ASUS® Promotes Latest Technologies at
ASUS ® EXPO 2000 Online Showroom

ASUS® Promotes Latest Technologies at ASUS® EXPO 2000 Online Showroom

Taipei, Taiwan, November 2, 2000 – World leading technology solution manufacturer ASUS ®, announced today the November 6, 2000 launch of their newest website, ASUS ® EXPO 2000 located at: http://event.asus.com.tw. The ASUS ® EXPO 2000 is an online showroom dedicated to promoting the latest technology developments for the computing, consumer electronics, and communication industry. ASUS ® EXPO 2000 incorporates advanced technology, design and features to deliver comprehensive information about leading-edge ASUS ® products, keynote video presentations from industry leaders, a dedicated section for resellers, as well as the ASUS ® Challenge hardware and software giveaway.

"ASUS ® is extremely proud to extend our industry leading role to the Internet with ASUS ® EXPO 2000." states Jonathan Tsang, VP of Sales and Marketing, ASUS ® . "ASUS ® EXPO 2000 combines world-class website design and the most current technology information with unprecedented promotions to provide an experience beneficial to all visitors."

ASUS ® EXPO 2000 has something for everyone from general consumers to system integrators and resellers. Main sections include:

Online Showrooms
ASUS ® EXPO 2000 will exhibit all the latest solutions and technologies from ASUS ® ’ diverse product lines. There will be showrooms for each product category including motherboards, graphics cards, notebooks, optical storage devices, information appliances, communications, and servers. DDR SDRAM enabled motherboards will also be shown for the first time ever.

The ASUS Challenge
The ASUS ® Challenge is a series of contests where ASUS ® EXPO 2000 visitors can win the most extensive hardware and software giveaways on the internet. Enter to win valuable hardware and software prizes donated by ASUS and other leading technology companies. More than 100 prizes will be awarded in 6 contests, over 12 days. Key prizes include Intel GHz CPUs, ASUS DDR motherboards, advanced graphics cards, software and more. The ASUS ® Challenge is open to the public and will run from November 6, 2000 – November 17, 2000.

Keynote Speeches from Industry Leaders
Keep up-to-date with the latest industry trends with keynote speeches from industry leaders such as Intel ® , NVIDIA ® , ASUS ® and more. All speeches will be presented in video format and can be viewed using Realplayer™.

Reseller Central
This section is dedicated to helping resellers by introducing newest reseller incentive programs. Resellers are also invited to join our newly enhanced database to take advantage of all the latest updates and news offered to ASUS ® partners.

Industry Support from Leading Technology Companies
ASUS ® ’ cooperation with other world-class partners in ASUS ® EXPO 2000 marks a new initiative to jointly promote new technologies and facilitate their implementation into the mainstream. Technology leaders such as Intel ® , Ali, 3Com ® , Trend Micro™, VIA, Apacer and others actively support ASUS ® in ASUS ® EXPO 2000 and have also donated many technology-leading products for the ASUS ® Challenge.

"Intel ® is pleased to join ASUS ® in promoting the latest technological innovations such as the high performance Intel ® 815E chipset." says Stanley Huang, Asia Pacific Director of Marketing and Business Management, Intel ® . "ASUS ® EXPO 2000 provides an optimal opportunity to advance technology through education and exciting promotional contests."

"As a long-term partner, ALi is proud to be a major sponsor of ASUS ® EXPO 2000 Online Showroom. Come visit our showroom and experience the technical excitement that ALi is offering," comments Alan Pan, VP of Business Development Division, ALi.

Steve Asche, 3Com ® OEM Marketing Director states, "As part of our partnership initiative, we believe ASUS ® EXPO 2000 Online Showroom offers an ideal platform to introduce and acquaint PC vendors with 3Com ® 's LAN on ASUS ® ' Motherboard solution. We are confident that with the timely launch of this website during Comdex, we will be able to reach out to an extensive global audience and LAN on Motherboard will become a standard network-ready solution."

"Trend Micro™ is honored to join ASUS ® and other technology leaders in this initiative to advance technology." states Marvin Chiu, Vice President of Sales Taiwan, Trend Micro™. "Not only does ASUS ® EXPO 2000 promote leading-edge hardware technologies, but also the some of the most advanced software innovations such as Trend PC-cillin 2000 anti-virus software."

"VIA Technologies is proud to be associated with the ASUS ® EXPO 2000 Online Showroom," commented Richard Brown, Director of Marketing for VIA Technologies. "This latest ASUSTeK initiative to promote its partners is another great example of why ASUSTeK is the undisputed motherboard industry leader."

" It is our pleasure to partner with ASUS ® in providing the latest memory at ASUS ® EXPO 2000." said Austin Chen, President of Apacer Technology Inc. "Apacer is developing diversified memory solutions for server, notebook PC, and special applications. We're looking forward to further cooperation with ASUS ® in developing better and friendly technology."

The ASUS ® EXPO 2000 will be open starting Monday, November 6, 2000 and is located at: http://event.asus.com.tw.

About ASUS ®
Established in 1989, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357) is the industry-leading provider of advanced motherboard, notebook, VGA card, server, broadband modem, and DVD-ROM/CD-ROM solutions. With annuals sales of over 1 Billion USD and world-class engineering, ASUS ® is unrivaled in terms of quality and awards. Company highlights include Businessweek awards of consecutive rankings in the "Top 100 InfoTech Companies" in 1998 and 1999, as well as being named the "8 th Most Profitable Company" in 1999. In 2000 ASUS ® was also ranked the No.1 company in Taiwan in Global Views Monthly’s "Info Tech 2000".

ASUS ® is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan and has global sales offices in the United States, Germany and China. Additional information can be found at the company website http://www.asus.com.