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Barco introduces large-format high-definition rugged displays at Euronaval

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Euronaval, Paris, 27 October 2008 - Rugged visualization specialist Barco commercially launches its 40" and 65" rugged large-format displays at this year's Euronaval exhibition. The high-definition displays are ideally suited for networked viewing and collaborative decision-making aboard surface ships. Based on a COTS business model, the display family ensure minimum lifecycle cost, interoperability and seamless technology updates.

Thales Underwater Systems chooses new Barco console for mine hunting program

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Euronaval, Paris, 27 October 2008 - Visualization specialist Barco has signed a contract with Thales Underwater Systems for the supply of Vista 4500 consoles. Thales Underwater Systems will integrate Barco's multi-function rugged console in a total solution for sonar-based mine hunting. The deal underlines the market potential of the latest generation of network-centric COTS-based consoles, officially launched at this year's Euronaval exhibition.

Barco and Thales partner to market command, control and intelligence solutions worldwide

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Eurosatory, Paris, France, 16 June 2008 – Barco and Thales announce the signature of a strategic global partnership to jointly promote Thales' C4I (Computerized Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence) and ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) solutions, and Barco's networked visualization solutions. The resulting capability combines Barco's information display solutions with tailored C4ISR content, forming a commander's decision space adapted to strategic or deployed headquarters as well as mobile command posts for defense and security customers worldwide.

New Barco rugged display meets most extreme conditions aboard armored vehicles

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Eurosatory, 16 June, 2008 - Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, introduces the TX-243 as the first of a new series of displays for armored vehicles. Barco's TX display series offers the latest proven technologies for rugged touch screen, NVIS capability, sunlight readability, and thermal management making the TX suitable for the most extreme armored vehicle applications in the harshest environments. Innovative field proven designs have now evolved into the TX series creating state-of-the-art mission-critical display solutions for armored vehicle applications.

Barco hosts third Merlin Capability Sustainment Plus Supplier Conference

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, 6 May, 2008 - Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, has hosted the third annual supplier conference for the Merlin Capability Sustainment Plus Program (MCSP) in the Barco demonstration facilities in Kortrijk on 10th April. By hosting the MCSP conference for Lockheed Martin UK, Barco confirms its commitment to the MCSP program, to Lockheed Martin UK and to all the partners of TEAM MCSP.

Barco Federal Systems selected for US Navy Common Display System Remote Displays

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Sea-Air-Space 2008, Washington, DC, USA and DULUTH, GA, USA, 18 March 2008 – Barco Federal Systems (BFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Barco, will provide rugged display technology for the Common Display System (CDS) Remote Displays program of the US Navy. BFS was selected by prime contractor DRS C3 Systems, LLC in Gaithersburg, MD, USA. Both companies will collaborate to develop 40-inch and 65-inch Remote Displays to be used for collaborative decision-making inside the Combat Information Center rooms and ship bridges and other spaces within the U.S. Navy DDG-1000 platform. The contract is part of a cost-plus-award-fee program, which for Barco holds a total value of $28 million over an extended period of time.

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 adds 24-inch display and extra ruggedization levels to its thin and lightweight display series

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

DSEI, LONDON, UK – 11 September 2007 - Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, has extended its portfolio of thin and lightweight rugged displays. The first extension is the addition of a new 24-inch display. The second extension involves two extra levels of ruggedization for the entire display series. The two additions offer customers more integration options and allow the display to be integrated into nearly any mounting configuration, application and on nearly any platform.

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 enhances family of Modular Rugged Display Stations with latest graphics and computing performance

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

DSEI, LONDON, UK – 11 September 2007 - Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, has enhanced its family of Modular Rugged Display Stations (MRDS) with a second-generation Display Processing Module (DPM-2). The new DPM delivers the latest in graphics and computing performance all integrated into a very compact and fully rugged package.

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.

Frost & Sullivan award Barco leadership in defense market

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Kortrijk, Belgium – 18 June 2007 – Barco is proud to announce that Frost & Sullivan has recognized the company for its leadership in the defense market by presenting it with the prestigious 2007 European Best Defense Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Provider of the Year Award.

