2010-07 - Korea IT Times

Celebration
‘Pioneer’ is the name of TG Sambo
After the 30th Foundation Anniversary, TG Sambo tells the history of the company and computer.
July 2 was a night after TG Sambo's hard work as the first pioneers
of the computer industry in Korea shined glam.
TG Sambo(www.trigem.co.kr) had a Gala Party inviting over 100
consumers and related people for its 30th foundation anniversary. The
guests enjoyed the events on that night and celebrated Sambo's birthday.
Now Korea is the Internet powerhouse of the world. Who could
possibly know what it would be like being a starter in unopened market.
It has been a long journey to the company, as the first computer
company in Korea, the company created something from nothing.
Every home owns a computer. Every office has computers to work on.
We cannot deny that it was partly possible with the help of TG Sambo.
The first computer of Sambo, SE-8001
Korea IT Times met TG Sambo's leader to talk about the history of
TG Sambo.
The following is the interview with Sohn Jong-moon, CEO of TG
Sambo.
Q : I would like to congratulate on your
30th Foundation Anniversary, could you
tell us how you feel about it?
A : SE-8001 by TG Sambo was the very first
computer that Sambo and Korea made.
The history of TG Sambo is like the history
of computers in Korea. According to a statistics,
the possibility of a company last for
30 years is just 0.02 percent. In the middle
of fierce competition, TG Sambo survived
as one of 0.02 percent. It is because of its
incessant efforts for better technology, but
I think the true reason for the existence of
the company is the customers who have
believed in us for a long time. I truly thank
every customer for their endless support
and trust in TG Sambo. And we will keep
growing as a customer-friendly enterprise.
Q : Tell us about the first personal computers'
yesterday and today
A : TG Sambo released the first model SE-
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8001 which embedded 1MHz CPU 30 years
ago. Nowadays, computers have got higher
capability and the size is getting smaller
than before. The development of the computer
itself has made more progress than
it looks. Yesterday's computer was a specialized
device which used in only in corporations
and researchers. However, today's
computers have broadened territories into
home, office and everywhere. In addition,
as the growth of game and internet industries
became, it was possible to get masses
of information and enjoy the new concept
of entertainment.
And now computers knock the new paradigm.
High technologies in hardware or
software are not what customers look for
anymore. Instead, new services and content
are welcomed. And it is caused by the
paradigm change.
For the past 30 years, TG Sambo led the
previous paradigm and from now on TG
Sambo will take the lead in the new trend
and suggest it to customers.
Q : Your determination to regain the reputation
is new after the company has
been through a transition period?
A : Whenever a product comes out to the
public, it is important to set the standard.
Needless to say, the unconditional standard
should be the customer's eyes.
In the past, TG Sambo released a PDA
named "JamPad' for the first time in
Korea. As soon as it came out, it received a
good response from industry experts.
However, unfortunately it just failed to persuade
consumers. It is not because of its
quality or design, because of that the company
was indifferent to the customers' eyelevel.
We think we were overconfident
about advanced technology and disregarding
our customers resulted in the failure.
Ever since, TG Sambo has shown cus-