On the SWWX Show Floor: Who's not here?

Scanning the list of exhibitors here at the SWWX exhibit hall, it's interesting to see which large corporations aren't here. (SolidWorks calls the exhibit hall the "Partner Pavilion.")

Microsoft isn't here, nor is it a sponsor this year. 

nVidia isn't here, although PNY is.

PNY (booth 424) is a bit of an odd company: it seems to only rebadge hardware from others. It says it specializes in products for photography, mobility, gaming, and system builders, and their slogan reads "A Solution for Every Lifestyle" -- but in reality all they sell are flash memory cards and drives, RAM modules, and nVidia-based graphics boards. That's it. At one time I thought they were the low-end name from Toshiba but earlier I read a claim that they are owned by HP (doubtful); their Web site gives no indication of a corporate godfather.

www3.pny.com

Comments

[Norm C.]

Around here, PNY is the only company selling the nVidia Quadro series graphic cards. Few years ago, there were a few other competitors...

[Jimmy Bergmark - JTB World]

I too remember when I worked as CAD Manager many years ago how I had to select PNY to get nVidia based cards.

[Ralph Grabowski]

I have since learned that (1) PNY is an independent company; and (2) it remarkets nVidia boards, because nVidia does not sell to retail itself.