Subject: EXHIBITION EXTRA -- Taipei Computer Applications Show

From: "Huang, Chih-Hsien" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1991 16:19:00 +1000

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    T a i p e i     C o m p u t e r     A p p l i c a t i o n s     S h o w
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         Organizers:  China External Trade Development Council (CETRA)
                      Taipei Computer Association (TCA)
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                           Show Date:  August 13-19
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 # Note:  All articles are  adapted from  EXHIBITION EXTRA  August 13, 1991
          Issue No.1, published by CETRA Publicity Sect., Exhibition Dept.,
          Address:  5  Hsinyi Road,  Section  5,  Taipei,  Taiwan,  R.O.C.,
          TEL: 886-2-725-1111, FAX: 886-2-725-1314.
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  |  W H A T ' S    I N S I D E  |
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  .                                                                        .
  .  --> LASTEST APPLICATIONS AT NEW COMPUTER SHOW                         .
  .      ......the Computer Applications Show, will be held at the Taipei  .
  .      World Trade Center Exhibition Hall Aug. 13-19, 1991......         .
  .                                                                        .
  .  --> KWO HWA SIMPLIFIES CHARACTER INPUT                                .
  .      ......Kuo Hwa makes use of a hands-on system  which combines the  .
  .      ease of  hand  writing  with an  easy-to-use  software  to input  .
  .      Chinese character......                                           .
  .                                                                        .
  .  --> HEWLETT-PACKARD MAKES YOU MASTER OF THE FUTURE                    .
  .      ......although H-P will have both hardware and software exhibits  .
  .      at the show,  most of the company's  emphasis will be  placed on  .
  .      introducing and promoting it's "New Wave" of software......       .
  .                                                                        .
  .  --> PHOENICS, POETRY IN MOTION                                        .
  .      ......Phoenics  is  now  used  by over  500 major  international  .
  .      organizations, including some prominent Taiwan firms.  Among the  .
  .      list are ITRI, ERSO, Yue Long, and China Steel......              .
  .                                                                        .
  .  --> DATA LEADERSHIP YOU CAN COUNT ON                                  .
  .      ......include  a  complete   selection  of   Keithley  Metrabyte  .
  .      hardware and software systems......                               .
  .                                                                        .
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  |  Lastest Applications at New Computer Show  |
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  .                                                                        .
  .  Reflecting the rapid growth of the information industry in Taiwan, a  .
  .  second computer show,  the Computer Applications Show,  will be held  .
  .  at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall Aug. 13-19, 1991.    .
  .                                                                        .
  .  The  new  show  is  being  organized  by the  China  External  Trade  .
  .  Development council (CETRA) and  the Taipei Computer Associate (TCA)  .
  .  because the existing  Computex Show held  in June is not big  enough  .
  .  for all the companies wishing  to take part.                          .
  .                                                                        .
  .  As a  result,  the  Computer  Applications Show  will be  devoted to  .
  .  companies wishing  to promote their  products on  the local  market,  .
  .  while   Computex  will   continue  to  have   a  more  international  .
  .  orientation.                                                          .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Emphasis at the  show will be on  demostrating how  computers can be  .
  .  used in the workspace  and in daily life,  and will be aimed at both  .
  .  the consumer market  in Taiwan and at  local computer  manufacturers  .
  .  wishing to buy  foreign products,  parts and peripherals.             .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Exhibitors will come both  from Taiwan and from abroad,  all wishing  .
  .  to take full advantage of booming  demand on the local market.        .
  .                                                                        .
  .  A total  of 336  firms  will  be  manning  850  booths at  the show,  .
  .  including  such leading  makers as  HP, IBM,  Acer, Philips,  Sampo,  .
  .  Twinhead,  Copam,  Autocomputer,  Syntra,  KML  software,  Datatech,  .
  .  Prince, Taicom,  Rotary Taiwan,  Bison, Phoebes,  and Unitech.        .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Among advanced  products on display  will be  CAD/CAM systems,  UNIX  .
  .  systems, office and factory automation system, value-added networks,  .
  .  computer graphics processing systems, point-of-sales systems, office  .
  .  automation  systems   ( including  DTP  and  management  application  .
  .  systems ),   educational  entertainment  ( including CAI )  systems,  .
  .  software  engineering  environmental  development (SEED),  and  many  .
  .  other computers,  peripherals,  and software packages.                .
  .                                                                        .
