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Rockwell Collins Venue™ Cabin System wins International Design Awards
Geneva, SWITZERLAND (May 11, 2009) - Rockwell Collins' Venue™ High-Definition (HD) Cabin Management System was recently awarded the Red Dot Design Award and the
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Northwest Design Invitational (NWDI) awards for high-quality design. The announcements
were made today at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE).
"We are honored to be recognized for the intuitive design of our Venue HD Cabin Management System," said Tommy Dodson, vice
president and general manager for Cabin Systems at Rockwell Collins. "Through smart innovation, we've worked hard to identify
and translate passengers' needs into the perfect mix of content and entertainment, flexibility and value, innovation and reliability
in our system. This award supports our work to ensure Venue is not only technologically advanced but aesthetically refined
and designed to respond as passengers' needs evolve."
Rockwell Collins worked with Teague, a Seattle-based industrial design consultancy, to develop Venue's intuitive user interface
including OLED switch panels that feature programmable soft buttons and an intuitive, icon based user interface, iPod and
iPhone integration solutions that allow passengers to plug their personal iPod device into the cabin management system and
distributed through the cabin, and remote control at the seat through a virtual iPod menu.
The Red Dot Design Award is one of the largest and most renowned design competitions worldwide. Images of Venue will be on
display, with the other award-winning products, from June 30 to July 26 at the Red Dot Design Museum on the premises of the
'Zeche Zollverein' World Cultural Heritage Site in Germany. For more information on the Red Dot Design Awards, please visit
http://www.red-dot.de/.
The IDSA's Northwest Design Invitational (NWDI) is a biennial competition, recognizing outstanding design since 1988. Entries
are evaluated according to the competition's five criteria of excellence: design innovation, user benefits, market benefits,
ecological responsibility and appropriate aesthetics. More information about the NWDI awards is available at http://www.designinvitational.com/.
Rockwell Collins Venue Cabin Management System is the industry's first complete, high-definition cabin management system and
combines the comforts and functionality of passenger's home entertainment system while in the sky. Venue features in-seat
and bulkhead displays, capable of true wide-screen, high-definition display. Nine programmable switch panels control the Blu-ray
disk, CD and MP3 Player, audio and video jukebox, 3-D Airshow moving map and flight information. Cabinets are also equipped
with standard USB charging ports and docking station for travelers' Blackberry, cell phone, camera and iPod.
Learn more about Venue http://www.rockwellcollins.com/venue/index.html
About IDSA
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is the voice of the industrial design profession, advancing the quality
and positive impact of design and one of the world's leading industrial design groups. For more information visit http://www.idsanw.org.
About Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a pioneer in the development and deployment of innovative communication and aviation electronic
solutions for both commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission
communications, information management, and simulation and training is delivered by 20,000 employees, and a global service
and support network that crosses 27 countries. To find out more, please visit www.rockwellcollins.com.
Media Contact:
Anne Wiskerchen
319.651.0033 (mobile)
319.295.7533 (office)
amwisker@rockwellcollins.com
* iPod and iPhone are trademarks of Apple, Inc.
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