Yamaha Receives a Prestigious Award for Partnering with ACTIA on the Design of Connext System

ELKHART, Ind., April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ACTIA Corporation, a leading provider of systems, announced that Yamaha WaterCraft Group, a division of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., has received a prestigious award recognizing excellence in design from the National Marine Manufacturers' Association (NMMA).

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Honored for innovation by the NMMA was Yamaha's all new Connext helm control system available on all new 24-foot Yamaha boats. Yamaha partnered with ACTIA to design the Connext system; an easy to use, all in one system that combines an LCD touch screen with a joystick control, allowing the driver to easily and intuitively access all major electronic functions of the boat. In addition, Connext serves as the entertainment hub of the boat, providing full access to radio and stereo controls, satellite radio, Bluetooth connectivity and USB connections.

The NMMA Innovation Awards are presented annually at the Miami Boat Show. The Innovation Award honors manufacturers and suppliers who bring new, innovative products for the boating industry to market.

"This successful innovation is the product of our close collaboration with Yamaha and reflects the ACTIA business model with our OEM customers," said Adam Ramouni- ACTIA Corp. CEO about this award.

"Connext is an integral element to our new 24-foot boats, offering customers an easy to use, intuitive interface for controlling all major functions of their boat.  Receiving this award highlights the innovation and forward thinking that went into creating this system with ACTIA," said Mike Ricciardi, product planning manager for Yamaha Watercraft.

About ACTIA Corporation:

ACTIA Corp. is a major solutions provider of dedicated on-board systems for marine, bus and coach, commercial, industrial, construction, agricultural and military vehicles. ACTIA is harnessing the power of 21 subsidiaries on 5 continents to deliver telematics, multiplexed instrumentation, power management solutions, diagnostics, EV powertrains, displays, multimedia, safety and security products. ACTIA's ability for innovation is backed by an annual investment of 15% of sales on Research & Development with a staff of almost 700 engineers worldwide.

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