With Barco’s world record-winning DP2K-32B projectors, Syufy is achieving superior light levels, significantly enhancing the image quality of its outdoor movies. Digital projection in drive-in theaters presents unique challenges because of the long throws and ambient light conditions, making high brightness a critical requirement.

Barco’s 2nd-generation JAO Smart Terminals will be the highlight at the Barco stand during the upcoming Medica trade fair. The recently launched JAO ST-185B bedside terminals are thinner, lighter, more ergonomic and more powerful than their stablemates and offer both healthcare workers and patients countless new features to ease their lives –and make them smile …

In September last, Siemens proudly inaugurated one of its most prestigious projects ever: ‘The Crystal’. The world's first center dedicated to improving knowledge of urban sustainability, 'The Crystal' illustrates how the latest infrastructure technology can make the world’s cities better places to live and work. As behooves a high-tech building, 'The Crystal' features quite some Barco gear. So Barco took Installation Magazine on a visit to the landmark building in London’s Royal Victoria Docks.

Every autumn, millions of Muslims embark upon a ritual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This year, more than three million people are estimated to have made the journey, arriving in Mecca around 24 October for the kick-off of the Hajj. To keep the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in Mecca safe, the local authorities have made significant investments in security, over the past few years. The 23 October issue of the local Okaz newspaper zoomed in on a safety control room, where the images of 3,000 IP cameras are viewed on a large Barco OL-721 video wall.

Barco launches its brand-new generation of JAO Smart Terminals for the patient bedside. Combining superb ergonomics and unique software applications, the new generation of terminals will provide both patients and hospital staff with everything they need for an improved experience.

Providing clinical information, entertainment and even education: the 140 Barco JAO Smart Terminals (ST-170) recently installed at the Children’s Hospital in Sheffield, UK, serve many different aims and causes. Yet, in the multitude of functions, there is this one constant: the young patients as well as the nurses and doctors are particularly happy with the new devices!

ABC News pulled out all the stops on its new Times Square temporary studio where they broadcast election coverage minute by minute on Tuesday. At the center of the action was Barco’s NX-4, a large, high-resolution circular LED display featuring the network’s logo, graphics, polling data and maps.

When thousands of Star Wars devotees gather in Florida during late August to celebrate the iconic film series, Lucasfilm puts on an event befitting the enthusiasm of its die-hard fans. The Digital Stage, sponsored by RealD, was the venue for a unique panel entitled the “Making of…” Star Wars: Episode II, which utilized Barco projection and its MatrixPRO HD-SDI in a presentation to explain how footage originally shot in 2D was manipulated to create a 3D feature film. The Barco projector was also used to show a sneak preview of the movie, in addition to screening two Star Wars movies nightly.

Global digital cinema technology leader Barco, and the world’s leading animation studio, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. have formed an alliance in which DreamWorks Animation’s next fifteen animated feature films will be mixed in the revolutionary Barco Auro 11.1 3D sound format for global distribution. The studio’s ‘Rise of the Guardians’, which comes to theaters on 21 November 2012, will be the first DreamWorks Animation movie featured in this new agreement.

The typical costs of converting a film-based theater into a full digital cinema operation can be daunting for small movie exhibitors. Barco is stepping up to offer independents, art houses and other small theaters a bundle of solutions that enable owners to offer their patrons a premium, immersive experience.

See Barco at ShowEast from November 5-8 in Hollywood, Florida!