Taipei, June 3, 2015: ACER Founder Stan Shih today said Cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) had enabled the new computing and communication world, with integration and openness as the highlights. That’s why, ACER had proposed BYOC and an ‘Internet of Beings’, which will integrate end-to-end facilities and solutions, as well as partners with diverse backgrounds, to form an IoB ecosystem. This collaborative effort would benefit both developers and agents, and create a win-win situation for all, he added.
Shih was speaking at COMPUTEXT TAIPEI 2015 that kicked-off yesterday.
With IoT and smart applications on the rise, mobile communication, combined with Big Data and Cloud computing were emerging as a new business model. To explore the next critical step in software/hardware integration under Cloud computing and IoT, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council had today implemented (organised by the Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA), a forum at the trade fair called, “IoT and the Cloud: Software to Hardware—The Next Step”. It was here that the ACER founder along with other market leaders such as MediaTek CMO Johan Lodenius, ARM CMO Ian Drew, STMicroelectronics Executive Vice President François Guibert, and NXP R&D Executive Vice President Hai Wang aired their views on the subject.
These heavyweights offered their global insights on mobile, Cloud, social, and IoT to about 600 industry professionals attending the session, according to an official blog post.
Technology companies in Taiwan, with international partners, “had co-created the golden age for PC,” said TAITRA Executive Vice President Walter M S Yeh. Even in the mobile communication market, Taiwan was still an important player in the supply chain, providing key components, such as glass, IC design and touchscreen, and manufacturing processes.
COMPUTEX TAIPEI is a major professional ICT trade show, co-organised by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council and the Taipei Computer Association. Among the big names attending were Republic of China (Taiwan) President Ma Ying-jeou, US Assistant Secretary of State Charles H Rivkin, Executive Yuan Vice Premier Chang San-cheng, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cho Shih-Chao, TAITRA Chairman Francis Liang, TCA Chairman Tung, Taipei Deputy Mayor Teng Chia-ji, Industrial Development Bureau Director General Dr. Ming-Ji Wu, Bureau of Foreign Trade economic consultant Berton B C Chiu, and iF International Forum Design Managing Director Ralph Wiegmann.
Lodenius of MediaTek said he expected a brand new world after 2025. As everything was connected, more applications would be invented, and software/hardware resources would be closely integrated for enhanced user experiences.
ARM CMO Drew pointed out the challenges brought out by such immense number of sensors. At present, there were 14 billion sensors around the world, which would soon increase to 400 billion. Sensors collected and connected data, from which insights were extracted to improve our quality of life, he pointed out. In the past, the conversation had focused on how to use the data to create more value, and yet with more sensors and consequently more data, the biggest challenge now was the storage and warehousing of the data.
After the five speakers discussed software/hardware integration on Cloud and IoT, Vice Premier San-Cheng Chang moderated a panel discussion on the next steps for tech vendors. During the final panel session, Simon Chang, Vice Premier of Taiwan, served as moderator, facilitating discussions on next critical step in software/hardware integration of IoT era.
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