BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$712.8M
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Dow Jones Description
Designer, Engineer & Manufacturer of System Logic Chip Sets & Associated Peripherals for Computers
President & CEO
WenChi ChenNumber of Employees 1,709
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413
Recent Events
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VIA Introduces New VIA Nano 3000 Series Processors
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Stockguru.com: Opti Inc. is in the StockGuru Spotlight for October 5, 2009
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VIA Partners Unveil New NetNote Designs that Highlight HD Content, Digital TV and External MP3...
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VIA unveils its 1080p-playing SurfBoard NetNote, we'll still call it a netbook
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Via adopts Sequans' mobile WiMax chip
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CEVA, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
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VIA Eden One Watt Processor Brings Power-Efficiency to Fujitsu Thin Clients
News & Analysis
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Viacom Initiated with Outperform Rating
Zacks.com submits: We initiate coverage for Viacom Inc. VIA with an Outperform recommendation. Viacom is a leading entertainment content company that operates primarily in the U.S. and Europe. The company’s third quarter 2009 financial results were significantly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Effective cost control measures have...
MGM seeks buyer to relieve debt burden
Movie studio MGM could be seeking a potential buyer as it struggles to cope with debts of up to USD4bn. Potential bidders include Time Warner, Lions Gate Entertainment and Viacom, all rumoured to have shown interest in MGM’s 4,000-title film library and rights to the James Bond franchise. The...
BSkyB scoops up ad sales for MTV channels
BSkyB is taking control of ad sales for Viacom’s MTV channels in a contract that is expected to yield USD625m in revenue for Sky over five years. Sky Media will take over from Viacom’s internal team, Viacom Brand Solutions, to sell ad space between programmes on MTV international channels,...
Viacom Q3: Encouraging Results
Zacks.com submits: Viacom Inc. VIA Tuesday declared encouraging results for the third quarter. Quarterly net income from continuing operation was $443 million or 73 cents per share, compared to $385 million or 62 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. However, third-quarter adjusted (excluding one-time discrete tax benefit)...
Earnings Preview: Viacom
Viacom VIA is expected to report Q3 earnings before the market open on Tuesday, November 4 with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 57c on revenue of $3.3B. The consensus range is 52c-61c for EPS, and...
Why MySpace Is Launching So Much Original Studio Content
MySpace may be facing questions about whether it's still culturally relevant enough to retain users and attract ad dollars, but the social network is winning on at least one front: It appears to be the go-to network for studios and content companies premiering original programming. Whether it can turn...
Industry Moves: Mika Salmi Appointed Chairman of Sulake, Habbo's Parent
Mika Salmi, the former global digital head for MTV Networks/Viacom (NYSE: VIA), has joined Sulake, the parent of the virtual world Habbo, as Chairman of its board. Ever since leaving MTVN earlier this year, Salmi has been on an extended break from work, but has kept in touch with...
Viacom: Overall, Q2 a Win
Steve Birenberg submits: Viacom VIA reported mixed 2Q09 results with adjusted EPS of 49 cents matching expectations on $3.3 billion in revenues, which were $200 million light of expectations. The revenue shortfall came from the Paramount movie studio and Rock Band which are less important aspects of the...
Earnings Watch: Viacom and DreamWorks Animation
Seth Gilbert submits: Tuesday, Viacom VIA delivered some good news. The company said its premium movie channel joint venture, Epix (developed jointly with Lionsgate LGF and MGM), has signed a carrier deal with Verizon VZ. Viacom also said it was “very pleased” with advance bidding (called “up...
Earnings Preview: Viacom
Viacom VIA is expected to report Q2 earnings before the market open on Tuesday, July 28 with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 49c on revenue of $3.5B. The consensus range is 42c-57c for EPS, and revenue of $3.25B-$3.98B,...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| WenChi Chen | President & CEO |
| Miller Chen | Cfo |
| Tzu Mu Lin | Senior Vice President, Res & Development Engineering |
| Tzu-Mu Lin | Senior Vice President, R & D Engineering |
| Richard Brown | Vice President of Marketing, Via Technologies, Inc |
| John Gatt | Director, Marketing |
| Andre Chen | Software Engineer |
| Chris Bennetts | International Marketing Specialist |
| Jayan Ramankutty |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Cher Wang | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Cfo | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Res & Development Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Senior Vice President, R & D Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Vice President of Marketing, Via Technologies, Inc | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
Andre is a self-taught programmer who holds master degree in mathematics of Taiwan National Central University . He started his career as a game programmer at Gamania Inc. ( http://www.gamania.com/ ) in 2002. After gained some basic 3D programming concepts, he quickly delved into shading language and he is now familiar with both OpenGL and Direct3D shader programming(He was also a proof reader of ShaderX2). He is currently a software engineer of Graphics Architecture team at VIA Technologies, Inc. ( http://www.viatech.com/ ). A leading innovator and developer of PC core logic chipsets, microprocessors, communication and multimedia graphics chips.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Software Engineer | Current |
| Shaderx | Current | |
| SHADERX4 | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | International Marketing Specialist | Current |
Jayan Ramankutty ('71) is Vice President of Cypress Semiconductor's Data Communications division, and co-founder and Director of Empowertel. Jayan was founder, President and COO of Lara Networks, Inc., which he sold to Cypress Semiconductor in 2000. He has held various senior level technical and management positions in Alliance Semiconductor, VIA Technologies and Elxsi. He also founded, and sold Nimbus Technology to Alliance Semiconductor prior to going IPO. Jayan has over 18 years of extensive experience in the field of research, design and development of large, multi-processor computer systems, complex ASICs and SoCs targeted towards networking and telecommunication markets. Jayan holds an MS in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University and a BE (Hons) EEE from BITS.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ELXSI Corporation | Current | |
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Current | |
| Bitsaa | Chair, Projects & Disbursements | Current |
| Lara Networks, Inc. | Founder, President | Former |
| Alliance Semiconductor Corp. | Founder | Former |
| San Jose State University | Ms In Computer Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VIA Technologies, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
Executive News
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Audio Codecs support Blu-ray disc audio content protection.
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CyberLink Partners With VIA To Deliver Lossless HD Audio Playback
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Dell`s New "Ultra-Light" Server Offers Extreme Density and Lowest Power Draw in the Industry
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Dell's New "Ultra-Light" Server Offers Extreme Density and Lowest Power Draw in the Industry
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