News Release
VIA Announces VIA Technology Forum 2004 in Taipei and
Beijing
Fifth annual VIA Technology Forum to define the industry's
next step beyond today's digital lifestyle
Taipei, Taiwan, 8 April 2004 - VIA Technologies, Inc,
a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies
and PC platform solutions, today announced that the fifth
annual VIA Technology Forum 2004 (VTF2004) will be held
in Taipei on Thursday 3rd June and Beijing on Tuesday
8th June 2004 to showcase future technologies and design
innovations.
VTF2004 will consist of two one-day events with a compelling
programme of keynote presentations and technology seminars
given by senior VIA executives, industry experts, and
high level representatives of VIA's industry partners.
In an industry where digital convergence between the PC,
CE and mobile markets is fast becoming mainstream and
the digital lifestyle a reality, the question arises of
what lies ahead. VTF2004 will define the industry directions
on expanding business models and exciting new design innovations
and applications, with tracks covering upcoming technology
trends, product roadmaps and new market segments.
"Firmly established on the IT calendar, the fifth
VIA Technology Forum will provide an open forum for the
industry to share VIA's vision of the future of high definition
computing and digital entertainment," said Richard
Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies,
Inc. "VIA and our key industry partners will provide
vision and strategic insights on the applications and
opportunities of new markets beyond today's digital lifestyle."
Running alongside the forum seminars will be a technology
exhibition in the form of an on-site trade show for industry
partners to display and demonstrate their latest products,
technologies and services.
By again hosting VTF Taipei during the week of Computex
2004, with VTF Beijing on the following Tuesday, VIA will
enable overseas partners, sponsors, customers and media
to maximize their visit to Computex Taipei 2004.
For more information on VTF2004, including sponsorship
opportunities, agenda, location and registration details,
please visit our website at: http://www.via.com.tw/vtf
About the VIA Technology Forum 2003
VIA President and CEO Wenchi Chen opened VTF Taipei in
September 2003 to an audience of over 600 participants
from the extensive Taiwan PC infrastructure, including
over 120 media attendees, and introduced a high profile
agenda of keynote speakers from TSMC, AMD, Maxtor, Micron
and Phoenix. The following week, VTF Beijing attracted
over 450 regional PC OEMs, SIs, channel, developers and
Government officials to the Beijing International Hotel,
while VTF Tokyo drew over 300 attendees from the world's
leading digital multimedia and consumer electronics industry
to the Westin Hotel Tokyo.
The VTF2003 Technology tracks followed the Forum theme
of Total Connectivity: The Revolution, reflecting the
transition of the PC platform with a wide range of technology,
application and market subjects, and featured distinguished
speakers from Maxtor, Cadence, Cypress, Elpida, Hynix,
Kentron, Infineon, Nimble, Intervideo, ASE, Advantech,
S3 Graphics and IIT Bombay.
Attracting the support of over 40 key industry players,
of which 73% were return sponsors, VTF2003 clearly underlined
the strategic significance that the VIA Technology Forum
has established within the regional and global PC industry.
|
Print page
E-mail page
