Advantech targets US$1 billion revenues in 2013

Mar 1, 15:34

Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Advantech has announced 2012 total consolidated revenues of NT$27.552 billion (US$930 million), representing an on-year growth of 4.2% compared...

Latin America and Caribbean solar demand growing 45% annually out to 2017, according to NPD Solarbuzz

Jan 3, 12:06

Demand for solar energy across Latin America and the Caribbean is poised for explosive growth through 2017, with a forecast compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45%, according to...

Emerging markets predicted to bring stability to solar industry, says IMS Research

Nov 28, 14:20

Emerging markets are forecast to help bring stability to ailing solar industry, with up to 12GW of new solar capacity added in 2017 up from just 1.6GW in 2012, according to IMS Research...

Lenovo acquires CCE in Brazil

Sep 6, 01:40

Lenovo Group has announced the acquisition of CCE, which is a leader in PCs and consumer electronics in Brazil. The acquisition is expected to expand Lenovo's presence in the world's...

Trina Solar expands into Latin America

Sep 5, 10:02

Trina Solar, a China-based solar firm, has announced a new Santiago, Chile sales and business development presence as the firm's coverage now encompasses all the Americas including...

Asustek outlines future plans

Aug 30, 01:35

Asustek Computer hosted an investors conference on August 29, announcing that the company's sales performance in the second quarter was better than expected and achieved new records...

First Solar announces strategic alliance with Solar Chile

Oct 12, 11:50

Solar Chile, a subsidiary of Fundacion Chile, and First Solar, a US-based thin-film solar firm, has announced a strategic alliance to co-develop solar projects in Chile. First Solar...

Acer enjoying strong short-term notebook orders for Europe

Sep 22, 01:15

Acer, benefiting from Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) uncertainty about its PC business, has started receiving strong notebook orders from channels in Europe with volumes, as of September...

HP places strong notebook orders in May and June

May 17, 01:10

First-tier notebook brand vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently notified its upstream component partners that its component shortage issues have already been resolved with its...

Intel adjusts netbook strategy

Apr 14, 01:05

Intel has recently adjusted its netbook strategy and is set to cooperate with its partners including Asustek Computer and Acer to launch netbook devices priced below US$199 in regions...

Acer signs contract with China-based Sunning to further cut into China market

Feb 17, 01:05

Acer announced on February 16, that the company has signed contracts with China-based IT channel vendor Sunning Appliance for a two year, US$500 million worth sales agreement. Acer...

HP conservative about 1Q11 global notebook shipment growth due to expected decline in China market

Feb 1, 14:27

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has set a conservative target global shipment volume of 10.1-10.4 million notebooks for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of only 7-10% on year due to expected...

Notebook vendors eyeing Latin America market

Dec 8, 16:21

Vendors have been looking to the growth potential of the notebook and peripheral markets in Latin America, which is thought to be larger than that in China because of fast economic...