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Vizrt, SMART and Barco selected by Thai Channel 3 for first fully interactive video backdrop

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT

IBC Amsterdam - Channel 3, one of the top leading commercial channels in Bangkok, will soon deply the first fully interactive video backdrop, equipped with a touchscreen, to be used live in a news studio environment. The channel has selected Vizrt and Barco as technology suppliers for the groundbreaking backdrop.

Barco installs networked broadcast monitoring system for Spanish Telecinco

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:00:00 GMT

IBC Amsterdam - Barco is pleased to announce that leading Spanish commercial TV-station Telecinco has opted for a networked broadcast monitoring system for its news studio control room in Madrid. The contract underlines the customer value of Barco's revolutionary concept, whereby video sources and metadata are distributed over an IP network throughout the broadcast facility. The networked monitoring system is currently being implemented and will become operational fall 2008.

Barco is the Leading Supplier of Visualization Equipment to the Beijing Olympics

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Beijing, CHINA 22 August 2008 — Barco, a world leader in visualization and display solutions, has become the leading supplier of visualization equipment to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Barco and China National Petroleum Corporation create largest display wall in Chinese oil and gas industry

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Shanghai, CHINA, 24 July 2008 — Barco, a world leader in visualization and display solutions will team with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNCP) to create the largest control display wall in China's oil and gas industry.

ATEME and Barco announce partnership to provide Video Security Solutions

Wed, 28 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

BIEVRES, France and KORTRIJK, Belgium, 19 May 2008 - ATEME™ SA, world leader in MPEG-4/H.264 video compression technology, and Barco, world leader in display and visualization solutions for professional markets, announce their partnership to deliver end-to-end H.264-based video security solutions.

Orsus and Barco Announce Partnership to Bring Situation Management and Modern Video Wall Technologies Together for a Comprehensive Visual Security Solution

Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Partners unite to transform Transnet Passenger and Freight Rail's security in South Africa by integrating Orsus' Situator Situation Management Software with Barco's video wall systems

Barco China streamlines its projector distribution and service network and appoints 3 exclusive distributors

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Beijing, China, 19 March 2008 — Barco, a world wide leader in visualization and display solutions, announces the restructuring of its projector distribution network for mainland China. Barco projection products will be distributed and serviced exclusively by the following 3 distributors: Guangzhou Dehao Electronics Technology (DET), Shanghai Golden Bridge Information Technology (GB), and Beijing Founder Century Information Systems (FD).

Eurocontrol monitors air traffic capacity with Barco's video wall display technology

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Barco presents large-screen projection system for Air Traffic Control applications at ATC 2008

ATC Global, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 11 March 2008 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for professional markets, has successfully implemented a rear-projection visualization platform for the Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU) of Eurocontrol, the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation in Brussels. Barco was selected for the video wall installation at Eurocontrol's CFMU to support Eurocontrol in monitoring Europe's steadily growing air traffic.

Belgosignal successfully implements Barco video wall in Infrabel's traffic signaling center

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Infrabel modernizes Belgian railway's signaling boxes

Brussels, Kortrijk, 4 March 2008 - Siemens, leader of the temporary consortium Belgosignal (Siemens and Alstom), and Barco, leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, announce the successful implementation of a Barco rear projection video wall system in the first traffic signaling center of Infrabel. Infrabel is the administrator of the Belgian railway network. The implementation fits in Infrabel's project to modernize the Belgian railway's signaling boxes. In this project Infrabel, Siemens and Barco are working closely together for the realization of video walls. Barco and Siemens will take responsibility for the study, supply, installation and maintenance of the planned 21 rear projection video walls. Completion is due by 2012.

Belgian broadcaster VTM selects advanced Barco video wall for restyled news studio

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

VTM once again selects Barco for news studio backdrop wall

Kortrijk, Belgium, 3 March 2008 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, announces that it has successfully implemented a new video wall system in the restyled news studio of VTM, the biggest commercial television station in Flanders. With the new studio, which was presented to the public this weekend, VTM wants to further improve the quality of its news. Barco's video wall offers the most reliable display technology, with outstanding picture quality and vibrant colors for statistics, background information and live interferences during news emissions.

