SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., October 3, 2001 - AOC monitors is proud to announce that its AOC LM700 monitor now bears the coveted “CRN Test Center Recommended” logo following a product review by the official CRN testing center in Jericho, NY. The CRN publication and Website provide news and in-depth information for technology solution providers. Following rigorous product testing by industry experts, CRN’s test center offers readers product reviews, sneak peeks, technology news, product roundups and other information and services.

“The fact that CRN recognized our AOC LM700 model as ‘test center recommended’ underscores the high quality and value of our product,” said Tak Shimizu, AOC monitors vice president of sales and marketing. “While offering plug and play simplicity, the LM700 delivers a long list of advanced LCD display features including great imaging, crisp text and a wide viewing angle in addition to a 3-year parts and labor warranty - all at an ultra low price. As with all of our products, we offer affordable quality, user satisfaction and strong support!” The AOC LM700 continues to redefine and refine “price-performance” for resellers, end users and OEMs in the monitor market. The AOC brand was recently recognized as a “Top-7 Monitor Channel Champion” by hundreds of solutions providers in an independent survey conducted by Computer Reseller News (CRN). Feedback from those who sell monitors ranked AOC monitors No.1 in the “Profitability and Profit Margins” category, two No. 2 rankings for “Price-Performance” and “Product Availability.” On a global scale, according to the Market Intelligence Center (MIC), Taiwan’s premier IT industry research and consulting firm, AOC currently is ranked second only to Samsung in the display manufacturing industry, surpassing Philips by a margin of more than 450,000 units shipped during the first quarter of 2001. To learn more about AOC’s “Reviews and Awards,” please visit www.aocdisplay.com. As an added value to resellers, AOC monitors now offer resellers a new program called AOCInsite, which provides a wide variety of Web-based tools that allow channel partners access to its display demo program, technical support, marketing collateral, special pricing and product updates.

About AOC
AOC brand monitors are produced by the second-largest manufacturer of PC monitors internationally. The AOC brand offers customers a choice of more than 100 high-quality, low-priced CRT and LCD display models ranging from 14 to 19-inches. AOC display products have earned numerous awards and distinctions for their price-to-performance ratio, including “Editor’s Choice Award” from PCSTATS.com and three consecutive “Top 10” awards from PC World. With worldwide employees staffing offices throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia, AOC monitors provide access to superior distribution channels serving more than 82 ports worldwide. Based in Fremont, California, AOC monitors are manufactured by Top Victory Electronics (TPV), headquartered in Taiwan, TPV has been publicly traded on the Hong Kong and Singapore Stock Exchanges since 1999.

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