Taipei, Taiwan, December 8, 2009 –BenQ Group announced today that 18 of the distinguished design products by its two designer teams, BenQ Lifestyle Design Center and Qisda Creative Design Center, were recognized with the prestigious iF Design Award 2010, making the BenQ Group a big winner among the Taiwanese enterprises, once again testifying to the group’s competent design strength.

This is the latest brilliant performance staged by the group in the competition, which is deemed as one of the most significant design competitions worldwide, boosting the accumulated number of awards gained by the group in the competition to the highest in Taiwan, too.

The performance also underscores the group’s fast-emerging design strength, which has enabled the group to become a design leader in the Chinese communities worldwide and gain a cutting edge in the global market.

The winning designs have won the favor of the jury, comprised of top international designers, thanks to their combination of the elements of environmental friendliness and technological aesthetics. Manfred Wang, Chief Design Officer of both centers, pointed out that iF Design Award is a guidepost award in the international industrial-design field and its judges decisively examine every entry from the angles of aesthetic idea, practicability, innovation, feasibility, and manifestation of brand value in determining the winning products.

The repeated acknowledgement of BenQ Group by the award underlines the group’s emphasis on and dedication to product design. In fact, the group’s simultaneous care of innovation and marketability in product design, in line with the “design driven” development strategy and the design philosophy of “Meeting of Opposites,” has become a core competence of the group.

The award-winning products of BenQ Lifestyle Design Center span the fields of consumer electronics, information-technology products, and mobile devices, including two models of LED backlight display, V2200TW and V2400Eco, featuring environment-friendly residential style and green fashion; V2400 LED monitor that’s inspired by the Chinese lacquer work ; the easy operating nScreen Touch All-in-One PC for the household; MP780 ST Short-Throw projector furnished with Point Draw smart board; and three mobile devices, Joybee GP1 mini projector, eMovie portable multimedia center, and U103 Joybook Lite featuring power saving and fast recharging. Qisda Creative Design Center boasts 10 award-winning products, including two models of e-reader QEB -101 and QEB-102; QPC-215, an All-in-One PC with a 21” screen featuring a uniquely designed base; Smartbook QPD-501, meant for use by creative workers for mobile-Internet access; 12” touchscreen Display QTD-101, featuring instinctive touch operation for smoother graphic-drawing; photo scanner QPS-210 featuring light weight and easy operation; digital photo frame QDF-103 featuring the inspiration of Eastern paper-folding art; Digital Radio Device QIR-103; smart phone QCM-330; and high-brightness projector QPT-210 for teaching and commercial usage.

The 18 products will be awarded during the CeBIT Exhibition in Hannover, Germany on March 2, 2010.

 About iF Design Award The iF Design Award, which was established in 1953, is sponsored by Industrie Forum Design Hanover of Germany. This award is deemed as one of the most significant design competitions worldwide, attracting over 1,800 entries from 30 different countries yearly. The jury is comprised of top international designers, not only decisively examines and elects the award-winning entries, but also guarantees iF's special status and the high-quality reputation of the iF label.

 About BenQ Corporation BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of “Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to Life,” including digital projector, LCD monitors, laptop PCs, Netbooks, All-in-One PCs, LCD displays, digital cameras, storage devices, mobile phones, storage media and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards. 2008 revenues of BenQ Corporation exceeded US$1.54 billion.

 About BenQ Group The BenQ Group is currently comprised of 16 companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top 3 manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, Daxon Technology Inc., Daxin Materials Corp., Forhouse Corp., Light House Tech, SiPix Imaging, Lextar Electronics Corp. BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Raydium Semiconductor Corporation, Cando Corporation and Wellypower Co., Ltd.

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