Inventec
Encyclopedia
Inventec Corporation is a Taiwan
-based Original Design Manufacturer
(ODM) making notebook computers, servers and mobile devices. Originally established in 1975 to develop and manufacture electronic calculators, the company has since grown significantly to become one of the world's top computer manufacturers. Major customers include Hewlett-Packard
, Toshiba
, Acer
, and Fujitsu-Siemens.
Inventec Corporation has major development and manufacturing facilities in China
, and is one of China's largest exporters. The company opened its first development center in China in 1991 and its first manufacturing facility in Shanghai in 1995. In addition, the company has configuration and service centers in the United States, Europe and Mexico.
The company has a work force of over 23,000 employees, including over 3,000 engineers. It partially owns a Japan-based mini notebook brand vendor, Kohjinsha
(KJS) which was established in Yokohama.
BESTA currently produces over 30 models on the market in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. BESTA also manufactures a line of language products designed specifically for the North American market, where it has become the leading provider of English/Chinese and English/Korean electronic dictionaries. In the US, BESTA products are sold under the BESTA (Chinese) or OPTIMEC (Korean) labels, and are exclusively distributed and serviced by Moy Sam Corporation (New York) and Maxmile Corporation (Los Angeles). In Canada, BESTA products are exclusively distributed and serviced by Modick Electronics. Their showroom and retail stores are found in Toronto and Markham.
Several BESTA models come with slots for inserting SD/MMC data cards containing additional specialized dictionaries (such as medical or business). It has been ranked in 1st place for "Taiwan's Ideal Electronic Dictionary Brand" for twelve consecutive years. The company is planning an IPO in the Taiwan Stock Exchange during the last quarter of 2007.
Key Development of Inventec Besta Co:
Year 1989—Inventec Besta Co., Ltd was founded.
Year 1994—Won the prize of National Award of Excellence by Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Year 1999—Merged with the Inventec's References System Division, Lin Kou Factory,and Inventec (Xi'an) Company
Year 1999—Quality management operation was certified ISO 9001 by SGS.。
Year 2000—Acquired Golden Atom Holdings Ltd. and invested in Besta Technology (HK) Co., Ltd.and Besta Technology (China) Co., Ltd
Year 2000—Won the "Excellent Product Awards" by Consumers Association
Year 2005—Earned "Invention and Creation Contribution Award" issued by Ministry Of Economic Affairs.
Year 2006—Ranked the 1st for "Taiwan's Ideal Electronic Dictionary Brand" for eleven consecutive years.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
-based Original Design Manufacturer
Original Design Manufacturer
An original design manufacturer is a company which designs and manufactures a product which is specified and eventually branded by another firm for sale. Such companies allow the brand firm to produce without having to engage in the organization or running of a factory...
(ODM) making notebook computers, servers and mobile devices. Originally established in 1975 to develop and manufacture electronic calculators, the company has since grown significantly to become one of the world's top computer manufacturers. Major customers include Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
, Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
, Acer
Acer (company)
Acer Incorporated is a multinational information technology and electronics corporation headquartered in Xizhi, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Acer's products include desktop and laptop PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals...
, and Fujitsu-Siemens.
Inventec Corporation has major development and manufacturing facilities in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, and is one of China's largest exporters. The company opened its first development center in China in 1991 and its first manufacturing facility in Shanghai in 1995. In addition, the company has configuration and service centers in the United States, Europe and Mexico.
The company has a work force of over 23,000 employees, including over 3,000 engineers. It partially owns a Japan-based mini notebook brand vendor, Kohjinsha
Kohjinsha
Kohjinsha is a Japanese PC manufacturer best known outside Japan for their current SA1F00 UMPC. In November 2006, the company announced KOHJINSHA SA, a series of lightweight computers of simple configuration, that come with a high specification for the price, attracting the attention of enthusiast...
(KJS) which was established in Yokohama.
Inventec BESTA
BESTA is an independent subsidiary company of the Inventec Group first launched in Taipei in 1989 to produce compact English/Chinese electronic dictionaries. BESTA has now become one of the leading consumer brands in Asia, and has expanded its product line to PDAs and translators in multiple languages (including Korean and Japanese).BESTA currently produces over 30 models on the market in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. BESTA also manufactures a line of language products designed specifically for the North American market, where it has become the leading provider of English/Chinese and English/Korean electronic dictionaries. In the US, BESTA products are sold under the BESTA (Chinese) or OPTIMEC (Korean) labels, and are exclusively distributed and serviced by Moy Sam Corporation (New York) and Maxmile Corporation (Los Angeles). In Canada, BESTA products are exclusively distributed and serviced by Modick Electronics. Their showroom and retail stores are found in Toronto and Markham.
Several BESTA models come with slots for inserting SD/MMC data cards containing additional specialized dictionaries (such as medical or business). It has been ranked in 1st place for "Taiwan's Ideal Electronic Dictionary Brand" for twelve consecutive years. The company is planning an IPO in the Taiwan Stock Exchange during the last quarter of 2007.
Key Development of Inventec Besta Co:
Year 1989—Inventec Besta Co., Ltd was founded.
Year 1994—Won the prize of National Award of Excellence by Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Year 1999—Merged with the Inventec's References System Division, Lin Kou Factory,and Inventec (Xi'an) Company
Year 1999—Quality management operation was certified ISO 9001 by SGS.。
Year 2000—Acquired Golden Atom Holdings Ltd. and invested in Besta Technology (HK) Co., Ltd.and Besta Technology (China) Co., Ltd
Year 2000—Won the "Excellent Product Awards" by Consumers Association
Year 2005—Earned "Invention and Creation Contribution Award" issued by Ministry Of Economic Affairs.
Year 2006—Ranked the 1st for "Taiwan's Ideal Electronic Dictionary Brand" for eleven consecutive years.
Mobile phones
- OKWAP
- J98
- PHS-I99
- PHS-PG900
- PHS-PG901
- PHS-I92
- PHS-i501
External links
- Inventec
- Inventec Appliance - Smart handheld products.
- OKWAP
- BESTA