Barco and Samsung extend their exclusive partnership for the delivery of ISIS and Isona ATC displays till Dec 2013
Renewal of partnership guarantees supply and long term support of high technology LCD displays in ATC market
KORTRIJK, BELGIUM, 28 May 2008 – Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, the world’s largest provider of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, have agreed to renew their successful partnership for the supply of ISIS™ and Isona displays for the Air Traffic Control (ATC) market. With this new contract, the exclusive cooperation between Barco and Samsung is extended until December 2013. Long term support is guaranteed till 2020.
At the launch of ISIS in 2000, an exclusivity contract for an initial period of 4 years was agreed between Barco and Samsung. The partnership was renewed in 2004 and enabled Barco to take advantage of new LCD technology in 2006. The partnership agreement covers not only LCD panels for the ISIS™ display, but also for the Isona display station.
"Back in 2000, Barco selected Samsung because their invaluable technology knowledge of different size LCD panels", Frank Köhne Market Director of Barco ATC stated. "Today, Samsung is still at the leading edge of technology on LCD displays. We are delighted with the continuation of our partnership that has contributed to the worldwide success of our ATC main displays."
Since its introduction in 2000, ISIS has reached a worldwide installed base of over 7,500 units at mostly operational ATC sites located in over 75 countries. Some of the recent program wins for ISIS include ATC projects in Brazil, Ireland, UK and Belgium.
The renewed exclusivity contract will be valid till 31 December 2013, which gives Barco the possibility to support its customers LCD displays until at least 2020 (Barco's standard support policy guarantees a minimum 7 years of support towards its customers). "The renewed contract gives us the possibility to guarantee our ATC customers the delivery of ISIS and ISONA displays, even in times like these when there's a shortage of LCD displays on the market", Frank Köhne added.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3600 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of euro 747 million in 2007.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of four main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, and Telecommunication Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
About Barco's ISIS and ISONA products
The ISIS family combines high performance, low life cycle cost, user comfort and an open system environment into innovative visualization architecture. The LCD panels, delivered by Samsung, are of superior quality, light weight and superior ergonomics, and they present users with detailed information, even in difficult ambient light conditions.
Barco's ISONA products combine the ISIS display with an integrated display server into one physical unit. ISONA features the same 28" 2Kx2K LCD main display as ISIS, which ensures bright, crisp and clear images at all times.
