ATEN Subsidiary Opening in Great Britain

Taipei, Taiwan, December 3, 2006. ATEN International, leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of cutting-edge connectivity solutions today announced that it is opening a new subsidiary in Slough, Great Britain. Under the leadership of John Chen, Managing Director of ATEN U.K. LIMITED, the new corporate base will support the continuous growth of ATEN in U.K., thus multiplying the strategic options the European market has to offer. The UK office will provide its partners and customers with expert advice, service and support.

ATEN’s new UK subsidiary will open in the beginning of December in Slough, situated some 22 miles (35 km) west of London. Dedicated to the mission “Contributing Knowledge - Creating the Future", the KVM-innovator will continue to meet the growing demand of large, midrange and small businesses, as well as ambitious private users who want to upgrade their PC and server management methods. For this ATEN not only provides the KVM switches of its Master View product family and the IP-based ALTUSEN enterprise-class product line, but also a line-up of hundreds of data communication products, such as switch boxes, video solutions, interface converters, networking products, and IEEE 1394 connectivity products.

“We are delighted to announce the opening of this new subsidiary as part of our ongoing commitment to expansion.” said John Chen. “This subsidiary opening is part of ATEN's programme of expansion and investment in the UK and overall European market, maintaining our position as leading provider of most efficient, reliable, and user-friendly connectivity products. Now we distribute to the world connectivity market with offices in Taiwan, China, Japan, Belgium, Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain.”

ATEN U.K. LIMITED is located at 229 Berwick Avenue Slough, Berkshire SL1 4QT. For further information on ATEN and its product range please contact ATEN U.K. LIMITED (phone: +44(0)175-353-9192, www.atenuk.co.uk, email: johnchen@aten.com.tw) or ATEN International, Taiwan (phone: +886-2-8692-6789, fax: +886-2-8692-6577, www.aten.com).

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