Acer returns to U.S. server market

A series of servers and storage offerings in the US market, Acer has returned to the U.S. market, February 21 Evening News from Beijing time. Acer had previously sold server products in the US market, but in the past few years the business had almost disappeared, and this time Acer said it would make significant investments.　　Acer says it has expanded its support and service capabilities and will be using Third-party manufacturer servers in the United States. "I can assure you that we can start the business quickly and launch our products faster than our competitors," said Todd Mottershead, senior manager of Acer's server and storage products, Tode Mutschede. IDC data shows that Acer was the world's third-largest PC maker in the fourth quarter of last year.　　In the US market, Acer's market share was 9% in the fourth quarter of last year, after HP, Dell and Toshiba.　　To return to the U.S. market, Acer launched the tower, Blade and cloud-oriented server system, as well as network-attached storage products, ranging from 721 to 10,499 U.S. dollars, Acer will be through channel partners to sell these products. Mutschede said: "Although the price of these products is not low, but compared with the competitor's products are still very competitive." Acer believes its main strengths lie in accessories such as hard drives and memory.　　Mutschede said the price of accessories would be 40% lower than that of rivals. Roger Kay, a research firm Endpoint Technologies analyst Roger Kei, believes Acer will focus on small, small and medium business markets and education markets. Roger Kei said: "Acer's strategy is clear, if done properly, I believe this time will be successful." "(Li Ming)