Wednesday, June 06, 2007

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2007 AIMS TO BE WORLD'S TOP ICT PROCUREMENT PLATFORM

Taipei, June 4 (CNA) Computex Taipei 2007, the largest computer trade show in Asia and the second-largest in the world, will open Tuesday for a five-day run with more than more than 1,300 domestic and international exhibitors showing off their latest products, organizers said Monday in a press conference.

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) , one of two main organizers, estimated that over 130,000 visitors and buyers will attend the annual exhibition, whose 2,926 booths will occupy four Taipei World Trade Center halls and will run from June 5 - 9.

The exhibition is aimed at providing buyers with their ideal source for the best products. It is ranked alongside CeBIT Germany as the world's top two information and communication technology (ICT) events.

The primarily professional business-to-business (B2B) exhibition is targeting on-site orders and sales that organizers hope will exceed US$14.5 billion, said TAITRA Executive Vice President Walter Yeh, adding that the show will highlight Taiwan's position as "the world's leading ICT procurement platform."

"It was not easy to achieve the 2 percent growth in the number of exhibitors for this year's event, " said Li Chang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), who also described the show as "the Golden Week" for Taiwan's information technology (IT) industry.

The year opened a new era for global 4C (computers, communications, consumer electronics and digital content) products in the IT industry, as all four major categories have been upgrading, according to a COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2007 press release.

The show is reserved exclusively for international buyers, Yeh said, adding that it will only be open to the general public on the last day.