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19.09.2008
THE ACER GROUP MULTI-BRAND STRATEGY: THE RIGHT RESPONSE TO AN EVER-CHANGING MARKET
Markets change, user needs evolve and the result is an increasingly segmented demand. The reason is simple: even the PC has transformed into a commodity and the dynamics behind the purchase of a PC are now all too similar to those behind the purchase of everyday consumer goods: technical specifications and manufacturing components of products now lag behind the affinity and trust the user has in a Brand which, given a choice between similar products, the customer feels more comfortable with.

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19.09.2008
NEW LINE-UP OF PACKARD BELL PCS REFLECTS COMPANY’S COMMITMENT TO “DEEP DESIGN”
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, has announced a major new product launch that includes the new flagship ipower GX gaming notebook, the new 2008 Limited Edition collection of notebooks, the first netbook for consumers, widescreen displays and two new high-capacity personal storage solutions.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL UNVEILS NEW NETBOOK PERFECT FOR SOCIALIZING
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, introduces today the dot, the first 8’9-inch netbook specially designed for consumers. It is the latest example of how Packard Bell excels at using design to make cutting edge technology user-friendly with a look and feel that appeals to mainstream consumers.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL STRIKES FAST AND HARD WITH NEW CITY-STYLE NOTEBOOK GAMING SYSTEM THE IPOWER GX
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today expanded its offering for the gaming segment with the introduction of iPower GX, a high-octane notebook gaming system that combines street art looks and pure power.

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19.09.2008
THIN IS IN AS PACKARD BELL LAUNCHES SENSUAL 12-INCH LIMITED EDITION NOTEBOOK THE EASYNOTE BG48
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today launched the 12-inch EasyNote BG48, the first of three new Limited Edition notebooks for 2008

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19.09.2008
HEDONISTS REJOICE AS PACKARD BELL LAUNCHES GENEROUS 17-INCH LIMITED EDITION NOTEBOOK THE EASYNOTE ST86
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today launched the 17-inch EasyNote ST86, one of three new Limited Edition notebooks for 2008.

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19.09.2008
TRAVEL IN STYLE WITH PACKARD BELL’S NEW UNCOMPROMISING 13-INCH LIMITED EDITION NOTEBOOK THE EASYNOTE RS66
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today launched the 13-inch EasyNote RS66, one of three new Limited Edition notebooks for 2008.

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19.09.2008
MAKE A HEAVYWEIGHT FASHION STATEMENT WITH THE LIGHTWEIGHT EASYNOTE BG
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, has announced the availability of its ultra-portable EasyNote BG Series notebook in two distinctive colour schemes: pearl white with lime green highlight and jet black.

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19.09.2008
HIGH DESIGN MEETS HIGH DEFINITION IN NEW PACKARD BELL INTEL-POWERED NOTEBOOKS EASYNOTE MT85 & EASYNOTE ST85
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the release of its new EasyNote MT85 and EasyNote ST85 notebooks, combining high design and smart features.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL TAKES MINIMALISTIC DESIGN TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH TWO NEW AMD-POWERED NOTEBOOKS EASYNOTE ML61 & EASYNOTE SL81
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the launch of its new EasyNote ML61 and EasyNote SL81 notebooks, featuring a sleek, smart and minimalistic design.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL UNVEILS FIRST NOTEBOOK DESIGNED FOR THE MOST EXCITING 16:9 FILM EXPERIENCE THE EASYNOTE TN65
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the release of its new EasyNote TN65 notebook, featuring an urban design with a true widescreen display.

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19.09.2008
NEW PACKARD BELL ULTRA-MOBILE NOTEBOOK FLAUNTS INTENSE GOOD LOOKS AND PORTABILITY THE EASYNOTE RS65
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the release of its new EasyNote RS65 ultra mobile notebook with an elegant moonstone colour scheme for users who are passionate about mobility.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL CONFIRMS DEDICATION TO GAMING COMMUNITY WITH NEW IPOWER X2.0 SYSTEM
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, has sent a strong signal to the gaming community with the launch of the ipower X2.0 desktop gaming system, which was unveiled at one of the community’s headline events: the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC), held in Paris in July 2008.

