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History of Acer

By rfrace

  • Acer is founded

    Acer is founded
    Acer was founded by Stan Shih his wife Carolyn Yeh, and a group of five others as Multitech, headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

  • Counterpoint computers

    Acer acquired Counterpoint Computers Inc.

  • Altos computer corporation

    Acer acquired Altos Computer Corporation.

  • Acer reorganized

    Acer reorganized into five groups: Acer International Service Group, Acer Sertek Service Group, Acer Semiconductor Group, Acer Information Products Group, and Acer Peripherals Group.

  • First environmental report

    Acer published its first environmental report, for which the company used the GRI guidelines. All of Acer’s tier-one suppliers have acquired ISO 14001 certification.

  • Acer announced pans

    Acer announced plans to acquire its US-based rival Gateway, Inc. for US$710 million. Acer's chairman, Jen-tang Wang, stated that the acquisition "completes Acer's global footprint, by strengthening our United States presence". Included in this acquisition was the eMachines brand.

  • Acquired control

    Acer announced that it had acquired a controlling interest of 75% of Packard Bell.

  • Acquired E-TEN

    Acer acquired: E-TEN. In 2009, Acer acquired 29.9% of Olidata.

  • Revenue rises

    Acer announced revenue in Q1 rose 36 percent year-on-year to NT$162.1 billion (US$5.2 billion) and its net profit increased 63 percent to 3.29 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$104.7 million); 27 percent of revenue comes from the U.S.

  • Revenue raise

    Acer announced revenue in Q1 rose 36 percent year-on-year to NT$162.1 billion (US$5.2 billion) and its net profit increased 63 percent to 3.29 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$104.7 million); 27 percent of revenue comes from the U.S.

  • Buying iGware

    Acer Inc. bought iGware Inc. for $320 million to try to enter the potentially lucrative cloud market. iGware creates cloud software and infrastructure tools for devices.

  • Ranked

    Acer was ranked 4th place out of 15 in Greenpeace’s re-launched Guide to Greener Electronics, with the a score of 5.1 points out of 10. The Guide ranks electronics makers according to their policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products, and make their operations more sustainable.