Whether in Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia or India – Aicon successfully captures the Asian market. In order to handle requests from this region more efficiently, the company has recently opened a liaison office in Seoul (Korea). The office is managed by Jonathan Kwon who has already gained wide experience in the area of optical metrology for several years. He supports the Asian distribution partners with respect to all technical and commercial issues. Dr. Carl- Thomas Schneider, Aicon’s president, comments this step as follows: “By opening this liaison office, we can much better cope with our growing sales activities in Asia. Now we are in the position to meet our customers and distribution partners on-site within a very short time. Moreover, Mr. Kwon speaks Korean and Japanese next to English, which eliminates many communication problems.”