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19.09.2008
PETITE AND POWERFUL: PACKARD BELL COMPACT DESKTOP WINS AWARD FOR INNOVATION
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, continues to innovate in a mature market with the Packard Bell imax, the first small-footprint desktop PC to offer full-size power and expandability.

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19.09.2008
NEW PACKARD BELL IXTREME ENTERTAINMENT DESKTOP SETS NEW STANDARD FOR DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the latest version of its award-winning ixtreme entertainment desktop.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL INTRODUCES TWO NEW VALUE WIDESCREEN DISPLAYS WITH EXCEPTIONAL DYNAMIC CONTRAST RATIO VISEO 193 WS AND VISEO 223 WS
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, has updated its Viseo range of value displays with two new widescreen models featuring a stunning glossy black design and an exceptional picture quality, thanks to 10000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and DVI input.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL BRINGS TOTAL HD VIEWING EXPERIENCE TO PCS WITH MAESTRO 220 HD, A NEW HD LCD WIDESCREEN MONITOR
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, delivers an outstanding viewing experience with the new Packard Bell Maestro 220 HD LCD widescreen display. Ideal for use as a PC monitor, it is also capable of displaying HD video content from HD devices such as Blu-ray disc players and HD camcorders.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL INTRODUCES MAESTRO 220 2S, A NEW LCD DISPLAY WITH 2-MILLISECOND RESPONSE TIME AND SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY
Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands and the number three vendor of consumer desktops in Europe, today introduced its new 22-inch Packard Bell Maestro 220 2s LCD display. The popularity of LCD displays continues to grow as consumers adopt the viewing comfort of large format, widescreen displays. The 22-to-24-inch LCD market segment, for example, has grown from 2% of LCD sales in November 2006 to 25% at the end of 2007 . Analysts expect 2008 to be the year of the 22-inch LCD display, as it becomes the new standard for mainstream buyers. The new Packard Bell Maestro 220 2s raises the bar in this segment by making the response time and image quality that was used reserved for media professionals available to consumers.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL INTRODUCES TWO NEW EXTERNAL DRIVES THAT COMBINE GOOD LOOKS WITH GOOD THINKING CARBON AND GRAFITE
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced that it has raised the bar for affordable desktop storage with Packard Bell Carbon and Packard Bell Grafite, two new personal storage solutions featuring up to 1TB of storage in a striking obsidian design.

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19.09.2008
PACKARD BELL EXPANDS PERSONAL STORAGE POSSIBILITIES WITH TWO GORGEOUS, ECO-FRIENDLY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced that it was expanding its highly popular personal storage line-up with two new eco-friendly external hard drives: the 2TB Packard Bell Jumbo desktop drive and the DivX-certified Packard Bell Studio multimedia drive.

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19.09.2008
COLOURFUL AND SHINING STAR JOINS PACKARD BELL LINE-UP OF EXTERNAL DRIVES
Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands in Europe, today introduced a new personal storage solution, the Packard Bell Chroma portable hard drive.
“The Packard Bell Chroma combines a thin, light polished case and a sleek, personalisable design,” says Emmanuel Fromont, Sales & Marketing Vice President, Packard Bell. “It’s an exciting addition to one of our hottest product lines.”


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22.08.2008

PACKARD BELL HIGHLIGHTS COMMITMENT TO DESIGN AND GAMING AT IFA


_ SIX HIGH-FASHION NOTEBOOKS
_ THREE NEW EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES
_ NEW GENERATION IPOWER GAMING PC
_ DAILY RACE 07 RALLY RACE SHOOT-OUTS


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16.07.2008
NEW PACKARD BELL ULTRA-MOBILE NOTEBOOK FLAUNTS INTENSE GOOD LOOKS AND PORTABILITY EASYNOTE RS65
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the release of its new EasyNote RS65 ultra mobile notebook with an elegant moonstone colour scheme for users who are passionate about mobility.

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15.07.2008
PACKARD BELL UNVEILS FIRST NOTEBOOK DESIGNED FOR THE MOST EXCITING 16:9 FILM EXPERIENCE EASYNOTE TN65
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the release of its new EasyNote TN65 notebook, featuring an urban design with a true widescreen display.

