NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group, Inc., a U.S. public company, owns 100% of NIVS Holding Company Limited, which owns 100% of NIVS International (H.K.) Limited and 97.5% of NIVS (HZ) Audio & Video Tech Company Limited (“NIVS PRC”), our main operating company. Since its establishment in 1998, NIVS PRC has focused on the design, manufacture, sales and marketing of audio and video consumer products.
Our products include digital audio systems, televisions, digital video broadcasting (“DVB”) set-top boxes, DVD players, as well as peripheral and accessory products such as remote controls, headphone sets, and portable entertainment devices (MP3/MP4 players). We have invested substantial resources in the research and development of our intelligent audio and video consumer products, most of which utilize our Chinese speech interactive technology to permit users to control our products through their spoken commands. We combine our Chinese speech interactive technology with traditional video and audio products to form an intelligent audio-visual system consisting of the audio system, TV set and DVB. We currently offer approximately 250 different standard audio and video products and approximately 30 intelligent audio and video products. Our audio products have a solid reputation and established brand name in the PRC, while abroad our products have been named among the most popular brands on consumer websites for several years. Our products are distributed worldwide, including markets in Europe, Southeast Asia, and North America.
NIVS PRC has received various governmental awards with respect to our brand. In 2007, NIVS PRC was ranked 43rd among Forbes’ Top 100 Chinese Research and Development Companies. Beginning in 2005, NIVS PRC’s brand received the “Most Popular Brand” award in the acoustics industry for three successive years. NIVS PRC also received the “Famous Brand in Guangdong” award in 2007. In June 2003, NIVS PRC was honored by the Science and Technology Bureau of Guangdong Province as a “Private High-tech Enterprise” and “High-tech Enterprise,” which is an honor reserved for private enterprises developing new high-technology.