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 to deliver vetronics displays for the Belgian Pandur vehicle upgrade program

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:30:00 GMT

KORTRIJK, BELGIUM, 31 October 2006 - Visualization specialist Barco has been selected by Thales Communications Belgium and Thales Optronics, Guyancourt, France, for the supply of over 40 vetronics display systems. Barco's 10-inch rugged display systems will be integrated into the electro-optical observation and detection systems of the Pandur Armored Reconnaissance Fire Support Vehicles of the Belgian army. This delivery, which is part of an extensive upgrade of the Pandur reconnaissance system, includes customization of the displays in order to meet the specific functionality demands of the Belgian army.

Barco's lightweight rugged displays chosen by Selex Sistemi Integrati for new Combat Management System

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:00:00 GMT

EURONAVAL, Le Bourget, France, 23 October 2006 - Barco's new 20-inch lightweight rugged displays have been selected by Selex Sistemi Integrati S.p.A., Roma, Italy, a Finmeccanica company. Barco's TL-351 displays will be integrated into the new Combat Management System (CMS) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy's Corvette vessels. For many years, Barco has been the preferred supplier of rugged display technology for the CMS program. With the delivery of Barco's new-generation rugged displays, Barco shows that it is ready for future technology evolutions of the CMS architecture.

Barco to deliver 24" rugged displays for Royal Navy's Merlin MK 1 helicopters

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Farnborough International Airshow, 17 July 2006 - Visualization specialist Barco has been selected by Lockheed Martin UK, Ltd., London, to deliver over 80 units of its TL-361 rugged display to be used inside the Royal Navy's Merlin MK 1 helicopter. The 24-inch TL-361, the new member of Barco's family of thin and lightweight rugged displays, is especially suitable for airborne platforms and will be used as the mission display inside the Merlin helicopter. The delivery fits into the Royal Navy's Merlin Capability Sustainment Program (MCSP) and holds the possibility for customer support for the next 30 years.

Barco selected by Thales for VBL vehicle upgrade program of the French army

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:00:00 GMT

EUROSATORY, Paris, France, 12 June 2006 - Visualization specialist Barco has been selected by Thales Optronics, Guyancourt, France, for the supply of 200 10-inch vetronics displays to be used inside the VBL (Vehicule Blinde Leger) armored vehicles of the French army. Operators of the VBL vehicle will use Barco's displays for observation and reconnaissance purposes. The contract fits into the VBL SOURCE program (Vehicule Blinde Leger dote d'un Systeme Optronique Unique de Renseignement), which provides for a complete upgrade of the vehicle's electro-optical observation and detection system.

First deliveries of Barco's revolutionary imaging platform for innovative situational awareness system

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:00:00 GMT

KORTRIJK, BELGIUM, 12 December 2005 – Imaging specialist Barco has made the first deliveries of its revolutionary Electro-Optical (EO) sensor video processing system FLEXIVISION III. Harsh Environment Applied Technologies (H.E.A.T.) Inc., MD, USA, will integrate customized versions of Barco's imaging platform into the situational awareness systems of armored vehicles. Barco's EO sensor video processing systems feature cutting edge image warping and image fusion capabilities, which significantly enhance real-time situational awareness of the vehicle commander.

Barco forming new US company to meet demands of government and military customers

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:40:00 GMT

DULUTH, GA – Imaging company Barco today announced that it is responding to the growing demand for Barco resources in classified programs for US government and military customers by establishing a wholly owned US company named Barco Federal Systems Corporation (BFS).

Barco develops custom-made visualization solution for innovative EADS OMADA console concept

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:00:00 GMT

DSEi, LONDON, UK, 13 September 2005 – Visualization specialist Barco has been selected by EADS Air and Naval Defence, Ulm, Germany, to develop a sophisticated, custom-made visualization solution for its OMADA console concept. The solution provided combines two advanced 19" auxiliary displays with a 46" large area display that is horizontally integrated into the console. The leading edge console design allows a team of 4 operators to manage complex military operations on a single screen.