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15.07.2008
HIGH DESIGN MEETS HIGH DEFINITION IN NEW PACKARD BELL INTEL-POWERED NOTEBOOKS EASYNOTE MT85 & EASYNOTE ST85
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the release of its new EasyNote MT85 and EasyNote ST85 notebooks, combining high design and smart features.

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15.07.2008
PACKARD BELL STRENGTHENS REPUTATION FOR STYLISH DESIGN WITH FOUR INTEL-POWERED NEW HIGH-FASHION NOTEBOOKS
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced a major update of its range of EasyNote notebooks, revealing four new models that move notebook design to high levels. The new line-up is characterised by bold styling, original textures and materials, a rich collection of features and a brand new selection of top-name software.

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10.07.2008
PACKARD BELL IPOWERGAMES TROPHY: THE RESULTS
The ipowergames trophy, the original video games competition created by Packard Bell, ended this week-end at the Palais Omnisports of Paris-Bercy (POPB), at the occasion of Le Mondial du Gaming.

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07.07.2008
2008 GAMING WORLD CUP PACKARD BELL REVEALS NEW GAMING PC: THE IPOWER X2.0
Packard Bell, one of Europe’s top consumer PC brands in Europe, will reveal the next generation of its ipower gaming desktop PC to the gaming community at the Electronic Sports World Cup, which is being held on 4-6 July 2008 in Paris.  The new gaming PC is christened: ipower X2.0.

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30.06.2008
PACKARD BELL EXPANDS PERSONAL STORAGE POSSIBILITIES WITH TWO GORGEOUS, ECO-FRIENDLY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced that it was expanding its highly popular personal storage line-up with two new eco-friendly external hard drives: the 2TB Packard Bell Jumbo desktop drive and the DivX-certified Packard Bell Studio multimedia drive.

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27.06.2008
THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PACKARD BELL IPOWERGAMES TROPHY HAVE ENDED
The first part of the ipowergames trophy, the original video games competition created by Packard Bell, ended last weekend with the selection of the 56 finalists (8 Call of Duty 4 teams and 16 RACE 07 drivers) who have qualified for the Grande Finale that will take place from the 4th until the 6th of July, 2008, at Paris-Bercy.

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23.06.2008
THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN VIDEO GAMES TROPHY, THE PACKARD BELL IPOWERGAMES, ARE IN FULL SWING.
The second season of the Packard Bell ipowergames European trophy, the original video games competition created by Packard Bell, is now in full swing with over 1200 players registered throughout Germany, France, Britain, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands, added to also by the tens of thousands of players who connected to the ipowergames servers to test their levels. From beginner drivers in RACE 07 to professional teams in Call of Duty 4 – the two official games of the tournament - the ipowergames qualifications attracted large communities of players, with varied objectives, but all sharing a common passion for games and the competition.

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06.06.2008
PACKARD BELL TAKES MINIMALISTIC DESIGN TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH TWO NEW AMD-POWERED NOTEBOOKS EASYNOTE ML61 & EASYNOTE SL81
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced the launch of its new EasyNote ML61 and EasyNote SL81 notebooks, featuring a sleek, smart and minimalistic design.

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04.06.2008
PACKARD BELL AND INTEL BRING QUAD CORE TO THE GAMING WORLD CUP
600 international players from 20 countries and 5 continents get ready for the game of their life: the ESWC Masters in Paris. Packard Bell and Intel team up to ensure a thrilling experience and the best gaming hardware.

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02.06.2008
PACKARD BELL BRINGS TOTAL HD VIEWING EXPERIENCE TO PCS WITH MAESTRO 220 HD, A NEW HD LCD WIDESCREEN MONITOR
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, delivers an outstanding viewing experience with the new Packard Bell Maestro 220 HD LCD widescreen display. Ideal for use as a PC monitor, it is also capable of displaying HD video content from HD devices such as Blu-Ray Disc players and HD camcorders.

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02.06.2008
PACKARD BELL INTRODUCES VISEO 191 WS, A NEW VALUE WIDESCREEN DISPLAY WITH STUNNING DESIGN
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, has combined stylish design, ease-of-use and performance in its new Packard Bell Viseo 191 Ws LCD widescreen display.

