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Bluetooth® SIGnature Magazine Wins Four Excellence Awards
Greensboro, NC (Sept. 10, 2009)—The Bluetooth® Special Interest Group’s magazine SIGnature was recently recognized for its excellence in design and communication as an association publication, winning four prestigious awards from the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA). An invitation-only group comprised of acclaimed executives from media, advertising, publishing, creative and marketing firms, the IAVA honored SIGnature magazine with four of its Communicator Awards of Distinction out of more than 9,000 entries.
SIGnature, the Bluetooth® Quarterly, received the Communicator Awards of Distinction in the following categories:
- Overall Design, Q108 issue
- Copywriting, Q208 issue
- Overall Design, Q308 issue
- Association Publication, Q109 issue
SIGnature is published by Pace Communications for the Bluetooth® SIG’s entire membership and is available to the public via Bluetooth.com. It delivers Bluetooth® industry insights and commentary for those developing and promoting Bluetooth® technology specifications and products. Since its inception in early 2007, the magazine has been read and heralded by members and media alike.
“As a membership organization, we constantly look for new ways to bring value to our members and provide them with the tools and information they need to continue their innovative work with Bluetooth® technology,” said Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director, Bluetooth® SIG.“SIGnature has been an exciting, effective and in-depth way to accomplish that objective.”
About Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Bluetooth® wireless technology is the global short-range wireless standard for personal connectivity of a broad range of electronic devices. The technology continues to evolve, building on its inherent strengths – small-form factor radio, low power, low cost, built-in security, robustness, ease-of-use, and ad hoc networking abilities. More than eight newBluetooth®enabled products are qualified every working day and more than 19 millionBluetooth®units are shipping per week. There are over two billionBluetooth®devices in the marketplace and that number climbs daily, making it the only proven wireless choice for developers, product manufacturers, and consumers worldwide.
About the Bluetooth® SIG
The Bluetooth® Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive and network industries, is driving development of Bluetooth® wireless technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth® SIG includes Promoter group companies Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, along with over 12,000 Associate and Adopter member companies. The Bluetooth® SIG, Inc. headquarters are located in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. For more information please visit www.Bluetooth.com.