PLANET Technology, the global leading IP-based company, today announced it newly wins “2005 MIS Best Choice Award” under the two product categories of “Enterprise WLAN” and “Network Security” by Institute for Information Industry. Among the severe competition in Taiwan ICT Industry, PLANET has been awarded as the Top 1 brand in Enterprise WLAN category, and the Top 3 brand in Network Security category.

According to Institute for Information industry, PLANET is selected as below:
• Enterprise WLAN:
　1. PLANET
　2. Cisco
　3. D-Link
• Network Security :
　1. Juniper
　2. Cisco
　3. PLANET

“2005 MIS Best Choice” is a grand voting competition conducted by Connectimes, an networking professional publication circulated monthly published by Institute for Information Industry, the think tank and management consultancy focused on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Industry for Taiwan Government.

In this survey held from May to December 2005 via online and paper, PLANET has received 2 wins in the product categories recommended by the domestic MIS managers, CEO, and opinion leaders among manufacturing, telecommunication, IT, financial, government, and education industries. PLANET obtained the great honor at its first participation in this survey which proves its excellence of product quality as well as brand awareness.

PLANET’s award-winning Enterprise WLAN products include the most cutting-edge indoor and outdoor wireless solutions such as Wireless Mesh and MIMO network products for fulfilling various demands. Network Security include feature-rich security functionalities such as VPN, IDP, Multi-homing, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam, and Content Filtering to advance your business progress.

About Institute for Information Industry

With more than 1800 engineers and more than 60% of them possess Ph. D. or Master Degree from Computer Engineering and other associated fields, Institute for Information Industry (III) plays a crucial and pivotal role in Taiwan 's ICT industry. One of III's roles is the think tank and management consultancy in PMO (Program Management Office)/CIO (Chief Information Office) for the Taiwan government.