec 14, 01:50

Ability Enterprise, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, has downwardly adjusted its target shipment volume for the fourth quarter of 2010 from an originally projected on-quarter...

Ability revenues down in November, Kinko hits record

Dec 7, 15:15

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw November revenues decrease slightly both on month and on year, while optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical hit record consolidated...

Ability Enterprise, Altek suffer sequential drops in October revenues

Nov 9, 02:10

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM makers of digital cameras, had revenues of NT$4.940 billion (US$159 million) and consolidated revenues of NT$3.852 billion,respectively,...

Ability Enterprise sees 3Q10 revenues hit record

Oct 25, 15:09

Ability Enterprise generated consolidated revenues of NT$13.865 billion (US$435 million) for the third quarter of 2010, the highest quarterly figure on record, according to the company...

Ability and Altek see sequential revenue growth in 3Q10

Oct 7, 01:55

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have both seen sequential growth in their third-quarter 2010 revenues, benefiting mainly by seasonality. As for the fourth quarter,...

Kodak withdraws charge against Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise

Oct 5, 01:20

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM maker Ability Enterprise on October 4 announced US-based Eastman Kodak has withdrawn from the US Court for the Western District of New York a charge...

Ability Enterprise acquires land in Taipei for building headquarters, R&D center

Sep 27, 12:13

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has acquired a plot of land of 4,072 square meters (43,828 square feet) located in a newly developed district of the Taipei area...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see increased August revenues

Sep 7, 11:11

Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM makers of digital cameras, on September 6 reported unaudited revenues for August, both rising on month and year.