  .  A special feature of the show will be an American Pavilion organized  .
  .  by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), in which leading US firms  .
  .  will show their  most advanced  products,  both in the  hardware and  .
  .  software categories.                                                  .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Among local  bodies  taking part  in the  show will  be the  Chinese  .
  .  Open System Software  Engineering Environmental  Development Project  .
  .  of the  Institute  of the  Information  Industry (III),  which  will  .
  .  take up  20 booths.                                                   .
  .                                                                        .
  .  III and the Electronic Research and Service Organization (ERSO) will  .
  .  also hold a series of seminars in conjuction with the show.           .
  .                                                                        .
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  |  Kuo Hwa Simplifies Character Input  |
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  .                                                                        .
  .  It is said  that Chinese  character  printing  had not  really  gone  .
  .  through the  "typewriting stage",  given the considerable  number of  .
  .  Taiwanese companies  which manufacture computer  systems in Chinese.  .
  .  The tiresome  and numerous  strokes  ( not to mention  the necessary  .
  .  change of the typewriter carriage) one would have to contend with in  .
  .  typewriting  Chinese  characters  are  reduced  to  a  few  keyboard  .
  .  punches.   Many local  firms are  competing to  further cut  down on  .
  .  these keyboard  strokes closely  approximating  the single  punch on  .
  .  an English keyboard.                                                  .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Kuo Hwa Computer  Co., Ltd.  is one of those companies  whose proven  .
  .  experience in the  development of computer  systems has earned  them  .
  .  the reputation of being a  leader in innovation.                      .
  .                                                                        .
  .  There are presently numerous methods of inputing Chinese characters,  .
  .  such as the  "phonetic-alphabet"  method or that  which makes use of  .
  .  radicals.   There are  at least  20  such  methods.   However,  they  .
  .  require much time and effort, as for instance, one needs to memorize  .
  .  the redicals  in order  to use  the radical  method with  speed  and  .
  .  efficiency.                                                           .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Kuo Hwa makes use  of a hands-on system  which combines  the ease of  .
  .  hand  writing  with  an   easy-to-use  software   to  input  Chinese  .
  .  characters.  Called Big-5 system, this innovation is compatible with  .
  .  any IBM PC/AT 286/386  or similiar hardware systems.   It has a 1 MB  .
  .  memory and  uses MS-DOS 3  or later versions.                         .
  .                                                                        .
  .  The whole system  is equipped  with a writing  board which  can take  .
  .  both English  alphabet and  chinese characters.   Its  pen-reader is  .
  .  light and  easy to  use.   The character  is directly  inputted into  .
  .  the screen.   No special trainning is needed  to use Big-5.   It has  .
  .  a built-in  quick correction method.                                  .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Mr. Robert Chang,  Vice President of  Kuo Hwa says,  "Our system may  .
  .  not be as fast as Tsang Jie (radical input method), but it cuts down  .
  .  input time much faster  than any of the other systems."               .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Founded 20 years ago, Kuo Hwa is presently aiming at a bigger macket  .
  .  share with  their new  product.   "Our main  concern, as  with other  .
  .  companies, is to find more effective ways of marketing our product,"  .
  .  said Mr. Chang.                                                       .
  .                                                                        .
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  |  Hewlett-Packard Makes You Master of The Future  |
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  .                                                                        .
  .  Hewlett-Packard, a name long associated with a full line of quality,  .
  .  reliable computer  products,  from software  and P.C.'s  to advanced  .
  .  hardware  and  mainframes,  looks at  the upcoming  Taipei  Computer  .
  .  Applications  Show  as an  opportunity  to introduce  to the  Taiwan  .
  .  market  the  company's  new  concepts  designed  to  make  the  user  .
  .  "Master of  His Future."                                              .
  .                                                                        .
  .  According to Eric Chen,  H-P's Marketing Manager,  although H-P will  .
  .  have both hardware  and software exhibits  at the show,  most of the  .
  .  company's  emphasis  will be  placed on  introducing  and  promoting  .
  .  it's  "New  Wave"  of software.   H-P's  "Open  System  Environmant"  .
  .  concepts  will  be  particularly  stressed  at  the  show,  Mr. Chen  .
  .  said.   In today's  business computer  environment,  systems must be  .
  .  able to "adapt to" and "cooperate with" other systems, creating easy  .
  .  data links and  the widest scope  of networking  possibilities.  H-P  .
