Bangkok--Oct 18--Aziam Burson Marsteller
BenQ Wins Eleven Distinguished G-Mark Awards
The 2005 G-Mark Awards Marks BenQ’s Consecutive Two-Year Winnings, Adding BenQ’s Total G-Mark Awards to 20
BANGKOK, THAILAND, October 17, 2005 — BenQ today proudly announced that eleven of its leading networked digital lifestyle devices have won the distinguished G-Mark Awards (Good Design Awards). The 2005 G-Mark Awards marks BenQ’s consecutive two-year winnings, adding BenQ’s total G-Mark Awards to twenty.
Among the eleven awarded products, almost half are BenQ mobile phones, including the BenQ M315, BenQ M580, BenQ Z2, BenQ P30 smart phone, and BenQ P50 PDA phone. The other awarded products include the BenQ FP202W LCD monitor, BenQ FP72V LCD monitor, BenQ 7350CT scanner, BenQ M310, BenQ AM805 and the BenQ PE8720 projector. Among the awarded products, the BenQ 7350CT scanner has already won the iF Design Award and the Red-dot Design Award earlier this year.
“The recognition gained from the prestigious G-mark Design Awards demonstrates that BenQ is indeed leading the trend in this industry,” said Manfred Wang, Director of BenQ Lifestyle Design Center. “BenQ will continue to create products that possess versatile features and innovative design to meet the expectations of our consumers.”
Known prior to 1997 as the Good Design Selection System, the Good Design Award System was established in Japan in 1957 to increase awareness of good industrial design in that nation. At present, 70% of Japanese consumers recognize the G-Mark Awards with further research showing that 40% of Japanese consumers are influenced by the awards when purchasing products.
The G-Mark Awards evaluate industrial design in a number of categories including architecture design, communications design and product design. Each entrant is judged on a wide-range of rigorous standards that include criteria such as safety, functionality, originality, ecological soundness and leadership in the humanization of technology.
Mr. Chris Liang, Managing Director of BenQ (Thailand) Co.,Ltd., said “BenQ is proud to receive this distinguished G-Mark Award. The mobile phones that were among the award-winning models included the BenQ M315, BenQ M580, BenQ Z2 and BenQ P50 PDA phones, as well as the BenQ FP202W and BenQ FP72V LCD panels and the BenQ PE8720 projector. BenQ has carefully selected these products to be introduced to Thai consumers who will welcome these well-designed products. We are striving to continue developing innovative and high quality products with attractive features that are consistent with the lifestyles of Thai consumers.”
About BenQ Group
The BenQ Group is currently comprised of ten companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include AU Optronics Corporation, the world’s third largest manufacturer of LCD panels; Darfon Electronics Corporation; Daxon Technology Inc; Airoha Technology Corporation; Darly Venture Inc; BenQ Guru Software Co., Ltd; Philips BenQ Digital Storage; Cando Corporation, and BenQ Mobile. 2004 revenues for BenQ Group exceeded US$10.8 billion dollars.
BenQ Corporation consists of three main business groups—Computing Products, Digital Media and Mobile Business. Although these business groups encompass a broad range of products, each retains a focus on providing consumer-oriented solutions designed especially for the digital lifestyle. 2004 revenues exceeded US$5.1 billion dollars. For more information, please visit our website at BenQ.com.
For more information, please contact:
Sirima Eiammanoch Porntip/Jaruwan
BenQ (Thailand) Co.,Ltd Aziam Burson Marsteller
Tel: +662-670-0310-1 Tel: +662-252-9871
Fax: +662-670-0312 Fax: +662-254-8353
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