In early 1990's, inkjet printing technology and printers have reached maturity offering multitude of merits such as low price, vibrant color, medium to high print quality, plain paper capability and low noise. This condensation of attractive features has propelled inkjet printers to very high popularity among personal users and the SOHO market. The inkjet market grew every year and has rapidly become the main stream for low end printing throughout the world, seizing a 75% of the total volume of printer sales. Inkjet print head (cartridge) is a key component of the inkjet printer. Therefore with the inkjet printers gaining popularity, the demand for inkjet print cartridges in the consumable market also skyrockets.

According to the US based Lyra Research, multi-function printers (MFP) have taken over worldwide volume leadership from the single function desktop printers since the second half of 2005, reaching an annual volume shipment of 43.9 millions units. The accompany usage of print cartridges growing along with the printer installed-base has also propelled the Compatible and Recycle cartridge businesses to an attractive position, forecasting to expand from 410 millions units in 2005 to about 770 millions in 2009.

International United Technology Co., LTD (IUT) was incorporated in 1998. The company has integrated a strong technical team from the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) who had spent five years in establishing the basis of the thermal inkjet technology. With the continuous support of the Technology Promotion Project by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the company has fully dedicated itself in the development of key technologies in inkjet print cartridges. Matured mass production and sales have begun since July 1999, reaching product yields in excess of 95% and product quality measured at the lowest RMA rate. Recently, our company business is growing rapidly and the main print cartridge production plant and the print head and system R&D department are located in Chupei. The company is currently expanding product ranges from 300dpi to 600dpi and higher resolution print heads, and increasing production efficiency of its manufacturing lines in preparing for the best position for future OEM and ODM businesses.

A novel outlook to a new business partnership

We are pleased to bring you the news of the pristine merger of International United Technology (IUT) and Asustek (Asus) Computer Inc. With effect from 1 April 2004, Asus is now a major shareholder in IUT.

Asus is a top motherboard producer in Taiwan. By incorporating the vast resources of Asus and its business scope, IUT is expected to uplift business operations and to expand prospects.