Computer cocktail; Samsung bets on Australian to revive America's AST
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Australian Ian Derry has free rein in salvaging troubled US computer-maker AST Research, where he was installed by Samsung, AST's 40% owner since Feb 1995. Missed production deadlines cost AST heavily in the breakneck personal computer business, but it has shifted more design work to suppliers Samsung and Intel. The AST-Samsung collaboration could pay off for both, and already AST has benefitted from a larger line of credit, help boosting productivity, and better deals on components. Critics of Samsung remain skeptical, though.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Sound investment: Shanghai-born businessman blends hi-tech and fun
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Entrepreneur and co-founder of AST Research, Thomas Yuen is aggressively pursuing several high-technology ventures in the US and Asia. He is focusing on entertainment products, including a successor to stereo sound marketed by SRS Labs and NuReality, projector tv technology sold by Lightouch, CD-ROM notebook computers marketed through MPC Technologies, and a Pacific Rim on-line information service for businessmen. Some of these products and technologies are winning major awards, and all have few or no competitors.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1995
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Melting pot: computer firm blends Asian, American styles
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Kingston Technology is growing rapidly thanks in part to a corporate style marrying Asian and American business cultures. The southern CA company, founded in 1988 by Asians David Sun and John Tu, is the world's largest maker of computer-upgrade products. While noted for its honest dealings and enthusiastic service, it places employees first and vendors second. Sales should exceed $1.2 billion in 1995, up from $802 million in 1994, and the familial atmosphere is proving harder to maintain as the company grows.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1995
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