Taipei, Taiwan, April 7th, 2008 – GIGABYTE UNITED INC., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, was proud to attended the 「Climate Savers Computing Initiative Forum」hosted by Intel and the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) on April 3rd .During the event, GIGABYTE was honored for their contribution to green computing. By minimizing electricity waste and reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions, GIGABYTE and the CSCI group hope to reduce global CO2 emissions from computing platforms by 54 million tons per year.

"Green computing is becoming an ever increasingly important issue as global warming continues to escalate," commented Tony Liao, Director of Marketing at GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Developing new ways to help curb energy consumption and lower carbon emissions not only benefits the environment, but hardware venders wanting to succeed in tomorrow's markets need to take the development lead today. I want to thank Intel and the CSCI group for giving GIGABYTE the opportunity to participate in such an important endeavor."

With manufacturing facilities and corporate headquarters in Taiwan, GIGABYTE adheres to strict manufacturing and emission regulations, not in place in most other regions of Asia. Going hand-in-hand with ROHS compliance, GIGABYTE complies internationally with WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directives limiting the negative effects of the disposal of electronic equipment. Furthermore, in a conscious effort to reduce waste, GIGABYTE has recently increased the tolerance level for recycling of onboard components on RMA (Return Material Authorization) goods, allocating more resources to repairing damaged components rather than simply replacing them.

In addition to being the first motherboard manufacturer to pledge their commitment to CSCI, GIGABYTE has developed the world’s most advanced motherboard energy saving technology; Dynamic Energy Saver Technology (DES). DES features an advanced proprietary software and hardware design to provide exceptional power savings up to 70% and improved power efficiency up to 20% through the use of GIGABYTE’s unique multi-gear power phase design. With it’s easy-to-use user interface and LED display located directly on the motherboard, GIGABYTE DES enabled motherboards allow users to not only save money on electricity costs, but also help to reduce the overall impact everyday computing has on the environment.

About Climate Savers Computing Initiative
GIGABYTE is proud to be at the forefront of developing new technologies which help reduce the impact everyday computing has on the environment. As such, GIGABYTE has become a member of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. Started by Google and Intel in 2007, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a nonprofit group of eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations whose goal is to promote development, deployment and adoption of smart technologies that can both improve the efficiency of a computer’s power delivery and reduce the energy consumed when the computer is in an inactive state.

As participants in the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, GIGABYTE has committed to producing products that meet specified power-efficiency targets. By 2010, Climate Savers seek to reduce global CO2 emissions from the operation of computers by 54 million tons per year*, equivalent to the annual output of 11 million cars or 10–20 coal-fired power plants. This effort will lead to a 50% reduction in power consumption by computers by 2010, and committed participants could collectively save $5.5 billion in energy costs.

Together we can help to create a greener computing future!