Barco enhances collaboration and information management for small to medium-sized control rooms

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Barco launches control room management software and 3D workstation for multi-channel displays at DistribuTECH

DistribuTECH, Tampa, FL, USA – 22 January 2008 – Barco, a leader in professional display and visualization solutions, announces the launch of its advanced control room management software and its powerful 3D workstation for multi-channel desktops and small to medium-sized video walls. With these two interoperable visualization solutions, Barco is enhancing collaboration and information sharing between operators in small to medium-sized control rooms.

Barco brings interactive touch-screen technology to large Command and Control video wall displays

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Integration of SMART's DViT technology provides interactive collaboration environment

DSEI, LONDON, UK - 11 September 2007 - Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, will showcase its new Display Wall Touch System at this year's DSEI exhibition in London. The new system integrates DViT™ (Digital Vision Touch) technology from SMART Technologies, Calgary, AB, Canada, enabling users to access and manipulate data across a large screen area. At this year's DSEI exhibition, Barco will demonstrate the benefits of the new system for Command and Control environments, where effective collaboration is critical in enhancing the speed and quality of command decisions.

Barco introduces 30-inch LCD display for high-density video monitoring

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT

Barco's 30-inch LC-3001 brings color-accurate images in a WQXGA resolution.

IBC 2007, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 7 September 2007 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, has extended its LC series of high-resolution LCD displays with a new 30-inch member. The LC-3001 display offers crisp, clear and color-accurate images in a WQXGA resolution (2560x1600 pixels) and has been designed for high-density video monitoring in a wide scope of professional applications, including broadcast monitoring, personal wall applications for process control and telecom Network Operations Centers, and traffic and surveillance monitoring.

Barco extends range of video wall displays with high-bright version for backdrop applications

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT

IBC 2007, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 7 September 2007 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, announced today that it has extended its OV-D2 range of rear-projection video wall displays with high-bright versions for studio backdrop applications. The high-bright editions of Barco's new OV-D2 series feature a 180 Watt lamp system and have been designed to deal with specific light conditions in TV studio environments.

Barco extends flexibility and scalability of Networked Broadcast Monitoring System

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT

IBC 2007, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 7 September 2007 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, has launched version 2.1 of its Networked Broadcast Monitoring System (NBMS). The launch brings a new display controller, able to handle up to 64 sources, and a range of new input modules. The additions to Barco's NBMS offer broadcasters more flexibility and scalability for the distribution of sources throughout their facility.

Barco's new display wall controller steps up to dual-CPU, dual-core processing power

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:00:00 GMT

The new display wall controller combines dual-CPU, dual-core Intel® Xeon® Processor-based performance with increased input/output flexibility

Barco introduces innovative sensor technology in next generation 24/7 rear-projection video wall displays

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT

The new OV-D2 series' sensor technology provides brightness and color stability over time and across the entire display

Barco introduces second-generation streaming video card

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Infocomm, Anaheim, CA, US – 19 June 2007 – Barco announced today that it has introduced its second-generation streaming video card (SVC-2). With this release, Barco is offering a universal decoder solution with increased processing power platform to handle large amounts of video sources encoded with complex compression algorithms in real-time and with minimal latency.

Barco introduces 56" quad full high definition display

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

NAB, LAS VEGAS, Nevada, US and HMI, Hannover, Germany – 16 April 2007 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, announces the availability of a 56" quad full high definition display. The LC-5621 complements the company's LC series of 42" and 47" native full high definition displays with a new 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution format.

Barco and Vizrt collaborate to integrate best of breed backdrop solutions for the broadcast market

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

NAB, LAS VEGAS, Nevada, US, 16 April 2007 — Barco and Vizrt announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on an integrated solution that offers unprecedented flexibility in designs for studios and sets in the broadcast market.

