From the Desktop to the Datacenter: Dell Does Design

Investment in and focus on design results in 48 awards in 2008
Five Dell products recognized with prestigious iF Design Award China
Nine Dell products receive G Mark from Good Design Japan 2008
October 17, 2008 11:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Dell has been honored with a total of 48 design awards globally this year, reflecting its strong commitment to innovative and superior design across its product categories from the desktop to the datacenter.

Most recently, Dell’s innovative design concepts won TOP honors at the iF Design Awards in China. Dell was recognized with five product awards including the PowerEdge™ M1000e, Inspiron™ Mini, the Dell Crystal, XPS One™ and Dell Studio™ Hybrid. The Studio Hybrid was also acknowledged by the iF China jury as the TOP Selection Award – an honor awarded to the 10 best products of the competition.

Frequently referred to as the “Oscar” of the industrial design world, iF awards are presented by one of the world’s leading design institutions, the Industrie Forum. This year the iF Design Award China drew 408 entries from 14 countries and is widely recognized as helping to change the face of China’s design industry.

Dell also received nine design awards from Good Design Japan 2008, Japan’s only comprehensive design evaluation and commendation system, also known as G-Mark. The winning products from this year’s competition include the Latitude E4200 and E4300 notebooks, Latitude™ XT, M209X Ultra Mobile Projector, Multifunction Laser 1125 Printer, Dell Precision™ M6400, XPS One, Studio Hybrid and the Dell Crystal.

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