PLANET, one of the global leading IP-based companies, today announced that it has been awarded “2005 Taiwan Symbol of Excellence” by its 4 products. All PLANET nominated products, including ICA-500, POE-150, IPX-1000, and WGSW-24000, have been totally selected as this award winners. The honor reveals that PLANET products excel in the categories of R&D innovation, Design Innovation, Quality Systems, Marketing, and Brand Awarenesst.

This award is conducted by CETRA (China External Trade Development Council) at the behest of the Ministry of Economics Affair (MOEA) of the R.O.C. government. It represents the honor and confirmation for the products Made-in-Taiwan. After the intense competition among various companies, 4 products of PLANET are given to this award: “ICA-500 Pan / Tilt Internet Camera”, “POE-150 IEEE802.3af Power Over Ethernet Adapter”, “IPX-1000 Internet Telephony PBX System” and “WGSW-24000 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Security Switch”. It is the second time that PLANET received this renowned award, and it has proved PLANET’s innovative promises to make our products globally competitive.

The high-quality performance of the 4 award winning products deeply impressed the panel of judges. The PLANET ICA-500 provides an advanced digital solution of Internet Camera with pan and tilt capability to meet more application demands. With its Plug-N-Watch capability, a network administrator or system operator can seamlessly complete network deployment in simply minutes. The POE-150 is an IEEE802.3af Power over Ethernet devices that provides 48V DC over Ethernet cables. The IPX-1000 is a full-function PBX system with extra built-in features, such as auto-attendant, voicemail, VoIP, and various network services. IPX-1000 provides a solid, uniform platform for both voice communications as well as data network communications. The WGSW-24000 is a Manageable 24-Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch with advanced security features.