Acer has focused on developing and selling its branded products in the field of information technology. Acer offers its products in Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, China and Taiwan. The company was founded in 1976 and the milestones include the takeover of the IT division of the American Society of Texas Insrumets (1997) or the takeover of Gateway and Packardbell (2008). Acer Group is among the four largest producers of personal computers globally and employing over 7,400 employees. The current success of Acer's mission is to break the barriers between people and technology.