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COMPANY & PRESS... About Dension News & Press Releases Terms and Conditions		NEWS Automechanika Frankfurt (29-08-2006) Hungarian Quality Community Award 2005 (21-11-2005) The new iPod! (17-10-2005) Paris, France Oct. 13-18, 2005 Hi nano! (16-09-2005) 2005, 20 to 24 September APPLE Expo 2005., Paris, France(20-09-2005) Hungarian Quality Product Award (7-09-2005) We are proudly presenting the new members of the European distribution network (24-05-2005) BMW Edition firmware update (02-5-2005) ISO 9001 Quality Assurance certification (30-3-2005) Sinsheim Messe (31-3-2005) World's first iPod integration for Mercedes Benz. (19-12-2004) BBC Radio Five Live ice>Link:iPod review (23-8-2004) Automechanika Frankfurt 29-08-2006 Automechanika, the Leading International Trade Fair for the Automotive Industry, will be held from 12-17 September, 2006 at the Messe Frankfurt fairground in Frankfurt Main/Germany. The trade show will host about 4,500 exhibitors from 70 countries and attract over 160,000 visitors from more than 120 countries. Dension Audio Systems will also exibit there. Please visit us in Hall 3.1 at Stand K26. Hungarian Quality Community Award 2005 21-11-2005 Dension Audio Systems proudly announces that its ice>Link Plus product gained an award again in 2005, it has received the "Hungarian Quality Community Award". On the awards ceremony which was organized in Hotel Mercure Budapest, we received a certificate of merit due to the high quality of our products. We are pleased that we were able to receive this high award at our first application. The new iPod! 17-10-2005 Warm welcome to the new members of the iPod line. Both 30GB and 60GB models, capable to playback movies are compatible with our ice>Link adapters and can be integrated into your car. For more technical information, browse our Knowledge Base. Paris, France Oct. 13-18, 2005 13-10-2005 EQUIP AUTO, professional trade show for all car-related industries from design to maintenance, will take place from 13th to 18th October 2005 at the Parc d’Expositions Paris Nord-Villepinte. On behalf of Dension Audio Systems Ltd. we invite you to visit our stand at the Equip Auto 2005 Exhibition in Paris! Please visit our stand P121 in Hall 5 where we can demonstrate our current products and even more concepts for the year 2006. Hi nano! 13-10-2005 Dension welcomes nano, the new member of the iPod family. Both 2GB and 4GB models are compatible with our ice>Link adapters and can be integrated into your car. Read more An iPod nano insert (sleeve) will be available for the current universal cradle by November. For more technical information, browse our Knowledge Base Hungarian Quality Product Award 7-09-2005 Dension Audio Systems proudly announces that its ice>Link Plus product has received the "Hungarian Quality Product Award" in 2005. Each year hundreds of companies apply for the prestigious title. The applications are evaluated by the Jury according to the aims of the Award: encouraging the production of premium Hungarian products introducing the products to the international market certifying the EU-conformity of the products meeting or exceeding the local and international standards set by consumer protection institutions. We are pleased that we were able to receive this high award at our very first application. 2005, 20 to 24 September APPLE Expo 2005., Paris, France 20-09-2005 Apple Expo is the premier Mac and iPod event in Europe, and the premier IT and Digital event in France. The Apple Expo 2005 will be organized in Paris from 20 to 24 September. The Dension Ltd. will participate on the exhibition. You can read more details about the expo on www.apple-expo.com Dension Applied for the Hungarian Quality Product Award 2005 27-06-2005 The flagship product of Dension, the ice>Link Plus has been nominated to Hungarian Quality Product Award 2005. All the nominated products are investigated by jury in quality aspect, the value and service provided to end-users. We are proudly presenting the new members of the European distribution network 24-05-2005 The new colleagues are welcome. Dear Music listener! We believe that Apple and Dension coowork will change the perspective of Your life. Take the chance! Hungary Distributor ITM CE / HDSys Tel: +36 1 430 35 10 Czech Republic Distributor Czech Data Systems Ltd. Tel:+420284000711 Slovakia Distributor