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Before even going on sale at the beginning of 2010, the new Kia Venga has already received one of the most prestigious international design awards. The B-segment MPV has been awarded the iF product design award, which recognizes design quality, as well as a number of other criteria, including workmanship, level of innovativeness and eco-friendliness, offering Venga drivers in Europe added confidence in their choice of vehicle.

Nikon Corporation (Michio Kariya, President) is pleased to announce that the Nikon D3 digital SLR camera is the recipient of Germany's International Forum Design's Product Design Award.

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced it has been recognized with one of the world's foremost industrial design honors, an iF product design award. Motorola's APX 7000 portable multi-band two-way radio was lauded for its innovative dual-sided design and compact, rugged form factor - purpose-built to address the unique requirements of government and public safety users.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers won the 2009 iF product design award for the ESPRIMO Mobile series professional notebooks as well as for the ESPRIMO MA, a tablet PC design specifically for the health care sector.

Sony announce that six of its top products have received the coveted iF seal of outstanding design quality in the category of 'Product Design' with the PCM-D1 Portable Recorder also receiving a prestigious Gold Award.