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IT100 by Rank 1 America Movil 2 Hon Hai Precision Ind. 3 High Tech Computer 4 Apple Computer 5 Softbank 6 Telefonica Moviles 7 Telefonica 8 China Mobile 9 Nokia 10 Bharti Airtel 11 Motorola 12 Telekomunikasi Indonesia 13 Google 14 Accenture 5 15 Dell 16 TPV Technology 17 Inventec 18 Wistron 19 Seagate Technology 20 BT Group 21 China Netcom Group (Hong Kong) 22 TD Ameritrade Holding 23 Amazon.com 24 Novatek Microelectronics 25 Telenor 26 Toshiba 27 Telefonos de Mexico 28 E*Trade Financial 29 Brightpoint 30 NII Holdings 31 Quanta Computer 32 Asustek Computer 33 Hutchison Telecommunications 34 Tata Consultancy Services 35 MediaTek 36 Sprint Nextel 37 Microsoft 38 Western Digital 39 SAP 40 Komag 41 Avaya 42 Infosys Technologies 43 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri 44 Hewlett-Packard 45 Netflix 46 SanDisk 47 Ericsson (LM) 48 Satyam Computer Services 49 VimpelCom 50 Mobile Telesystems 51 Oracle 52 Nikon 53 AT&T 54 Cisco Systems 55 L-3 Communications 56 Yahoo! 57 Wipro 58 Advanced Micro Devices 59 Canon 60 Xyratex 61 Agilent Technologies 62 KDDI 63 Acer 64 LG TeleCom 65 Rogers Communications 66 SK Telecom 67 Hoya 68 Nextel Partners 69 Qualcomm 70 Yahoo! Japan 71 MiTAC International 72 Cap Gemini 73 NVIDIA 74 Texas Instruments 75 Verizon Communications 76 Amkor Technology 77 Tellabs 78 VTech Holdings 79 Lite-On Technology 80 Cosmote Mobile Telecom. 81 Amphenol 82 Jabil Circuit 83 Heartland Payment Systems 84 Cognizant Technology Solutions 85 Corning 86 TDC 87 Broadcom 88 Sega Sammy Holdings 89 Palm 90 Anixter International 91 Logitech International 92 Siliconware Precision Industries 93 Millicom International Cellular 94 Compal Electronics 95 Harris 96 NIDEC 97 Intuit 98 Amdocs 99 Alliance Data Systems 100 National Semiconductors

IT100 by Name 14 Accenture 63 Acer 58 Advanced Micro Devices 61 Agilent Technologies 99 Alliance Data Systems 23 Amazon.com 98 Amdocs 1 America Movil 76 Amkor Technology 81 Amphenol 90 Anixter International 4 Apple Computer 32 Asustek Computer 53 AT&T 41 Avaya 10 Bharti Airtel 29 Brightpoint 87 Broadcom 20 BT Group 59 Canon 72 Cap Gemini 8 China Mobile 21 China Netcom Group (Hong Kong) 54 Cisco Systems 84 Cognizant Technology Solutions 94 Compal Electronics 85 Corning 80 Cosmote Mobile Telecom. 15 Dell 28 E*Trade Financial 47 Ericsson (LM) 13 Google 95 Harris 83 Heartland Payment Systems 44 Hewlett-Packard 3 High Tech Computer 2 Hon Hai Precision Ind. 67 Hoya 33 Hutchison Telecommunications 42 Infosys Technologies 97 Intuit 17 Inventec 82 Jabil Circuit 62 KDDI 40 Komag 55 L-3 Communications 64 LG TeleCom 79 Lite-On Technology 91 Logitech International 35 MediaTek 37 Microsoft 93 Millicom International Cellular 71 MiTAC International 50 Mobile Telesystems 11 Motorola 100 National Semiconductor 45 Netflix 68 Nextel Partners 96 NIDEC 30 NII Holdings 52 Nikon 9 Nokia 24 Novatek Microelectronics 73 NVIDIA 51 Oracle 89 Palm 69 Qualcomm 31 Quanta Computer 65 Rogers Communications 46 SanDisk 39 SAP 48 Satyam Computer Services 19 Seagate Technology 88 Sega Sammy Holdings 92 Siliconware Precision Industries 66 SK Telecom 5 Softbank 36 Sprint Nextel 34 Tata Consultancy Services 22 TD Ameritrade Holding 86 TDC 7 Telefonica 6 Telefonica Moviles 27 Telefonos de Mexico 12 Telekomunikasi Indonesia 25 Telenor 77 Tellabs 74 Texas Instruments 26 Toshiba 16 TPV Technology 43 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri 75 Verizon Communications 49 VimpelCom 78 VTech Holdings 38 Western Digital 57 Wipro 18 Wistron 60 Xyratex 56 Yahoo! 70 Yahoo! Japan

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Wistron

(TSEC: 3231)

Taiwan

It's the revenge of the little guy. For years, two Taiwanese manufacturers have ruled the notebook PC business: Quanta and Compal. With Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and others giving the bulk of their orders to the Big Two, smaller Taiwanese players like Wistron risked fading into oblivion. But as big customers recognize that they need to spread their orders around more to reduce the power of the Big Two, Wistron, with just 9% share of the notebook market, is one of the main beneficiaries. Shipments are likely to grow 70% this year, according to Taipei-based Primasia Research, with Dell orders rising 150%, HP up 167%, and Acer jumping 122%. Another edge for Wistron: It manufactures the Xbox 360 for Microsoft. Primasia predicts that Wistron sales will increase 38% this year, to $6.6 billion, with profit rising 40%, to $140 million.

Simon Lin

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Simon Lin is chairman and chief executive officer at Wistron. A Taiwan native, Simon earned his bachelor's degree from Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University before beginning his career as a design engineer for Sinotek Engineering's research and development division. Joining Acer as a regional sales manager in 1979, Simon went on to distinguish himself in numerous key positions before being named CEO and president of the PC Products Business Unit. Simon received the Outstanding Manager of the Republic of China Award in 1989. In 1996, he was named National Chiao Tung University's Outstanding Alumnus.

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