NovaDutra chooses Barco for Brazilian highway Operational Control Center

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Kuurne, Belgium, 18 July 2006 - Barco, leader in solutions of visualization and image technology, was chosen to supply the new video wall system CCO (Operational Control Center) of Presidente Dutra Highway in Brazil.

Barco, Fabricom GTI and Tein Telecom celebrate inauguration of Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center in Ostend, Belgium

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:30:00 GMT

KORTRIJK, Belgium, 12 July, 2006 – Barco, Fabricom GTI and Tein Telecom are proud to announce that the new Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center (MRCC) in Ostend has officially been inaugurated. The MRCC, which is now fully operational, is the first registration point for accidents at sea along the Belgian coast. The center was commissioned by the Shipping Assistance Division of the Flemish Government and was realized within budget and forecasted planning by a multi-disciplinary consortium of the three above-mentioned companies. The official opening ceremony was attended by Kris Peeters, Flemish Minister for Public Works, Energy, the Environment and Nature, and Renaat Landuyt, Federal Minister of Transport and the North Sea.

Barco and Snell & Wilcox collaborate to deliver next generation "Intelligent" content monitoring solution

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:30:00 GMT

KUURNE, Belgium and HAMPSHIRE, U.K. June 29, 2006 — Barco and Snell & Wilcox announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on an integrated system that offers multichannel broadcasters the industry's most advanced television quality monitoring solution.

UK national broadcaster selects Barco backdrops for news studios

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 06:00:00 GMT

Kuurne, Belgium, 13 June 2006 - Visualization specialist Barco is delighted to announce that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a world leader in the broadcast industry, has chosen Barco as its visualization supplier for two new studio set refurbishment projects. In total six display walls have been installed in the news studios. This project further reinforces Barco's market leadership position in the broadcasting market.

Barco total visual solution provider for new SKY facilities

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT

Kuurne, Belgium, 3rd November 2005 - Sky News is now broadcasting from its hotly awaited new, state-of-the-art Sky News Centre studio complex in the UK. At its heart is the main combined studio-newsroom, complete with the first LED backdrop solution in a 24/7 UK broadcast facility. Visualization specialist Barco is proud to have supplied all of the LED backdrop walls equipped with unique diffusers especially developed for the broadcast market, and projectors used in news studios and monitoring rooms in the new purpose built facility in West London.

Barco introduces Networked Broadcast Monitoring System for facility wide monitoring

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

Kuurne, Belgium – Barco launches its new Networked Broadcast Monitoring System that allows high-quality, low latency distribution of video sources and metadata over an IP network towards multiple screens, even in different control rooms, and offers ultimate flexibility for broadcast and distribution monitoring.

Barco delivers state of the art display wall for Saudi Aramco Operations Coordination Center

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, 27 september 2005. Visualization specialist Barco announced today that it was chosen by Saudi Aramco's Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling (OSPAS) Department to provide the largest display wall ever used in the hydrocarbon and power industry. The new OCC display wall serves as a nerve center for all Saudi Aramco operations and displays all activities in real-time. In short, it integrates the critical operations in oil, gas, shipping, pipelines and refining that define Saudi Aramco.

On 12 September, Aramco's President and CEO Abdallah S. Jum'ah made history by activating the massive 67-by-3 meter display wall.

Vienna Traffic Authority obtains Austria's largest display wall solution from Barco

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Kuurne, Belgium - In the new traffic control center Erdberg in Vienna, Austria's largest display wall is being set up. Under the project management of ABB AG Vienna, Barco is building an approximately 50 meters wide rear-projection display wall to increase operational safety.

Barco and DVTel offer integrated video streaming solution

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:00:00 GMT

Orlando, FL- Barco, a worldwide leader in control room solutions, announced today that its visualization platform is capable of being integrated with DVTel's video streaming technology. The two companies have successfully tested the integration, which will allow direct hardware-based decoding of DVTel's 7600-series encoders on Barco's networked visualization universal decoder platform.