which will undoubtedly give customers a competitive threat

Although the ODM and EMS boundaries are becoming blurred, but one thing has always been two of the watershed.

ODM retained intellectual property rights and provided to many customers, you can also launch its own brand of products, which will undoubtedly give customers a competitive threat.

 

ODM and EMS companies to provide services even though they have retained possession of intellectual property rights, but always try to avoid relationships with customers in competition, such as EMS general commitment to not launch its own brand products.

 

LinuxWorld2003 held in New York show, the company showed a Celestica reference design based on their own developed 64-bit Intel architecture servers, but the company said the IP reference design as part of contract manufacturers to provide to the customer. "Celestica has no intention to become the OEM server manufacturers to compete with our customers.

 

We just help customers more quickly to promote business development," the company's global design director BlairDavies said. On the other hand, OEM ODM manufacturers directly to customers using existing design, it is worried about their future will be nothing rely on core competencies.

 

Because this way, OEM and brand on the market in addition to running out. On this issue, EMS companies have their own unique perspectives. "We are very focused partnerships with customers in product development process, we have maintained close communication with our customers and contribute to our design expertise.

 

That the products developed is our common achievement, the customer still has their design ability and knowledge property rights, "President of Elcoteq Asia-Pacific JouniHartikainen said in an interview.