Although digital home products will hit the market in force soon, Quanta Computer sees the notebook PC as the best candidate to act as the home server, according to company chairman Barry Lam at the third annual IAFA 2004 (Information Appliances Forum Asia 2004). The conference was held during Computex 2004 on June 2.
Lam indicated that the keys to developing the digital home business model are: developing a consumer electronics (CE) brand that is known as a knowledge and content provider; providing the latest technology at competitive prices; and efficient production and fulfillment.
Toshiba executive vice president Atsutoshi Nishida said that notebooks will set the core technology standards and become the most important digital home product. A notebook can satisfy all the needs of consumers looking for3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) products, he added.
The notebook may already be a commodity, but it can be decommoditized and made into a high-value, innovative product by continuous upgrades, Nishida said.
The key to success in the market is “JDE” (Judgement, Decision-making and Execution), said Nishida. He explained that it will only be through making the correct decisions, implementing projects to plan, and retaining momentum that notebook makers will find success.
Atsutoshi Nishida, Toshiba executive vice president.
Photo: David Tzeng, DigiTimes.
Article translated by Jessie Shen and edited by Zoran Pavlovski
