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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- frog design inc., a global design firm with offices in the U.S. and Germany today announced that Flextronics, the world's leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, intends to make an equity investment in the company.

"Upon completion of the investment, we look forward to increasing our value to clients by adding global manufacturing solutions to our fully integrated strategic design services," stated Prof. Dr. Hartmut Esslinger, Founder and Co-CEO of frog design.

"In today's crowded consumer markets, where low price and increased functionality is the rule, industrial design is a key competitive differentiator," said Michael Marks, CEO of Flextronics. "By investing in frog design, we will be able to expand our front-end creative capabilities within our design services group and offer OEM customers a more strategic approach to their product creation process."

In addition to product design services that consist of industrial design and mechanical engineering, frog design also provides digital design services utilizing cutting-edge technology and usability expertise to enhance a product's market presence through advanced user interface, Web and e-commerce development, and rich media experiences. Additionally, frog design offers branding services, including brand research, positioning, identity and naming.

The proposed investment is subject to regulatory approval.

About frog design, inc.

Founded in 1969 by design visionary Hartmut Esslinger, frog design has an unparalleled history of successfully applying its best-of-breed talent to address the challenges of companies competing in rapidly changing marketplaces through fully integrated strategic design services. frog has distinguished itself by developing a process of concurrent, multidisciplinary innovation, which rapidly delivers high impact products, software and brand enhancements.

frog design has been part of some of the market's most significant success stories, including global product design strategies for Sony, Louis Vuitton, Hewlett Packard and Apple Computer. With its work for Microsoft, SAP, General Electric, Dell.com and Sun Microsystems, frog also established itself as the leader in software user-interface design and e-commerce solutions.

Headquartered in California's Silicon Valley, frog has additional offices in San Francisco, New York, Austin, and Herrenberg, Germany. http://www.frogdesign.com .