According to DigiTimes, Asus company can transfer manufacture of portable computers under own easily soiled affiliated Asusalpha Computer firm in the nearest future.
The principal cause of possible refusal of independent notebook’s release relies in escalating pressure on Asus from its partners. The matter is that Asus carries out large orders for such known companies, as Dell, Toshiba and Apple. At the same time popularity of notebooks, let out by Asus trade mark, has essentially increased for the last two years. As a result the Asus’ production has started to compete with notebooks of the basic customers of the company.
Sony and Apple have already refused form Asus’ services, having transferred orders for manufacture of portable computers to Foxconn Electronics and Quanta Computer companies. Toshiba Corporation has made a decision to reduce volume of notebooks’ release on Asus’ capacities. And Dell Company has also demanded Asus to transfer manufacture of portable computers under own easily soiled affiliated firm till 2008. Otherwise the contract about Dell and Asus further cooperation can be reconsidered.
However, even if Asus will transfer the production of notebooks under the easily soiled affiliated firm, the company will not refuse from the production of parent hardware and basic computer components. By the way, now Asus carries out large orders on PlayStation 3 manufacture. And the business connected with computer games and system hardware (in opinion of some observers) will help Asus to support te production of its own notebooks.
However, Asus’ top-managers do not make any comments on the information on possible transfer of manufacture of portable computers to an affiliated firm of the Company.
April 2007
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Russia has completely stopped deliveries of the electric power to Azerbaijan. Negotiations of vice-president of Azerenergy with the Russian party about reductions of price of the electric power delivered to Azerbaijan have not given any positive results.
Earlier the minister of the industry and power Natig Aliev has informed that if Russia will insist on increase of the prices, the Azerbaijan government will make a decision on refusal of these deliveries. In Azerbaijan minister’s opinion, taking into consideration the fact of the termination of deliveries of the Russian electricity to Azerbaijan any special problems is not expected.
It is worth of stressing that recently, Inter (one of the “United Power Systems” companies) has informed about the termination of deliveries of the electricity to Azerbaijan. Till now deliveries to Azerbaijan were carried out under the contract signed in 2006. The contract is valid till the end of 2007, but regarding electricity deliveries - only till March, 31st.
As representatives of Russian power sector has informed they (Russia) will stop electricity deliveries since April, 1st if we shall not receive comprehensible offers from Azerbaijan. Russian representatives suggested keeping operating conditions and terms in the second quarter and - to develop the flexible mechanism of pricing till the beginning of the third period, however, the Azerbaijan party has ignored this offer.