Categories Cover Biometrics, Personal Electronics, Wireless Communication Products and More HONG KONG, June 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) is set to identify the most exciting electronics made in Asia with the launch of the Global Sources Electronics Design Awards ( http://www.globalsources.com/elecawards ). The awards focus on electronics that transform people's lives, ranging from cellphones and MP4 players, to GPS and LCD TVs.
Entries will be evaluated on product design, innovative manufacturing, creative marketing and export success. Winners will be selected by an independent panel of judges -- industry analysts, academics and procurement specialists.
Global Sources' Electronic Business Unit President, Mark A. Saunderson, said: "Japan, Taiwan, Korea and now mainland China are at the very forefront of the digital revolution. Manufacturers in these regions design many of the advanced products that define our modern lifestyles. Their vision is transforming science fiction into reality."
"These awards identify and celebrate the very latest and most exciting products Asia and Greater China suppliers have to offer -- designs that set the bar for quality and sophistication the world over."
The 13 Global Sources Electronics Design Awards categories are:
-- Biometric products -- Computer products -- High-performance AV -- Home electronics -- In-car electronics -- Networking products -- Office electronics -- Optoelectronics -- Personal electronics -- Power supplies -- Surveillance products -- Wireless communication products -- Wireline communication products Winners will be announced at China Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components ( http://www.chinasourcingfair.com ) at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo in October. The show is expected to attract over 30,000 professional electronics buyers.
For more about the Electronics Design Awards, visit http://www.globalsources.com/elecawards .
About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a primary facilitator of two-way 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 key business segment facilitates trade from the world to Greater 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 600,000 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 1.8 million products and more than 150,000 suppliers annually through 13 online marketplaces, 12 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and nine specialized trade shows which run 22 times a year across seven cities.
Suppliers receive more than 13 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com ) alone.
Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 36 years. In mainland China it has over 1,700 team members in 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.
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