American Mitac Corp, the US end of Taiwanese personal computer manufacturer Mitac International Inc, is combining its operations with those of Fremont, California distributor of computers and peripherals Compac Microelectronics Inc. The two will consolidate North American operations under the Compac name to create the first computer distributor with full-scale manufacturing capability. Mitac last year bought majority ownership of Compac from Qume Corp. The company is considering launching a line of Compac-branded machines to build on its strong channel reputation. Compac will continue to distribute its existing line of products which range from Panasonic printers and Maxtor Corp disks to US Robotics modems and Toshiba Corp CD-ROMs.
