CPR MultiMedia Solutions and Barco Project the President at the Pentagon Memorial Service

Kennesaw, GA – October 11, 2001 - CPR MultiMedia Solutions selected Barco to provide high-performance displays for the Department of Defense Service of Remembrance, held one month after the devastating attacks on America. The event featured a special visit from President George W. Bush and was held at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. CPR MultiMedia Solutions, based in Washington, D.C., provided two 14’ x 18’ and two 9’ x 12’ Barco DLite LED walls for the event. Nocturne Productions and I-MAG Video also supplied equipment to CPR Multimedia for the event. President George W. Bush addressed thousands of military personnel and civilians on the Pentagon lawn. Participants included Chaplains from the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Naval Reserve, in addition to the Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. The National Anthem and patriotic hymns were performed by the Military Chorus. The memorial was broadcast live on national television throughout the United States.

Two 14’ x 18’ Barco LED walls were used on the Upper Parade of the Pentagon lawn, facing the river and the Jefferson Memorial. Two 9’ x 12’ Barco LED walls were used on the Lower Parade supported on CPR’s self-contained, free-standing Tomcat truss system. All four walls were used to project brilliant, live images of the speakers and performers, in addition to graphics.

Jeff Studley, President of CPR MultiMedia Solutions stated, “As a nation, we are all mourning the loss of the brave men and women that perished on September 11th. We were honored to provide our services and equipment for this special memorial honoring the victims at the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.”

Curt Petty, Barco Market Business Manager, Events, stated: “We were proud to have been a part of this moving tribute to the victims of the Pentagon attack. Our thoughts and prayers are with all Americans during these trying times.”

Barco has delivered over 2,700 square feet of its DLite 7 Daylight Display LED Wall to CPR MultiMedia Solutions over the past year. CPR MultiMedia Solutions specializes in rental & staging, creative services, event management, and A/V sales to corporate and producer clients, government agencies, and the entertainment industry. Customers include: H.J.Heinz, NIST, Daimler-Chrysler, Northrup-Grumman, NASA, USAF, HBO, Cablevision, and America’s Most Wanted.

Barco Media & Events
Barco Media & Events specializes in developing and producing large area visualization solutions such as DLP and LCD projectors and peripheral equipment as well as daylight display systems targeted at the specific needs of the media and events markets. With an in-depth understanding of the unique needs of the markets in which it operates and backed by Barco’s know-how in both projection and display technologies, Media & Events is able to assist customers world-wide during total project implementation: from design and concept engineering to the installation and system integration, on-site training and after sales maintenance demanded by its clients. Barco Media & Events is recognized for its dedication to product research and development and continually strives to provide clients with unparalleled product and system integrity, delivering tailor-made solutions that answer the specific needs of its markets. Barco Media & Events has become the preferred solution provider for several high-profile installations, including Playhouse Square Center in Cleveland, the Millennium Dome in the UK, the International Car Show in Detroit, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Cannes, the concert tours of Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Madonna, Bryan Adams, U2, Tim McGraw, in addition to several other bands, the live performance of Madonna during the 2001 Grammy Awards Ceremony, the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue and the Shamu Stadium at Sea World in San Antonio. Recognized for its dedication to product R & D and strict quality standards, Barco Media & Events continues to drive today’s technological advances in the daylight display market with the development of the ILite range. One of its most promising products to date, the I6, has already won “Pick of the Show” at NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) in Las Vegas and was also voted one of the top 50 “Hot Products” at INFOCOMM USA 2001.

BARCO Background
BARCO, with headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium, has three key activities which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization. BarcoView develops and manufactures display systems for life critical applications, while BarcoVision is in systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a revenue of Euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Bourse since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.