Manager’s Preface
Since the establishment of the Company in 1979, ATEN has upheld a business philosophy of continuous innovation and been committed to developing solutions to satisfy, and to even lead, various market demands. Through comprehensive integration of products/solutions and the pursuit of outstanding customer use experience, ATEN has established its leading position in the industry. In 2021, countries worldwide, including Taiwan, faced the impact of a new wave of the pandemic, and a mixed working style became the mainstream in society, driving many trends of personalized digital contents and livestreaming. During the second half of 2021, we announced the multi-channel AI digital mixer built (UC8000) for podcast applications, the first mixer equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) in the world. The mixer’s outstanding machine learning technologies of sound field detection and voiceprint recognition allow the device to be used in various scenarios of talk show programs, live broadcasts, podcast recording, religious worship and music creation. In addition, ATEN’s innovative mixer has also received the Good Design excellence award, demonstrating ATEN's commitment in assisting all sectors in digital transformation with best effort.
In addition to the continuous research and development of innovative product technologies, ATEN has also booked results in the promotion industrial solutions. Through evaluation of the advantages of our own products and the mainstream demands in the market, along with a special focus on the markets of government, education, healthcare, and smart manufacturing, we have released a series of products and service solutions, thereby driving the business growth of ATEN during the pandemic period. In addition, with diverse product, market and channel strategies, ATEN has established a cornerstone for sustainable development.
Furthermore, as a promoter of digital transformation, ATEN emphasizes its information security, and trade secret protection has been implemented inside the Company for a long time. In view of the rapid development of communication technologies, we expect to obtain ISO 27001 certification in 2022, so that through systematic control and documented policies and standard operating procedures, ATEN will be able to assess and control possible risks and prevent such risks with concrete and comprehensive methods.
During the pandemic period, ATEN also values the physical and mental health of employees. The Company has set up a comprehensive fitness center at the headquarters, and the Company also organizes various internal sports and recreation clubs, in order to encourage employees, under the premise of compliance with the epidemic control requirements, to participate in various activities, thereby establishing an environment with work-life balance. In 2021, ATEN also received the sports enterprise certification of “Enterprise i Sports, Non-stop Employee Energy”.
Under conditions where great uncertainties exist in various aspects of the market, ATEN engages in the planning of ESG and deploys as well as implements diverse strategies and actions to effectively handle the impact of various factors, including the pandemic, which is also considered to be essential for the Company to maintain its sustainable competitiveness. Furthermore, in 2021, ATEN established a dedicated department responsible for “Sustainable Development” in order to plan internal and external sustainability related measures, and to promote the participation of all employees, thereby meeting the expectations of stakeholders such as public departments, social welfare organizations, suppliers, overseas subsidiaries, relatives of employees and other enterprises.
While facing the challenge of climate change, ATEN handles the challenge actively and has set up the goal of zero emissions by 2050. In addition, ATEN also expects to achieve carbon reduction by 50% for the headquarters in Taiwan and the production site in Xizhi in 2030. In 2021, ATEN constructed a solar photovoltaic power generation system with a system capacity of 170kWp on the rooftop of the Xizhi Plant of the headquarters, and official power generation commenced at the end of the same year. ATEN also joined the “CommonWealth Sustainability League” and participates in issues related to various aspects of sustainability jointly promoted by CommonWealth Magazine, in order to continuously contribute efforts to the global climate.
In the future, we will continue to uphold the ESG vision for society, implement the core value of ATEN, and lead all employees to move forward, in order to give back to the environment and society, thereby achieving better living for all.
董事長兼總經理