Apcom Ltd. Tel: +421 2 67 207 382 Croatia/Slovenia/Serbia Distributor PowerCom Sistemi Ltd. Tel: +3851 33 22 661 Romania Distributor IRIS Ltd. Tel: +401 231-5751 Bulgaria Distributor BBS Ltd. Tel: + 35929171031 BMW Edition firmware update 02-5-2005 We are releasing the BMW Edition firmware update featuring ID3 tag display on the head unit. You can easily install it without removal of ice>Link adapter from your vehicle. The latest update (v. 2.B1) is only for 2.0x, 2.1x firmware, and please, do not update alter versions. Also we would like to emphase please not to use this update with your BMW if there is navigation system installed in. At this moment we are working on the compatibility broadened to navigation systems, as well. For detailed instructions, please read the Update Chapter in the check Dension Support page. ISO 9001 Quality Assurance certification 30-3-2005 Dension proudly announces that the company received the ISO 9001 Quality Assurance certification on 31st March, 2005. Dension is certified by the No.1. ISO consulting and certifying Company "CERTOP". As a middle term quality target and part of our Continuous Quality System Development Program we aim to get the ISO TS 16949 certificate also. Sinsheim Messe 31-3-2005 The time has come again to take a close look into the future at Sinsheim Messe. Dension will proudly present some its future products at Stand 3200 in Halle 3. Please come and see the "Art of Integration" exhibition, it will be a great surprise! World's first iPod integration for Mercedes Benz. 19-12-2004 WORLD’S FIRST FULL IPOD INTEGRATION FOR MERCEDES BENZ AUTOMOBILES WITH FIBRE OPTIC RADIO SYSTEM Brings high quality audio and iPod control to the popular Mercedes Benz C-, E-, S-, CL-, CLK-, SL-, SLK-, ML- and G-series models. Hungary, Dec. 19-- Dension Audio Systems today announced that its ice>Link Plus vehicle integration kit for the Apple iPod is now available for the Mercedes Benz fibre optic “D2B” protocol. “Connecting to the original equipment radio unit on a Mercedes Benz vehicle is a technological challenge, because audio signals are sent in the form of laser beams“ said Jozsef Lukacs, CTO of Dension Audio Systems, Ltd. ice>Link Plus utilises the iPod as an auxiliary vehicle display surface because the Mercedes-Benz radio system does not support CD-Text display. "We experienced a high penetration of European luxury vehicles among iPod owners, and we have served BMW and Audi owners since day one. Today, we’re delighted to offer the ice>Link: Plus kit for Mercedes Benz vehicles.” said Lee Harris, Director, Product Marketing. ice>Link: Plus features include: Dual mode operation. Dension User Interface mode enables access to all iPod playlists through the innovative Dension menu system. iPod User Interface mode lets the user operate with the iPod control surface and maps car controls to major iPod commands. Content display on the iPod. Instead of restricting display to the limitations of car radios or requiring add-on display modules, ice>Link: Plus displays ID3 information and the innovate Dension menu system on the Apple iPod. iPod mounting. The Dension active cradle securely holds and charges the Apple iPod with dock connector. The innovative charge control lets users decide when to charge the iPod. Future proof design. ice>Link Plus features firmware that can be upgraded from the iPod itself. Furthermore, the universal design enables the interface to be retained if the user changes vehicle with only a simple cable harness being required to adapt to a new vehicle application. The modular design also enables the users to change their iPod and retain the ice>Link: Plus interface. The Mercedes Benz variant of ice>Link: Plus supports the popular Audio 10, Audio 30 and COMAND 2.0 and 2.5 head units found in: 1999-2000 C-Class (W202) 2001-2004 C-Class (W203) 1999-2002 E-Class (W210) 2000-2002 S-Class (W220) 2000-2002 CL-Class (W215) 1998-2002 CLK-Class (W208) 2003-2004 CLK-Class (W209) 1999-2002 SL-Class (R129) 2003-2004 SL-Class (R230) 1999-2004 SLK-Class (R170) 1998-2004 A-Class (W168) 2001-2005 ML-Class (W163) 1999-2005 G-Class (W463) and is now available for immediate shipping. “Dension is devoting significant engineering resources to bring iPod interfacing to fibre optic vehicles that are not yet supported” said Alfred Barabas, CEO of Dension USA. We are expecting a solution by Q2/2005 for the “MOST” system