Foxconn announces Jupiter as new partner in India

Foxconn expanded its business in India by naming Jupiter International Ltd as
its latest channel partner. Jupiter will introduce Foxconn's Intel G965 and
945GZ motherboards to its resellers nationwide.

“There were two key factors that excited us about introducing the Foxconn
brand to our customers,” said Alok Garodia, MD, Jupiter International Ltd.
“Clearly, the company's products match what Indian users expect-value,
performance and elegance. What was equally important for us was finding a
manufacturer who was willing to learn about our business before trying to sell
us anything. That was exactly what Foxconn did, and I will tell you it is unique
in this industry.”

ALOK GARODIA: We wanted a vendor who was willing to learn about our business before trying to sell us anything

Vincent Yuan, VP-Channel Innovation and Service Group, Foxconn said that the
company has been working on entering Indian market for several years because it
did not want to be precipitous.

“We wanted to learn about the users, the channel, and local preferences
before leaping into the market,” he said. “We used the same kind of care
choosing our partner in India. We wanted a long-term partner who could help
demonstrate our products to everyone in the channel, all the way to the
end-user. Jupiter is that partner, and that is why we have chosen to launch our
Indian business with them.

Some of the products that will be made available in India are Intel Socket
775 platform, Core 2 Duo ready motherboards G965, 945GZ and 865G, along with AMD
solution SIS 760GX, GeForce 6100 series and AM2 platform VIA K8M890. Currently
all products are being showcased in Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai,
Hyderabad, etc. Jupiter has appointed some more retail partners in Raipur,
Bhubaneshwar, Lucknow, Jaipur and Chandigarh.

To offer timely and good service support, Foxconn has announced a three-year
warranty support and local RMA service to push its motherboards in the local
market.