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transcend

 
(trăn-sĕnd') pronunciation

v., -scend·ed, -scend·ing, -scends.

v.tr.
  1. To pass beyond the limits of: emotions that transcend understanding.
  2. To be greater than, as in intensity or power; surpass: love that transcends infatuation. See synonyms at excel.
  3. To exist above and independent of (material experience or the universe): "One never can see the thing in itself, because the mind does not transcend phenomena" (Hilaire Belloc).
v.intr.
To be transcendent; excel.

[Middle English transcenden, from Old French transcendre, from Latin trānscendere : trāns-, trans- + scandere, to climb.]


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verb

  1. To go beyond the limits of: exceed, overreach, overrun, overstep, surpass. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
  2. To be greater or better than: best, better1, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, top. Informal beat. Idioms: go beyond, go one better. See big/small/amount.

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v

Definition: go beyond; surpass
Antonyms: fail, lose

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Go beyond.

pronunciation Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective. — Martin Luther King (1929-1968)

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Transcend Information, Inc.
Type Public
Traded as TWSE: 2451
Industry Computer memory
Founded 1988
Founder(s) Peter Shu
Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan
Area served Worldwide
Key people Chongwan Shu (Chairman & CEO)
Products Flash memory cards
USB flash drives
Digital Audio Players
SIM Cards
Portable Media Players
Graphics cards
Revenue US$ 1.1Billion (2007)[1]
Employees 2,200 (2011)
Website www.transcend.com.tw/global.asp
Transcend RDP8 multiple card reader.

Transcend Information, Inc. (TWSE: 2451) is a Taiwanese company that manufactures and distributes of memory products headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Transcend's product portfolio consists of over 2,000 devices including memory modules, flash memory cards, USB flash drives, digital audio players, Portable Media Players, portable hard drives, multimedia products, graphics cards and accessories.[2]

It has offices in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, China, and South Korea. It was the first Taiwanese memory module manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification[1] and the first company in the world to offer a lifetime warranty on all of its memory modules. The Company distributes its products primarily in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

In 2007, Gartner reported that Transcend has been ranked as the world's third largest manufacturer of USB Flash Drives behind Toshiba and SanDisk, with 8.7% global market share.[3]

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History

  • 1988
    • Peter Shu founded Transcend Information, Inc. in Taipei. First products: "JetMate" laser printer driver, for producing high quality Chinese characters, and "KeyPro" software protection system.
  • 1989
    • Manufacturing started on the first memory product for laser printers.
  • 1990
  • 1991
    • New range of desktop and notebook memory products launched.
  • 1992
  • 1993
    • New range of PCMCIA memory products launched.
  • 1994
    • Manufacturing of workstation memory modules began.
  • 1996
  • 1997
    • Transcend was awarded ISO-9001 certification.
    • The Japanese office was opened in Tokyo.
    • First range of digital still camera memory products launched.
    • PC-100 DIMMs introduced.
  • 1998
  • 1999
    • Transcend offers PC133 and Rambus memory modules.
    • Transcend opens its first two retail stores in Taipei.
  • 2000
    • E-Commerce was started in Taiwan with on-line B2C sales of Transcend products.
    • Transcend penetrated the Mainland China market and opened sales offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, executing a partnership to sell Transcend products throughout China.
    • DDR memory modules offered.
  • 2001
    • Transcend held its initial Public Offering on the Taipei Stock Exchange
  • 2002
    • Expanded Flash memory product line with JetFlash and other devices using flash memory chips.
    • Established Peripherals Business Unit.
  • 2003
  • 2004
    • DDR2 memory modules offered.
    • New range of multimedia products introduced.
  • 2005
  • 2006
    • Transcend opens a state-of-the-art Operations Facility in Shanghai.
    • Honored as one of Taiwan's Top 20 global brands.
  • 2007
    • Transcend’s second Japanese office was opened in Osaka, Japan.
    • Honored as one of Taiwan's Top 20 global brands.
  • 2008
    • Transcend ranks No. 62 globally in Business Week's Infotech 100 of 2008.[4]
    • South Korea office opened in Seoul.
    • Transcend Participates in Amazon.com's “Frustration Free Packaging” project.[5]
    • Transcend allies with Bharti Enterprises for expansion of Transcend's Indian consumer base.[6]
    • Transcend Unveils New 8” Digital Photo Frame with Touch-Sensitive Function [7]
    • Transcend introduces products preloaded with Jay Chou’s “Capricorn” album [8]
  • 2009
    • Transcend launches new limited edition Spirit of India USB Flash Drives exclusively for the Indian market.[9]
    • Transcend donates 500 2GB Flash drives to underprivileged children in India through their partner Bharti Foundation as part of their Satya Bharti School Program.

Selected products

Transcend DDR3 Memory Modules. (JetRAM)
  • JetFlash - USB flash drives.
  • JetRAM - RAM modules.
  • StoreJet - External HDD storage.
  • aXeRAM - High performance RAM for overclocking.
  • T.sonic - Portable media player.
  • PF Frames - Digital photo frame.
  • Flash cards.
  • Solid-state drives.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Transcend’s global sales revenue reaches US$71.73 million in November 2008". Transcend. http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&PrsNo=1205. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  2. ^ "About Transcend". Transcend. http://www.transcendusa.com/About/Profile.asp?Profile=0&LangNo=0&Func1No=5&Func2No=43. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
  3. ^ "Transcend Among Top 3 USB Flash Drive Manufacturer : Gartner". Transcend. http://itvarnews.net/news.php?j=7800&PagePosition=1&sTitle=Transcend%2520Among%2520Top%25203%2520USB%2520Flash%2520Drive%2520Manufacturer%2520:%2520Gartner. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 
  4. ^ "The Infotech 100 2008". BusinessWeek. http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/it100_2008/index.asp?sortCol=id&sortOrder=1&pageNum=2&resultNum=50. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
  5. ^ "Transcend participates in Amazon's "Frustration Free Packaging" project". Transcend. http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&PrsNo=1188. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  6. ^ "Transcend partners with Bharti". Transcend. http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&PrsNo=1189. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  7. ^ "Transcend Unveils New 8" Digital Photo Frame with Touch-Sensitive Function". Transcend. http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&PrsNo=1203. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  8. ^ "Transcend introduces products preloaded with Jay Chou’s "Capricorn" album". Transcend. http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&PrsNo=1206. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  9. ^ "Transcend launches limited edition Spirit of India Flash Drive". Transcend. February 15, 2009. http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&PrsNo=1242&NewsKeyWd=. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 

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Translations:

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overskride, overgå
v. intr. - overskride, ophæje

Nederlands (Dutch)
overtreffen

Français (French)
v. tr. - transcender, surpasser, (Relig, Philos) transcender
v. intr. - transcender, surpasser

Deutsch (German)
v. - übersteigen, übertreffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεπερνώ, υπερβαίνω τα όρια, υπερέχω

Italiano (Italian)
trascendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - transcender, superar, ultrapassar

Русский (Russian)
превосходить, выходить за пределы чего-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ir más allá de, sobrepujar, sobrepasar, superar, exceder
v. intr. - trascender, descollar, sobresalir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överstiga, överskrida

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
超越, 胜过, 优于

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 超越, 勝過
v. intr. - 超越, 優於

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 능가하다, 초월하다
v. intr. - (경험 등의 범위를) 넘다, ~보다 낫다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 超える, 勝る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجاوز, يتفوق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התעלה מעל, עלה על, עבר את, היה נשגב מבינת אנוש‬
v. intr. - ‮נשגב מ-, התעלה מעל, עלה על‬


 
 
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