equipped late model E-Class (W211), late model S- and CL-Class, the new SLK-Class (R171) and the mid-model updated 2005 C- and SL-Class. About Dension Audio Systems Founded in the year 2000, Dension Audio Systems Ltd specialises in integrating new digital entertainment formats to the vehicle environment, and is the developer and manufacturer of a market-leading portfolio of high capacity, hard disk-based MP3 car entertainment products. We focus on the retention of vehicle functionality while adding new entertainment facilities. The product range comprises hard disk-based head units high capacity MP3 upgrades for existing car entertainment systems, whether factory-fitted or aftermarket Apple iPod vehicle interfaces BBC Radio Five Live ice>Link:iPod review 23-8-2004 Check out Phil Elliot's review of ice>Link:iPod on the "Talking Technology" segment of Up All Night broadcast on BBC Radio Five Live. You can access an mp3 file of the broadcast here or download the entire programme here.

		PRESS RELEASES 23-11-2004 ice>Link Plus redefines in-car iPod integration! Press Release 23 November, 2004 CONTACT: sales@dension.com ice>Link Plus redefines in-car iPod integration!! Brings dual mode operation, innovative display output and investment protection in time for the boom in iPod accessories this holiday season. Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 23-- Dension Audio Systems today introduces a major upgrade to its award-winning ice>Link vehicle integration kit for the Apple iPod. The new ice>Link Plus platform has dual mode operation, utilises the iPod as an auxiliary vehicle display surface and is future-proof with upgradeable firmware and a modular design. "Since launching the market’s first fully integrated iPod car kit 12 months ago and creating the category, we have over 10,000 satisfied customers. We’ve listened to our customers’ feedback, looked at our imitators and with the launch of ice>Link Plus, made the best iPod car kit even better" said Jozsef Lukacs, Founder and CTO. New features of ice>Link Plus include: dual mode operation. Dension User Interface mode enables access to all iPod playlists through a combination of CD changer interfacing and the innovative Dension menu. iPod User Interface mode lets the user operate the iPod control surface and maps car controls to major iPod commands. ice>Link Plus works in conjunction with the display capabilities of the Apple iPod without the need for add-on display modules. At the same time, CD-text support has been introduced to display album / artist / song information on selected radios. The Dension active cradles securely hold Apple iPods that feature a dock connector. “iPod charge control was one of the most requested features…” commented Alfred Barabas, CEO of Dension USA, “…because it allows the user to manage any concerns they may have over constant charging of their iPod battery.” Future-proof design. ice>Link Plus firmware can be upgraded directly from the iPod. Furthermore, the modular design enables the interface to be retained if the user changes vehicle with only a simple cable harness being required to adapt to a new vehicle application. This also enables the user to upgrade their iPod from one generation to the next and retain their interface. "As a company, we've always been focussed on the most elegant solutions for integrating digital music devices to the vehicle entertainment environment." added Jozsef Lukacs. "We love cars, we love music and we love the Apple iPod. In ice>Link Plus, we have made the original and the best iPod integration product on the market even better!" ice>Link Plus supports a huge range of vehicle entertainment systems, both factory-fitted and aftermarket including those from Alpine, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Kenwood, Panasonic and Sony. A built-in preamplifier plays iPod music loud and clear and makes the low bandwidth audio of FM transmitters and tape adaptors a thing of the past. ice>Link Plus is available to order now and shipping starts in early December at a guideline retail price of $199/149Euro/L99. About Dension Audio Systems Founded in the year 2000, Dension Audio Systems Ltd specialises in integrating new digital entertainment formats to the vehicle environment and is the developer and manufacturer of a market-leading portfolio of high capacity, hard disk-based digital music car entertainment products.