[June 10, 2018] |
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COMPUTEX 2018 Ends with Great Success
COMPUTEX 2018, organized by TAITRA, Taiwan External Trade Development
Council and TCA, Taipei Computer Association, concluded in great success
today, as the five-day event attracted 42,284 international visitors
from 168 countries, up almost 1% from last year. According to TRITRA,
the top 10 countries or regions with the highest turnout, in order, are:
the USA, Japan, China, Hong Kong, S. Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Germany,
India, Philippines. COMPUTEX 2018 featured six themes, including "AI",
"5G", "Blockchain", "IoT", "Innovations & Startups", and "Gaming & VR".
Through a series of exhibitions, forums and procurement meetings, the
event connected industry value chains by providing technology companies
and startups the best platform for promotion and interaction. Moreover,
InnoVEX attracted 17,687 visitors in a short 3-day period, an increase
of over 18% from last year.
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Key AIoT technologies realizes the smart application roadmaps
As AI technology matures and IoT applications proliferate, two
technologies converge and become the rapidly emerging AIoT, and COMPUTEX
2018 responded to this trend. In addition to servers designed for AI
computing and big data storage, Gigabyte leveraged software resources of
its partners and rolled out a hybrid cloud for AI and data analytics,
carrying out the company's AIoT roadmap into practice. Compal introduced
an all-round solution that combines professional advanced design and
cloud computing. The company also demonstrated various product lines for
smart homes and smart healthcare, offering users a brand new sensory
experience that is more personalized. VIVOTEK's next-generation smart
camera with image analysis capabilities and built-in deep learning
algorithms can generate added value for the retail sectors, as it can
accurately calculate the number of people and the length of time they
stay in a shop.
At the COMPUTEX Forum, leading companies shared the latest trends and
insights on AIoT as technology propels the global technology industry
into a smarter future. Deepu Talla, Vice President and General Manager
of Autonomous Machines at NVIDIA (News - Alert), said as AI is adopted in more
scenarios, GPU is not just about speeding up supercomputers, but it can
also be used in the development of AI to make big changes in the
technology industry. In particular NVIDIA sees great potential for GPU
in the manufacturing market. Allan Yang, Chief Technology Officer at
Advantech (News - Alert), said since the manufacturing sectors account for an average
30% of GDP in most countries, introducing IoT or AI into smart factories
or other smart manufacturing scenarios will increase the world's overall
output value.
With a focus on the latest innovations, InnoVEX sets trends for
startup technologies
Exciting visions of smart living were everywhere at InnoVEX this year,
as one third of the event's 388 startup exhibitors from 21 countries
demonstrated AI-related technologies or applications. And in response to
the rise of "girl power", the InnoVEX Forum added the theme of "women
entrepreneurship" for the first time this year. Adriana Gascoigne,
Founder & CEO of Girls in Tech- the world's first non-profit
organization that focuses on millennial women's roles in technology and
as business founders- spoke at the forum and shared her decade-long
experience in the technology industry. She said gender diversity at
workplace can help teams or companies create better products and
services. As only 25% of the workers in the U.S. technology industry are
women, she hoped to introduce different resources to support women
entrepreneurs in the technology industry, and at the same time increase
diversity and possibilities for the industry.
To incubate unicorn companies of world-class caliber and the industry's
next new stars, COMPUTEX 2018 teamed up with private companies and the
government to raise a prize pool of US$350,000 for the InnoVEX Pitch
Contest. This year's grand prize was awarded to Bioinspira.
"Since 1981, COMPUTEX has been an important platform of business
matchmaking, brand awareness building and product marketing for
companies in Taiwan and abroad. A top-choice for companies to launch
epoch-making products, the event continues to lead industry trends as it
seeks to build a boarder global technology ecosystem. This year, 1,602
exhibitors from 30 countries showcase a total of 5,015 booths. When the
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2 is open next year, the scale of
this event will be able to increase to accommodate more companies to
show the world their best. It will bring more innovative momentum to
COMPUTEX as we join companies around the world to demonstrate technology
power to disrupt businesses and reinvent lifestyles," said Ms. Leonor
Lin, TAITRA Executive Vice President.
For more updated info:
COMPUTEX website:http://www.computextaipei.com.tw/zh_TW/
COMPUTEX Facebook (News - Alert):https://www.facebook.com/COMPUTEX.TAITRA/
About COMPUTEX TAIPEI (also called COMPUTEX):
Established in 1981, COMPUTEX is one of the leading global ICT, IoT, and
startup tradeshows with a complete supply chain and IoT ecosystems.
Co-organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
and Taipei Computer Association (TCA), COMPUTEX, based upon Taiwan's
complete ICT clusters, covers the whole spectrum of ICT industry, from
established brands to startups and from ICT supply chain to IoT
ecosystems. With strong R&D and manufacturing capabilities and IPR
protection, Taiwan is a strategic destination for foreign companies and
investors looking for partners in global technology ecosystems. Follow
COMPUTEX on its website at www.computextaipei.com.tw
and Twitter (News - Alert) @computex_taipei using the hashtag #COMPUTEX.
About TAITRA:
Founded in 1970 to help promote foreign trade, the Taiwan External Trade
Development Council (TAITRA) is the foremost non-profit trade promotion
organization in Taiwan. Jointly sponsored by the government, industry
associations, and several commercial organizations, TAITRA assists
Taiwan businesses and manufacturers with reinforcing their international
competitiveness and in coping with the challenges they face in foreign
markets.
TAITRA boasts a well-coordinated trade promotion and information network
of over 1,200 trained specialists stationed throughout its Taipei
headquarters, five local branch offices in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung,
Tainan and Kaohsiung, and 60 overseas branch offices worldwide. Together
with its sister organizations, Taiwan Trade Center (TTC) and Taipei
World Trade Center (TWTC), TAITRA has created a wealth of trade
opportunities through effective promotion strategies.
In addition to organizing trade delegations & providing customized
procurement services, TAITRA also hosts more than 35 international trade
shows annually in Taipei and Kaohsiung.
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