Sûrtab Explained

Sûrtab S.A.
Type:Private[1]
Founders:Maarten Boute (CEO)
Richard Coles
J. P. Folsgaard Bak
Ulla Bak
Location Country:Haiti[2]

Sûrtab S.A. is a Haitian technology company headquartered in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, that designs, develops, and sells computer hardware and consumer electronics, most notably, tablet computers.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Etymology

The name Sûrtab, is derived from a contraction between the French word, "sûr", which is used to designate things that are emphatic, certain, and true, that can not be questioned, must happen infallibly, and are reliable; with the English word "tablet".[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=278053146 Bloomberg Business -- Company Overview of Sûrtab S.A.
  2. Web site: Hope For Haiti: Industries Old And New Are Helping The Nation Recover Following The 2010 Earthquake . Schipani, Andres. Jack, Andrew . 34 . May 2015 . FT Wealth . 7 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Haiti-made tablet computers finding low-cost niche with flair . Staff . 4 January 2015 . The Seattle Times . 21 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Haiti's Android tablet maker Surtab to crank up production -- With an initial production run of 4,000 tablets already sold, Surtab plans to increase its output to 7,000 a month . Lall, Rashmee Roshan . 27 February 2014 . The Guardian . 21 October 2015.
  5. Web site: A Small Tablet Company Brings High-Tech Hopes To Haiti . Granitz, Peter . 15 April 2014 . NPR . 21 October 2015.
  6. Web site: 5 Years Later, Haiti Is Embracing Its Potential . Groarke, John . 2 January 2015 . Huffington Post . 21 October 2015.
  7. Web site: Haiti: Hi-tech Haiti, Yes, Really . White, Russell . 27 May 2014 . LAB (Latin American Bureau) . 21 October 2015.
  8. Web site: Hope for Haiti . Schipani, Andres . Jack, Andrew . 8 May 2015 . Financial Times . 21 October 2015.
  9. Web site: High-tech Haiti company an example for the country? . Press . 27 May 2014 . Newslook . 21 October 2015.
  10. Web site: Haïti s'invite dans l'industrie du numérique . Vignal, Patrick . 17 March 2014 . Capital . 21 October 2015 . 22 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135756/http://www.capital.fr/bourse/actualites/haiti-s-invite-dans-l-industrie-du-numerique-918269 . dead .
  11. Web site: Sûrtab S.A devient 100% propriété haïtienne . Press . 14 November 2014 . Le Nouvelliste . 21 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Haití entra al mundo técnológico, fabrica su propia tableta Android . Press . 16 March 2014 . El Financiero . 21 October 2015.
  13. Web site: Impoverished Haiti making its own Android tablet . Baron, Amelie . 16 March 2014 . Arab News . 21 October 2015.

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