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22.05.2008
PACKARD BELL GOES FOR AMD MOBILE GRAPHICS WITH ITS NEXT GENERATION EASYNOTE LAPTOPS
Packard Bell today announced that they have signed an agreement with AMD (NYSE: AMD) to ensure that the entire line up of its next generation EasyNote notebooks will be powered by ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3000 series graphics processors – AMD’s high definition gaming (HD) and video graphics technology for notebook PCs.

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21.05.2008
PACKARD BELL WINS FIVE MAJOR EUROPEAN AWARDS
Packard Bell, one of the leading technology brands in Europe, today announced that it had won five prestigious Plus X Awards at the gala ceremony held on 20 May 2008 in Cologne, Germany. The Plus X Awards are a major annual event in the world of consumer goods.

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16.05.2008
PACKARD BELL INTRODUCES THE SECOND SEASON OF THE EUROPEAN  TROPHY OF VIDEO GAMES PACKARD BELL IPOWERGAMES
The ipowergames 2008, the original video games competition designed by Packard Bell for the gaming communities are being held in eight European countries: Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the United-Kingdom and Switzerland.

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28/03/2008
COLOURFUL AND SHINING STAR JOINS PACKARD BELL LINE-UP OF EXTERNAL DRIVES
Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands in Europe, today introduced a new personal storage solution, the Packard Bell Chroma portable hard drive.
“The Packard Bell Chroma combines a thin, light polished case and a sleek, personalisable design,” says Emmanuel Fromont, Sales & Marketing Vice President, Packard Bell. “It’s an exciting addition to one of our hottest product lines.”


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05/03/2008
PACKARD BELL INTRODUCES MAESTRO 220 2S, A NEW LCD DISPLAY WITH 2-MILLISECOND RESPONSE TIME AND SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY
Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands and the number three vendor of consumer desktops in Europe, today introduced its new 22-inch Packard Bell Maestro 220 2s LCD display. The popularity of LCD displays continues to grow as consumers adopt the viewing comfort of large format, widescreen displays. The 22-to-24-inch LCD market segment, for example, has grown from 2% of LCD sales in November 2006 to 25% at the end of 2007 . Analysts expect 2008 to be the year of the 22-inch LCD display, as it becomes the new standard for mainstream buyers. The new Packard Bell Maestro 220 2s raises the bar in this segment by making the response time and image quality that was used reserved for media professionals available to consumers.

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18/02/2008
PACKARD BELL TO PRESENT FOUR NEW PRODUCTS AT CEBIT
Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands and the number three vendor of consumer desktops in Europe, today announced that it will be previewing some of its newest products at CeBIT 2008, which will be held in Hanover, March 4-9.

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31/01/2008
NEW GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PACKARD BELL AND GAMES-SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE ELECTRONIC SPORTS WORLD CUP IN 2008
As an Official Partner and Supplier of the last ESWC Grand Final, Packard Bell renews its involvement with European gamers by signing a new agreement with the company Games-Services. According to this partnership, Packard Bell will support the most important E-Sports events of the ESWC 2008 season as well as the ESWC Masters of Paris during the “Mondial du Gaming”, that will be staged at the Palais Omnisports of Paris Bercy, one of the main indoor sporting arenas of Europe, from 4th to 6th July, 2008.

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24/01/2008
PETITE BUT POWERFUL: PACKARD BELL UNVEILS SMALL DESKTOP PC WITH BIG POWER
Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands and the number three vendor of consumer desktops in Western Europe , today revolutionises the home desktop PC with the Packard Bell iMax, the first small-footprint desktop PC to offer full-size power and expandability.

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03.01.08
PACKARD BELL EXPANDS LINE-UP WITH NEW LARGE-SCREEN VIDEO MP3 PLAYER
Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands in Europe, today expanded its line-up of MP3 players with the Eclipse portable media player. Featuring a large 2.2-inch widescreen colour TFT display for vibrant movie playback, compatibility with a wide range of media formats, and high quality in-ear headphones, Eclipse offers a comprehensive and affordable mobile entertainment experience.

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