Barco launches brand-new line of thin, lightweight, rugged displays

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:00:00 GMT

New product line targets lower-end segment of the Defense & Security market

DSEi, LONDON, UK, 13 September 2005 – Visualization specialist Barco is launching a brand-new family of rugged displays for the Defense & Security community. The new product line aims at bringing a new level of compactness, energy-efficiency and performance to the lower-end rugged display market. With this new offering, Barco further diversifies its portfolio of innovative display technology for Command & Control missions.

Barco signs long-term cooperation agreement with Rheinmetall Landsysteme as prime supplier of rugged displays

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:00:00 GMT

DSEi, LONDON, UK, 13 September 2005 – Visualization specialist Barco has signed a long-term frame agreement with Rheinmetall Landsysteme, Kiel, Germany, to become the prime supplier of innovative display technology for the next 15 years. The multi-million euro contract will allow Rheinmetall Landsysteme to integrate Barco's state-of-the-art, custom-made display technology into their current and future vehicle programs. Under this agreement, Barco has received a first order to deliver small format displays for use aboard the Puma and Boxer armored vehicles. To date, more than 400 Pumas and up to 900 Boxers have been forecasted.

Barco delivers 5,000th rugged LCD display to Lockheed Martin for U.S. Navy Q-70 program

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:55:00 GMT

DULUTH, GEORGIA, 25 August 2005 – With the delivery of the 5,000th RFD251 display in support of the U.S. Navy's Q-70 program, Barco, a world leader in visualization for the defense industry, has reached another significant milestone in its longstanding relationship with Lockheed Martin.

Barco and Siemens Belgium sign partnership in network and visualization systems for control centers

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:00:00 GMT

Kuurne, Belgium – June 21st 2005 – Barco and Siemens Belgium have agreed to combine their technologies and portfolios in the field of visualization and distributed video switching. The purpose of the collaboration is the seamless integration of Siemens' Open Transport Network solution (OTN) and Barco's world leading streaming video technology into ready-to-use solutions for control centers in 24/7 mission critical applications.

Barco demonstrates networked visualization at IFSEC 2005

Mon, 16 May 2005 06:00:00 GMT

IFSEC, Birmingham, UK – 16 May 2005 - At IFSEC, Barco will unveil a network visualization showcase to demonstrate how users can create situational awareness within their organization anywhere, anytime with Barco's network enabled display solutions. Users will be able to compose views with video and data and send these to different visualization points within the organization to provide the appropriate situational update. Barco will demonstrate this innovative solution at IFSEC, UK from May 16-19, 2005 in booth number T96

Barco adds new chapter to its successful Q-70 track record

Tue, 10 May 2005 13:00:00 GMT

Barco receives follow-on orders for over 7 million USD from Lockheed Martin

KORTRIJK, BELGIUM, 10 May 2005 – Barco has added a new chapter to its
Q-70 success story. Lately, the company has received substantial follow-on orders, worth over 7 million USD, from Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Eagan, MN. The new orders comprise the delivery of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) rugged flat panel displays, ultra-fast graphics generators and high-performance video frame grabbers to be integrated into various US Navy applications, including Aegis-class ships, submarines and Navy aircraft.

Barco launches revolutionary real-time EO sensor video processing system FlexiVision III

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:25:00 GMT

New FlexiVision III platform offers high-performance video processing, windowing and low latency networked video for surveillance and reconnaissance applications

WASHINGTON, DC, 22 March 2005 – On the occasion of this year's Sea Air Space Exposition, Barco is proud to present FlexiVision III, the most flexible and advanced imaging platform on the market today. FlexiVision III is a unique video imaging platform that significantly improves situational awareness for the operator by combining visualization, networking and image processing into one fully functional system. Building upon the latest leading edge technologies, Barco's FlexiVision III is capable of handling a wide range of image processing needs in airborne, ground based and naval systems.

Barco demonstrates iCommand solution at I/ITSEC 2004

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 07:00:00 GMT

I/ITSEC, Orlando, 6 December 2004 – Barco is pleased to showcase iCommand, large-screen visualization solutions for multisource and multisensor information fusion. Featuring the latest image and data acquisition and processing technologies, Barco's iCommand solution for Homeland Security & Defence increases information superiority in Command & Control Centers. Barco will demonstrate this innovative solution at I/ITSEC, USA from December 6-9, 2004 in booth number 1101.