News Release September 22, 2003

Tatung’s "Digital Home" enriches your family life
  &  mobilizes your home entertainment

Computex Taipei ’03, 22 – 26 September 2003
Location of Booth: Hall 3 A21, G071

    • Products: Media Center PC (MCPC),
      LCD TV (17”, 23”, 27”, & 30”),
      LCD Monitor,
      Plasma Display Panel (42”, 46”, 50”, & 63”),
      Tablet PC(12.1”),
      Web Pad,
      Smart Display,
      3U Blade Server
      (Winner of Best System Integration Solution of Product Excellence Award in Linux World 2003),
    • Broadband Videophone
      IP Video Conferencing Set-Top Box,
      Multi-Media Web Phone,
    • TVR Box,
      Water Cooling System, and
      Peripherals
TATUNG this year in Computex ’03 materializes its vision by connecting most of its products together to construct a “ Digital Home “. In the simulation, visitors can feel and see how high tech be easily maneuvered for the benefit of people when family life can be of more fun and home entertainment be made mobile. As a diversified corporation of high tech strengths, Tatung also demonstrates its R&D advantages by introducing Media Center PC, LCD TV, PDP, Tablet PC, Web Pad, Smart Display, Server, Broadband Videophone, & Water Cooling System etc.

Media Center PC(MCPC)
Tatung Media Center PC is an integrated solution for all visual and audio demands that provides five modes of media function including My DVD, My TV, My Video, My Music and My Pictures. The built-in “TV Tuner Card” enables the MCPC to run features on the most advanced Windows XP Media Center Edition OS. To operate the five-mode functions, it only needs one remote control, as easy as operating any home appliances.

LCD TV & PDP
For the upcoming digital era, Tatung offers full line solution for display such as LCD TV (17”, 23”, 27”, & 30”), PDP(42”, 46”, 50”, & 63”), & LCD Monitor. Being the first company to announce its own brand 63” PDP in Taiwan in July this year, Tatung is also proud to be the one and only company in Taiwan that is capable of manufacturing display of full spectrum. With the high quality and highly functional digital devices, tatung makes home a place of more fun while cares individual’s need for freedom.

Tablet PC
Tatung 12.1” Tablet PC, Tangy TTAB-B12D, features a choice of Intel Pentium-M Processor LV 1.2 GB or ULV 900 MHz with HDD 30GB or Larger and memory expandable to 1GB. With 12.1-inch XGA display,
“Fingerprint recognition “ is the unique feature of Tatung Tablet PC. Besides all other features, it has an intelligent light sensor to adjust the screen brightness in response to user’s environment. The highly mobile device has gain favorite from professionals such as bankers, teachers, & doctors alike.

Web Pad
Tatung WebPad’s built-in 802.11b wireless network and GPRS/CDMA modules facilitate totally integrated wireless communication functionality. Its outstanding anti-shock and waterproof characteristics provide vertical market applications, including point-of-sales, e-Learning, e-logistics and even mobile administration, with unparalleled product values as compared to other portable devices in the market.
The ability to create better room for differentiation among system integrators is also one of Tatung WebPad’s critical successful factors. Based on Microsoft’s CE .NET, Viva 2.0 is a highly intuitive development tool enabling applications such as design, hardware configuration of GUI and software integration.

Blade Server
Tatung’s 2U Blade Server was awarded Blue Ribbon award by Japan’s Networkworld Magazine in June this year. Following the success, Tatung’s 3U Blade Server struck another prestigious honor in America to be the winner of Best System Integration Solution of Product Excellence Award in Linux World 2003. Our competitive edges of servers are low power consumption and less wire connection while providing powerful data management software for deployment, platform, power and workload management.

Broadband Videophone
By applying state-of-the-art voice and video transmission over the Internet technology, TATUNG TIA-8000 IP Broadband Videophone makes distant face-to-face real-time communication cheaper, easier and enjoyable.
Integrating with gatekeeper, VoIP gateways, TATUNG TIA-8000 Broadband Videophone allows users to make phone calls to regular PSTN phones and GSM mobile phones at the cheapest price. It is 100% free when calling from videophone to videophone. The only expense occurs is the monthly broadband Internet access fee, for example, the ADSL.

Water Cooling System
Introduced by Forward, a subsidiary of Tatung for computer peripheral and component, the advance water cooling system is of great potential in gaining 20% of market share. Compared to air cooling systems applied in PCs and servers, the most significant features of the water cooling system are excellent cooling/thermal efficiency and superior quietness performance. Each water cooling system can be a unique design through customization.

About Tatung
Tatung Company (www.tatung.com), with headquarter based in Taiwan, provides world-wide customers with integrated product services (IPS) that cover advanced research, product development, fast-prototyping, manufacturing, and global logistics throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Using such services, Tatung’s customers gain tremendous advantages of cost, speed, and seamless backend operation to stay ahead in today’s dynamic business environment. Tatung works with its customers in ODM/OEM model in which customers take products to the market with their brand names.
Tatung develops a vast array of products including PC’s, high-end servers, display products, information appliances, home appliances and power and energy products. With over 85 years of company history, Tatung represents one of the most successful and well-established companies in the IT industry. Tatung continues to renovate itself with values that have been highly recognized by customers and partners worldwide.

**This press release is also available in electronic form. Please kindly make your request to Miss Ming Ho, PR manager, (ming.ho@tatung.com) or Miss Angela Shih, PR specialist, (angela_shi@tatung.com).

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