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The 2008 Global Sources Electronics Design Awards are open to manufacturers in Asia of products in the following categories:

Computer products – such as: computer input devices, motherboards, PC cameras, PDAs, portable media players, printer cartridges and toners, and speakers
Home entertainment – such as: amplifiers, audio, flat-panel TVs, microphones, speakers and video players and recorders
In-car electronics – such as: car GPS, car media players and car safety electronic systems
Mobile communication products – such as: mobile phones, pagers, two-way radios and wireless communication equipment
Networking products – such as: broadband, GPS, networking, VoIP and fiber optic communication equipment
Personal electronics – such as: digital photo frames, headphones, health monitors, massage equipment, portable media players and recorders, radios and video game accessories
Power supplies – such as: batteries, computer and telecom power supplies, solar cells and panels, and UPS
Security products – such as: access control systems and products, CCTV products and systems, intruder alarms and sensors and security communications and monitoring products

A special award under home entertainment is set to recognize the most innovative flat-panel TV entry. Products eligible for this special award include HDTVs, home LCD TVs, OLED TVs and plasma TVs.

"Asia, especially Greater China, Japan, Korea and India, has rapidly become the pioneer in electronics design," noted president of Global Sources’ Electronics Business Unit, Mark A. Saunderson. "Manufacturers in the region have stepped out from the original equipment manufacturer mindset, and are designing their very own innovative products. These products enable consumers to improve the way we work, play and live our lives."

"The awards aim to recognize the success of these Asian manufacturers, and we plan to showcase their innovation to tens of thousand buyers from around the world visiting the China Sourcing Fair: Electronics and Components," Saunderson said.

Judging criteria, awards ceremony and press conference
An independent panel of judges, made up of industry analysts, academics and procurement specialists, will evaluate the nominations based on product design, innovative manufacturing and creative marketing strategies.

Award-winning products are to be showcased at the China Sourcing Fair: Electronics and Components’ New Products Gallery at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo, scheduled to be held from October 12 to 15, 2008.

Further recognition for the winning manufacturers is expected at the awardsceremony and press conference. There are also plans for regional media to be invited to interview winners to understand the thinking and development that went into creating the top products.

Nominations for Global Sources’ Electronics Design Awards are free and are open until June 27, 2008. More information about the Awards is available at www.globalsources.com/elecawards.

About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading B2B media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The core business is facilitating trade from Greater China to the world, using a wide range of English-language media. The other business segments facilitate trade from the world to Greater China, and trade within China, using Chinese-language media.

The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 700,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 230 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 2.6 million products and more than 195,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and 9 specialized trade shows which run 27 times a year across eight cities.

Suppliers receive more than 32 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 37 years. Global Sources' network covers more than 69 cities worldwide. In mainland China, Global Sources has over 2,100 team members in more than 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.