VIA OpenBook Reference Design Wins Gold at Computex

by atticus ~ June 4, 2008

Just a few days after announcing their VIA Mini-Note OpenBook Reference Design, the new platform has won the Computex Taipei design and innovation Gold Award for 2008. Here’s a snippet of the press release from VIA:

Event organizers Computex Taipei and the Taiwan Design Center selected iF International Forum Design GmbH to preside over the award ceremony, with an international jury comprising experts in industrial design judging the entries on the basis of their technology, innovation, design and international sales potential.

“VIA is extremely pleased to receive this prestigious award for design and innovation,” commented Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “It certainly validates our efforts to take the VIA OpenBook to the next level of style and customization.”

It looks like a great start for the VIA OpenBook Reference Design.