ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe motherboard to Bundle InterVideo Software to Provide Total Digital Home Experience

ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe motherboard to Bundle InterVideo Software to Provide Total Digital Home Experience

Mumbai, India: April 12, 2006 – ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), the worldwide leader of motherboards, recently announced the bundling of multimedia software Media Launcher from its cooperative partner, digital media leader InterVideo, along with the ASUS premium motherboard series.

This strategic collaboration not only furthers the cooperative effort, but also represents the conviction from ASUS in pursuing total multimedia entertainment solutions for users, while providing more value-added services for end users to fully enjoy the advantages brought forth in the age of multimedia.

For overclocking enthusiasts, the ASUS premium motherboards have always demonstrated competent prowess in meeting technological and performance requirements. This is even more evidently seen through numerous innovations from ASUS such as 8-phase power design, Stack Cool 2, Heat pipe, etc. which are widely acclaimed by users all over.

Nevertheless, ASUS not only excels in hardware designs, but also bundles software to offer the best overall user experience. The InterVideo Media Launcher for instance, is a multimedia editing, monitoring, and managing software, which includes WinDVD Creator2, PhotoAlbum, Disc Master2.5, DVD Copy2.5, and the recently published MediaOne Gallery. For users with a wealth of photos, clips, music files, or even assorted documents, this is certainly a dream come true.

According to Mr. Jeffery Huang, Product Manager-Components Business, ASUS India, “With 2 IEEE 1394 ports and 1 external SATA port on A8R32 MVP Deluxe, people who work a lot on digital images or video clips, can easily port it into the PC and enjoy the editing and creating of the file. Now with Media Launcher, users can easily manage their multimedia file; I would say that along with a high-end ASUS motherboard, it is an ideal set for home video lovers, multimedia professionals, movie and cable TV operators and art school professionals.”

With the digital home concept coming of age, the challenge to seamlessly integrate PC into home center will depend on software interface design, as a true testament of PC makers’ familiarity to home electronics. ASUS will dedicate the hardware design and production expertise, combined with multimedia talents from InterVideo, to prevail in the upcoming rise of digital home market.

The ASUS motherboards are now available worldwide. For more information, please visit the company homepage at http://in.asus.com or send an email to media_india {at} asus.com(.)tw

About ASUS

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a leading provider of 3C total solutions. Its product portfolio includes notebooks, motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, information appliances, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. With world-class engineering and offices and subsidiaries located in all corners of the world, ASUSTeK provides innovative solutions to consumers, businesses and OEM/ODM customers, and has won 1706 awards in 2005, with recognition in design excellence in the form of the prestigious iF Gold Award. It ranks among the players in Business Week InfoTech for the 8th straight year. The company is the perennial leader of the motherboard and graphics card industries and a top 4 maker globally for notebooks.