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Tuesday 26 December 2017
Taiwan ODMs looking to transform into industrial brands, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, commenting on Taiwan ODMs' future development, has pointed out that most makers have been keen on transforming themselves into industrial brands similar...
Thursday 15 June 2017
Wistron business growth sees rebound
Wistron has seen its business growth rebound significantly over the past months and is confident that its performance in 2017 will be better than that recorded a year earlier, according...
Thursday 16 June 2016
Wistron expects strong 2016, say executives
Wistron chairman Simon Lin is optimistic the company's 2016 operations will improve significantly and its revenue ratio for the first and second halves of 2016 will reach 45:55, changing...
Thursday 30 July 2015
Wistron chairman expresses concerns about China supply chain takeover
Commenting on the Taiwan government's recent project of providing NT$500 billion (US$15.91 billion) loans to Taiwan's medium-to-large size enterprises, Wistron chairman Simon Lin is...
Friday 20 December 2013
Wistron expects 60% of 2014 revenues generated from non-notebook products
Wistron expects revenues generated from its notebook ODM business to account for 40% of its total revenues in 2014, down from 45% at the end of 2013, while sales of other product lines...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Wistron plans to enhance AOpen business model
Wistron is planning to transform its digital signage subsidiary AOpen from a simple hardware supplier to an software/hardware integrator and service provider, pushing a diversified...
Monday 19 August 2013
Wistron to start business reorganization
Wistron chairman Simon Lin announced at a supply chain conference on August 19 that the company plans to start a business reorganization in the near future. The company will focus...
Friday 22 February 2013
Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among the industry players, Wistron chairman Simon Lin has told Digitimes in a recent interview...
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Wistron to lower notebook revenue contribution to below 40% by 2015, says chairman
Wistron will gradually shift its focus from notebook to non-notebook businesses with its after-sales service business starting to see rapid growth in 2013, and its IT product recycling...
Thursday 23 June 2011
PC industry should be re-evaluated, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, on June 22, commenting on the impact of tablet PCs, described Apple's launch of iPad as a never-seen move, and it will take some time to figure out how...
Thursday 23 June 2011
Notebook industry may not see peak season effects in 2H11
The notebook industry is unlikely to return to its usual seasonal pattern of having shipment proportions of 4:6 for the first and the second halves in 2011 as the US and Europe are...
Thursday 28 April 2011
Wistron estimates over 10% growth in notebook and LCD TV shipments in 2Q11
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, at the company's investors meeting on April 27, pointed out that the company's revenue performance in the first quarter of 2011 was lower than expected...
Thursday 16 December 2010
Rising Taiwan exchange rate to pose significant risk for IT industry in 2011, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, at TecMall Forum in Taiwan, pointed out that the notebook manufacturing industry will continue to face rising labor and material costs in 2011, but these...
Monday 26 April 2010
Wistron chairman expects only 50% of revenues to come from notebooks in 2011
Wistron chairman Simon Lin expects the company's revenue proportion from the notebook segment to drop to 50% in 2011, down from the company's estimated 65% for 2010, and enabling Wistron...
Thursday 23 July 2009
AOpen appoints new CEO
Bernie Tsai, president of AOpen, has been appointed as new CEO while chairman Simon Lin will no longer assume day-to-day control of the company, according to the company.