World leading eBook Reader Manufacturer Confirms Its Growing Success in Europe With The Introduction of New Products at CeBIT

HANNOVER, GERMANY (CeBIT Booth H10), March 2, 2010 – Hanvon today unveiled an array of new products for the European market including its first eBook reader with 3G networking capabilities. A world leader in handwriting recognition technology, OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and Biometric Recognition related products, Hanvon is a leading eBook reader manufacturer in the world, both under its own brand and as an OEM.

Hanvon’s WISEreader eBook readers are available in five, six, eight and 9.7 inch displays, and come in a wide range of categories.  Hanvon’s own electromagnetic touch tablet technology allows users to make annotations directly on the eBook page and save them on the device in clear handwriting and detailed annotations.  Hanvon’s newest eBook Reader model, the 6 inch WISEreader N638 integrates 3G technology allowing users to take advantage of the extensive 3G network coverage across Europe to download eBooks without having to connect to a PC.

Hanvon made its debut on the European eBook Reader market in August 2009 under the Hanvon brand as well as an OEM for partners. Hanvon has set up over 10 successful partnerships across Europe, within a year became a leading eBook reader manufacturer for the regional market. Hanvon is set to continue its success in Europe as the market for eBook readers rapidly grows.

Hanvon also recently announced they are partnering with E Ink Corporation, a subsidiary of Prime View International (PVI), to become the first company to commence the design of a color eBook based on E Ink’s Vizplex technology. The color eBook is slated to go into production at the end of 2010.

Hanvon’s professional graphic tablets and tablet PCs also feature Hanvon’s unique electromagnetic touch tablet technology for accurate writing and easy -to -use on screen drawing via the wireless pen.  The technology enables the tablets to recognize highly detailed information such as the pen inclination and pressure to render drawings and writing just as clear as a pen would on paper.

“Hanvon’s strategy to enter the European eBook reader market with partners as an OEM and under our own brand is paying off.  Adding our experience as the leader on the Chinese eBook reader market to our hands on experience in Europe, we are confident that our innovative designs and wide range of eBook readers will fit the needs of our partners and customers.”  said Hanvon Founder and Chairman of the Board Liu Yingjian.

Hanvon developed and launched its first eBook reader in 2008.  Today, Hanvon is the leader in the eBook reader market in China with 95% of the market share, shipping close to 100,000 units in December 2009, ten times more than the previous year.  In just over one year, Hanvon also became the world’s second largest eBook reader manufacturer in the world.

Hanvon at CeBIT 2010