AOC MONITORS RECEIVES HIGH ACCOLADES IN VAR BUSINESS’
2002 ANNUAL REPORT CARD (ARC) SURVEY
Solution Providers Rank AOC At No. 2 Position In Overall Rankings

San Francisco, Calif. – November 12, 2002 – VAR Business recently released the results of its Annual Report Card (ARC) survey, in which solution providers rank vendors’ performance in such areas as product quality and reliability, presales support and ease of doing business. According to the national poll, solution providers have determined that AOC Monitors has greatly improved its products and services, ease of doing business and communications – ranking the company at second place overall in the display technology category.

For the display technology category, the ARC survey’s determining factors include: Product Innovation, Support, Partnership and Loyalty. These four major areas are then broken into 16 subcategories in all.

In competition with brands such as NEC-Mitsubishi, ViewSonic, KDS, Samsung and Sony, AOC has made considerable headway since last year, by tying for three first place positions in compatibility/ease of integration; ease of doing business; and overall revenue/profit potential.

Because of its highly valued AOCInsite and EASE channel programs, AOC garnered second place in the Support subcategory, scoring high in post-sales support and quality of technical support. Solution providers also credited AOC with vastly improved communications, while three in five resellers stated that they expect business with AOC to increase in 2003.

According to VAR Business Magazine, “Making considerable headway since setting for fourth place last year, AOC tied for three first placements: compatibility/ease of integration, ease of doing business, and overall revenue/profit potential.”

AOC RECEIVES HIGH ACCOLADES IN VAR BUSINESS’ 2002 ARC

“We are very proud and thrilled with the improvement that everyone in our company has worked so hard to achieve over the past year. We’ve improved in many areas – from the quality of our products to our
channel programs to the expanded revenue potential for our customers,” states Tak Shimizu, vice
president of sales and marketing for AOC. “We are extremely pleased that our customers have recognized our determination to constantly improve and have rewarded us with the outstanding ratings in the VAR Business ARC.”

About VAR Business Magazine
VAR Business is the leading magazine covering strategy and technology trends for the Architects of the Digital Economy.

About AOC Monitors
Based in Fremont, California, AOC monitors 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. In its Annual Report Card Survey of solution providers, VAR Business recently ranked AOC at second place overall in the display technology category, as well as first place in the categories of compatibility/ease of integration, ease of doing business, and overall profitability. The AOC brand provides access to superior distribution channels serving more than 82 ports worldwide, in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. AOC monitors are produced by TPV, the world’s second-largest manufacturer of computer monitors. AOC is projected to produce 14 million CRTs and 3.5 million LCDs in 2003.

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