All over the world, authorities and respected organizations have conferred a variety of prestigious awards and honors to Alpine products. In Japan, we received the Nikkan Auto Newspaper Product Award 2005 for our iPod link system, completed thanks to timely cooperation with Apple U.S.A. In Australia, we received the Sound & Image Award for the iPod link system, as well as the demo car in which the iPod link system was installed. And in Europe, we received the EISA* 2005-2006 Award from the European Imaging and Sound Association, the winner of which is selected by journalists in the audio & visual fields from twenty different countries.
*European Imaging and Sound Association