HARMAN INTL : HARMAN Celebrates Advanced Audio and Infotainment Launches at Geneva Motor Show
03/02/2011| 02:15pm US/Eastern
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HARMAN, the global premium audio and infotainment group (NYSE:HAR), said
today that it has drawn tremendous interest from its automotive partners
and end customers during the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, which runs through
March 13 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Company is teaming with numerous
global automakers to launch a series of cutting-edge innovations in
branded audio, infotainment, and energy-saving technologies.
?The Geneva Motor Show ranks among the world's top venues for
introducing the latest in automotive innovations, and HARMAN is proud to
be among this year's most prominent participants,? said Dinesh C.
Paliwal, the Company's Chairman, President and CEO. ?I have had the
privilege to meet with top executives from many of our global automotive
customers, and they are universally delighted to share the stage with
our cutting-edge technologies.?
HARMAN and Ferrari kicked off the show by unveiling the Company's
revolutionary QuantumLogic? surround sound technology in the new 2012
Ferrari FF, a four-seat vehicle billed as the automaker's most powerful
and versatile car yet. Complementing its 200-plus mile-per-hour top
speed, the FF is equipped with JBL® Professional branded
audio, to which the QuantumLogic technology will bring significant extra
power. HARMAN's QuantumLogic technology transforms any stereo or
multi-channel audio source into an astounding 7.1 channel surround sound
experience, even unlocking the true fidelity of today's popular
compressed music files.
Activities at the Geneva Motor Show continued as HARMAN and
Mercedes-Benz introduced an innovative docking navigation solution for
the automaker's SLK and next-generation C-Class vehicles. The new
Becker® MAP PILOT solution from HARMAN blends the versatility of
portable navigation systems with the convenience and easy access of
in-dash infotainment. The removable navigation unit, tethered in the
glove box, integrates seamlessly with the vehicle's large-format graphic
display, on-board audio speakers, and steering wheel mounted controls.
The pioneering system will be available in additional Mercedes-Benz
models in the future.
HARMAN is also partnering with the leading Swiss developer Rinspeed to
introduce the world's first social network vehicle, the Rinspeed Bamboo
electric concept car. Using HARMAN's next-generation, scalable
infotainment platform as the core, a number of networking and
connectivity options have been integrated into the system to bring the
youthful and social concept vehicle to life. The infotainment head unit
includes the full functionality of HARMAN's Aha Radio technology, which
translates text-based digital content to voice and plays it back within
the car, making driving safer and more comfortable. Energy-saving HARMAN
GreenEdge? technology reduces system power consumption by more than 60
percent, while the Company's HALOSonic? Electronic Sound Synthesis
technology generates conventional engine sounds to alert pedestrians and
nearby drivers as the electric car approaches.
?The efforts of our company's scientists are evident in virtually every
aisle of this year's Geneva Motor Show,? continued Paliwal. ?We are
grateful to these talented people and to our many global automotive
partners for the contributions which enable HARMAN to inform and
entertain some 20 million drivers on the road today - and many more to
come.?
HARMAN (www.harman.com)
designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment
solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets –
supported by 15 leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®,
Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. The Company is admired by
audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading
professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than
20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio
and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 11,800 people
across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $3.5 billion
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010. The Company's shares are
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.
HARMAN
Jean Lépine, 203-328-3500
Vice President, Corporate
Affairs
jean.lepine@harman.com
© Business Wire 2011
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