Table 2: Microsoft’s Mira Partners as of May
2002
|
Companies Building Mira Monitors |
Business Model
and Location |
Comments |
|
AboCom |
ODM (Taiwan) |
Makes 10.4” webpads for three OEMs (top provider) |
|
DT Research |
OEM/ODM (Taiwan) |
Showed 8.4” Mira prototype at CeBIT Sells webpads and thin clients under own WebDT brand Builds ODM webpads and thin clients Providing hardware for Microsoft’s Mira beta test |
|
Fujitsu |
OEM (Japan) |
Builds lots of pen tablets No webpads Developing a Tablet PC |
|
LG Electronics |
OEM/ODM (Korea) |
Announced they will build 15” Mira as an OEM Considering building 10.4” or larger remote Mira Announced a webpad in 2001 but never completed it ODM for one of the Tablet PC OEMs |
|
NEC |
OEM (Japan) |
Partnered with Tatung on a webpad for Japanese market Developing a Tablet PC |
|
Philips |
OEM (Netherlands) |
Showed 10.4” Mira prototype at CeBIT Showed 15” Mira ID model at WinHEC No webpads |
|
Tatung |
ODM (Taiwan) |
Showed 10.4” Mira prototype at CeBIT and WinHEC Builds ODM webpads Developing a Tablet PC |
|
Toshiba |
OEM (Japan) |
No webpads Developing a Tablet PC |
|
TriGem |
ODM (Korea) |
Showed 8.4” Mira prototype at WinHEC Considering building a larger Mira Has a joint venture with SOTEC in Japan |
|
ViewSonic |
OEM (USA) |
Showed 15” Mira prototype at CES Sells 10.4” pre-Mira wireless monitor (AirPanel 100) Sells webpads and pen tablets Developing a Tablet PC Providing hardware for Microsoft’s Mira beta test |
|
Wistron |
ODM (Taiwan) |
No webpads Developing a Tablet PC |
|
Wyse |
OEM (USA) |
Showed 15” Mira non-mobile prototype at CeBIT Will also build 10.4” Mira and “remote
terminal” Mira No webpads, but resold Zenith CruisePad in late 90’s |
|
Companies Building Mira-Enabled PCs |
||
|
Fujitsu |
OEM (Japan) |
See above |
|
NEC |
OEM (Japan) |
See above |
|
Panasonic |
OEM (Japan) |
No webpads Focused mostly on Japanese market |
|
SOTEC |
OEM (Japan) |
No webpads Focused exclusively on Japanese market |
|
Technology Companies |
||
|
Intel |
IHV (USA) |
Providing XScale CPUs |
|
National |
IHV (USA) |
Providing Geode CPUs |