ASUS has announced that its India operation has posted almost 1100% growth for the fiscal year 2007-2008. And the driving force behind this stupendous growth has been the Eee PC, which was launched in January this year.

About 350 thousand units of Eee PC have been sold world over since its inception. The company is expecting to sell 3 to 5 million units this year.

During launches of the popular netbook, crowds were seen queuing up hours before start of sales in countries like Taiwan, US, Singapore and China. Even on the Internet, demand for the Eee PC exceeded expectations, said Asus.

The company plans to focus aggressively on the notebook market in India. According to Benson Lin, General Manager - APAC, Middle East and Africa for ASUS, 1 in 4 computers shipped in India in FY 2007-08 was a notebook. The consumer notebook segment has grown by 141% as compared to a negative 6% growth in consumer desktops segment.