Announcement

Goal of Leadership in Automation Emphasized at Conference

From July 14 through 16, Advantech held its Global Business Development Conference to celebrate its 15th year anniversary. The conference was held at Tashee Resort, a 5-star resort located not far from Taipei. Hundreds of guests attended, including Advantech's overseas vendors, manufacturers, distributors and customers, as well as many international and local members of the media and other industry VIPs. Representatives from Intel, Microsoft, Sharp and Intellution gave well-received keynote speeches.

This meeting was the first where all of Advantech's division groups (IC, IA, EPC and PPC) were represented. The theme was how to build on the experience of Advantech's first 15 years to become a leader in industrial automation in the 21st century. After the first day's speeches and receptions, attendees met in group-specific conferences to discuss and share issues and experiences with each other. Everyone considered both the content and the location of this conference as excellent.

EPC's Volume 91 Master Catalog Available in December

Advantech EPC group's new Master Catalog, volume 91, will contain all of EPC's popular products, as well as dozens of new products developed to meet the needs of an expanding embedded PC marketplace. With this guide, Advantech hopes to ease the product selection process for its customers, with whom we wish to create new business possibilities and partnerships. The pilot run is set for the end of Oct. 1998. On Oct. 30, EPC will begin to take customized version orders. Mass printing will be available by the end of December.

AE Training in Düsseldorf on Sept. 28-29

Each year, the EPC group holds three Application Engineering training sessions for its regional distributors, representatives, and customers: one in the U.S., one in Asia, and one in Europe. This year's European AE training session will be held in Düsseldorf on Sept. 28-29.