  .  believes it's  "Client/Server  System"  provides  its "client"  with  .
  .  the widest range of  flexibility currently  possible for  networking  .
  .  with its "servers" on  all kinds of small and  large computers, even  .
  .  those of widely  varying manufacturers,  and can satisfy  the user's  .
  .  every need.   H-P feels  the satisfied  computer user  seeks  speed,  .
  .  function,  efficiency,  and drawing ablility in  one package system,  .
  .  and  that  the  company's  "Client/Server  System"  satisfies  these  .
  .  requirements.                                                         .
  .                                                                        .
  .  In the hardware area, H-P will be promoting "HPPA" and what it calls  .
  .  "precision architecture"  to produce  its fastest  workstation,  the  .
  .  9000/800  series.   H-P  will  also  be  showing  its  UNIX 7000/400  .
  .  workstation system.                                                   .
  .                                                                        .
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  |  Phoenics, Poetry in Motion  |
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  .                                                                        .
  .  Cham Phoenics, a London based company, is one of the world's leading  .
  .  software  codes  for the  simulation  of fluid-flow,  heat-transfer,  .
  .  chemical-reaction  and  combustion  processes.   First  developed by  .
  .  Professor  D B Spalding  from Imperial  University,  Phoenics is now  .
  .  used by over 500 major  international organizations,  including some  .
  .  prominent Taiwan firms.   Among the list  are ITRI,  ERSO, Yue Long,  .
  .  and the  China Steel.                                                 .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Phoenics is  so flexible  that it  can be  used to study  almost any  .
  .  problem involving mass  or heat transfer.   For example in the field  .
  .  of pollution  analysis,  Phoenicscan lead  to reduced  emissions and  .
  .  improved  discharge control.                                          .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Two or three dimensional  models can  specify coastline  topography,  .
  .  a river  course,  or profile of  an ocean bed.   Each  mechanism for  .
  .  pollutant dispersal can be isolated  to highlight dominant effects.   .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Likewise,   models  of  this  type   are  useful  in   studying  the  .
  .  aerodynamics  of  autos.    The  work  of  minimizing  drag  is  not  .
  .  however the limit of  Phoenics in auto design.   The complete engine  .
  .  system from  the  turbo-charger,  through the  complex  manifold and  .
  .  in-cylinder flow,  to the  catalytic  converter and  exhaust  system  .
  .  are all available  through simulations.                               .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Phoenics  is  used  as  a   design  tool  by  a   number  of  engine  .
  .  manufacturer, and has been selected by the BRITE and EUREKA European  .
  .  projects in order to  optimize the  turbulence an  combustion models  .
  .  for in cylinder applications.  With the wide variety of application,  .
  .  Cham Phoetics is sure to be  popular booth at the show.               .
  .                                                                        .
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  |  Data Leadership You Can Count On  |
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  .                                                                        .
  .  Quatek Co., Ltd.  has gained a reputation  in the local  Information  .
  .  Industry  as  a  leader  in  the  control  and  managemant  of  data  .
  .  acquisition.                                                          .
  .                                                                        .
  .  The range of their prodoct exhibits for this show include a complete  .
  .  selection of  Keithley  Metrabyte  hardware  and  software  systems.  .
  .  Their  plug-in data  acquisition  boards are  compatiable  with  IBM  .
  .  PC/XT/AT  or PS/2.                                                    .
  .                                                                        .
  .  One  of  Quatek's  lastest  products   is  a  data  acquisition  and  .
  .  analysis  software  which  makes  use of the  lastest  techniques in  .
  .  graphing.   Their interfaces  for IEEE-488,  RS-232/RS-422  & RS-485  .
  .  easily   complement   other   hardware   systems   of   various   PC  .
  .  instrumentation  equipment.                                           .
  .                                                                        .
  .  Other measurement &  control systems  include:  Analog & Digital I/O  .
  .  and Singal Conditioners.   Industrial Data Acquisition  Systems come  .
  .  complete  with Data Loggers  and Motion control  Equipment.           .
  .                                                                        .
  .  The company is presently marketing their products locally.   However  .
  .  future plans include stategies aimed  at accupying a bigger share of  .
  .  the growing Asian market.                                             .
  .                                                                        .
  .  A  handbook  entitled  " Data  Acquisition  &  Control "  and  which  .
  .  introduces  their many products  is presently available.              .
  .                                                                        .
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