The Garmin-Asus alliance allows the two companies to combine their complementary resources. This collaboration has helped us to develop a diverse line of easy-to-use, location-centric handset devices that offer the highest degree of quality, reliability, innovation and performance.
In addition to the complementary nature of their mobile phone resources, Garmin and ASUS's corporate philosophy and vision for the future closely align. Both companies are technology-oriented companies that heavily invest in R&D to develop high quality, leading-edge products that enrich the lives of people who use our devices. The nüvifone line will achieve this goal by offering all-in-one converged devices to mobile users around the globe.
GARMIN
Garmin is the global leader in satellite navigation and has sold more than 50 million devices. In the third quarter of 2008, Garmin held 35 percent of the worldwide portable navigation device (PND) market with approximately 50 percent share in the US and 20 percent in Europe. Garmin has been on the leading edge of mobile phone navigation having launched several products into the mobile market including Garmin Mobile® off-board navigation and Garmin Mobile XT, an on-board navigation solution. Garmin Mobile products have been adopted by numerous mobile phone manufacturers and network operators, and are currently available on 500 different phone models.
Asus
ASUS
ASUS is a technology leader in the IT industry and offers everything from PC components to complete solutions including notebooks, desktops, smartphones, PDAs, broadband communications products, LCD monitors and wireless applications.Through its unyielding commitment to innovation and quality, ASUS has won numerous international awards. ASUS has been ranked amongst BusinessWeek's InfoTech 100 for 11 consecutive years, placing ninth in 2008. ASUS has also achieved the number one title in the annual league table of Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands IT Hardware category with a brand value of $1.324 billion (U.S. dollars). ASUS is a rising contender in the design, manufacture and distribution of mobile phones, and has exclusive intellectual property rights in 3G core technologies. ASUS has successfully launched phones in 20 countries with major operators. ASUS' telecom industry footprint has grown significantly since the company introduced its first PDA in 2001 and mobile phone in 2004. Today, ASUS is recognized as one of the top three Windows Mobile brands in Russia and Eastern Europe.
