· Submissions received from over 40 countries around the world

· Bosch joins the world’s top corporations in winning a GOOD DESIGN Award

The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have awarded a 2009 GOOD DESIGN™ Award to the Bosch MIC Series 400 Stainless Steel Camera.

Now in its 60th year, GOOD DESIGN remains the oldest and the world’s most recognized program for design excellence. The emphasis of the GOOD DESIGN program is on quality design of the highest form, function, and aesthetics – beyond ordinary consumer products and graphics – with a contemporary focus on environmental concerns and Green Design.

The annual GOOD DESIGN Awards Program is organized and curated by Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum President, The Chicago Athenaeum: he says "GOOD DESIGN is the singular, international design awards program the entire design and corporate world waits for each year. GOOD DESIGN has immediate public recognition for the best new design produced in the world. For the public, it’s THE seal of approval.”

For its 2009 awards, the Museum received a record number of entries from over 40 countries around the world, from some of the most important corporations in the design industry. The latest advances for design and innovation, sustainability, creativity, branding, ecologically responsible design, human factors, materials, technology, graphic arts, packaging, and universal design were submitted in a staggering number by the best industrial design and graphic design firms on behalf of the leading FORTUNE 500 companies. Submitted designs ranged from a NASA manned Mars exploration vehicle to a clean water filtering system for rural South Africa.

“We are delighted that the MIC Series 400 Stainless Steel Camera has received a GOOD DESIGN Award,” says Ian Crosby, Product Marketing Manager for Bosch. “It confirms that this innovative pan-tilt-zoom camera has an excellent design matched only by its outstanding functionality. It is robust, compact, and aesthetically pleasing, the perfect solution for the challenges posed by today’s modern security needs.

Precision engineered to exacting standards, the MIC Series 400 camera delivers all the functionality of a traditional pan-tilt-zoom camera while improving on the aesthetics of a dome camera.

The MIC Series 400 Stainless Steel camera is rated to an unmatched, industry leading IP68/NEMA4 environmental rating. Its vandal resistant grade 316 stainless steel housing has enhanced corrosion resistant properties to provide the ultimate protection in the harshest of surveillance conditions, including marine and industrial installations. Other applications include high-end architectural sites, TV and film.

Featuring an optically perfectly flat viewing window and integrated ultra long life wiper, the MIC Series 400 is able to capture razor sharp images in even the most demanding of conditions. Brushless motor technology ensures ultra reliable, whisper quiet operation. Groundbreaking resolver technology provides pinpoint accuracy and absolute positioning and affords the user full 360° continuous rotation pan and an unprecedented 320° tilt control.

A choice of true day/night camera modules, offering up to 36x optical zoom (plus an additional 12x digital), coupled with flexible upright, inverted or canted mounting capability, allows the perfect field of view to be achieved every time.

Powerful universal camera setup software (cam-set) enables simple setup and operation. All MIC Series cameras are supplied with a comprehensive 3-year warranty.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 275,000 associates generated sales of 38.2 billion euros in fiscal 2009. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 300 subsidiaries and regional companies in over 60 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for growth. Each year, Bosch spends more than 3.5 billion euros for research and development, and applies for some 3,800 patents worldwide. With all its products and services, Bosch enhances the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial. The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH. Additional information can be accessed at www.bosch.com.

PI6938 - February 2010