PLANET Technology Corporation, the global leading IP-based networking company, is honored to announce that its five innovative products have won the “2014 Taiwan Excellence Award” and have been continuously achieving this prestigious award of innovation and high quality annually since 2004. With over 500 companies participating and 1,281 registered products competing, which was the most intense competition ever, all our five products outperformed others through demonstrating their innovation, green-design and user-friendliness for versatile networking environments including industrial, enterprise and home/SOHO domains. The award-winning products are as follows:

Layer 2/4 24-port Gigabit 802.3at PoE + 4-port 10G SFP+ Intelligent Security Switch (XGSW-28040HP)
Ideally designed for SMBs and Enterprises, the XGSW-28040HP features 10Gbps fiber uplink capability, Gigabit High Power PoE interface and IPv6 Layer 3 routing to form a high performance network in a cost-effective way. Particularly, the XGSW-28040HP provides unique Intelligent PoE system that can automatically detect the powered device and manage the power distribution remotely so it greatly facilitates the surveillance network monitoring and maintenance.

Industrial 8-port Gigabit 802.3at PoE + 2-port Gigabit SFP Managed Switch with Wide Operating Temperature (IGS-10020HPT)
Equipped with groundbreaking technique to confront heavy industrial demanding environments, the IGS-10020HPT innovatively adopts 48V to 52V DC power boost technology and provides up to 30-watt power output per port to higher power consuming network PDs (powered devices). Moreover, this unique device embodies intelligent energy-saving function and ERPS technology, offering efficient and reliable surveillance, and wireless and VoIP network in hardened environments.

Wireless Fish-Eye Cloud IP Camera (ICA-W8100-CLD)
The ICA-W8100-CLD provides a 180-degree panoramic wide view surveillance through unique cloud management service and convenient 11n wireless connectivity for commercial and residential markets. It also integrates a built-in passive infrared (PIR) motion detection sensor for round-the-clock and real-time surveillance monitoring simply via PLANET DDNS, Internet browser or smartphone APP platform.

PoE over Coaxial Extenders – Transmitter and Receiver (VC-203PT and VC-203PR)
Integrated with VDSL2, IEEE 802.3at PoE+, and power over coaxial technology in one design, PLANET VC-203PT and VC-203PR work as a pair to perfectly transform the traditional analog cameras into IP-based HD surveillance devices without additional power source and cabling. It pioneered the industrial-grade power source type containing 5 different modes of input and output to achieve a flexible, high speed, and robust digitalized surveillance network, especially in harsh environments.

HDMI / Video Wall over IP PoE – Transmitter and Receiver (IHD-200PT and IHD-200PR)
PLANET IHD-200P series is an excellent solution for commercial, education, media and advertising industries to efficiently deliver stunning 1080P HDMI video broadcast with DTS sound effect over IP network. Its broadcasting architecture allows casting up to 1000 monitors or 8 x 8 video wall simultaneously. Furthermore, by supporting PoE function, the IHD-200P series eases the complexity of broadcasting network deployment.

“2014 Taiwan Excellence Award” highlights the most revolutionary products of high value and quality ever to be made in Taiwan. This prestigious award, organized by TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) and authorized by the Ministry of Economics Affairs (MOEA) of the R.O.C. government, has attracted growing numbers of companies and registered products year after year. Having been recognized as Taiwan Excellence Award winner for 11 consecutive years, it truly conveys PLANET’s strength in product innovation, environment-friendly design and global brand marketing.