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B r o a d c a s t e r s S h o w D a i l y T u e s d a y , A p r i l 1 9 , 2 0 1 6 2 8 PLANAR UNVEILS CUTTING-EDGE TRANSPARENT OLED TECHNOLOGY Planar Systems, Inc., a global leader in display and digital signage technology, announced new transparent OLED tech- nology. The 55" prototype at ISE 2015 will utilize breakthrough Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology to improve the transparency of see- through displays, creating new opportu- nities for experience design while over- coming a major hurdle to transparent display adoption. OLED displays are self-emitting, eliminating the need for a backlight or enclosure. This first-of-its- kind technology demonstrates Planar's continued leadership in transparent dis- plays, which began 16 years ago and continues with the Planar LookThru Series transparent LCD display offer- ing. "The vision of transparent displays, popularized for decades in science fic- tion movies and television shows, is now nearing reality," said Jennifer Davis, Vice President of Marketing at Planar Systems. "This technology is poised to revolutionize space design, customer engagement and the digital display of information and branding for decades to come, and we are proud to be a pioneer in this next wave of trans- parent display development." Transparent displays allow users to view what is shown on a glass video screen while still being able to see through it, enabling them, for example, to overlay digital images onto real objects that sit behind the glass. Based on continued customer feedback and further technology development under way, Planar anticipates adding transpar- ent OLED technology as a product offering in early 2016, paving the way toward broad market adoption. Ideal for a Broad Range of Applications Transparent OLED is ideal for a broad range of applications, including those in retail, museum and corporate settings. Retailers can install these displays in front of actual products to provide digital information about their merchandise, creating augmented reality experiences. Museums can use them to encourage patrons to interact with exhibits by dis- playing artifacts overlaid with text, images or video content designed to edu- cate and inspire. Companies can incor- porate them into their lobby, cafeteria and conference rooms as a dynamic way to present information to employees and customers while maintaining an interior design aesthetic of modern transparency. Planar's transparent OLED will allow designers to activate glass surfaces that are incorporated into these spaces, like interior windows, room dividers and par- titions. "We are excited to see the new types of experiences we can create with trans- parent OLED," said Thomas Wester, Technology Director of Second Story, which is part of the storytelling agency SapientNitro. "It represents an exciting new canvas to paint on, and we are proud to be developing one of the first public experiences to demonstrate this technol- ogy. Planar is a leader when it comes to innovation in transparent displays and this latest OLED technology demonstra- tion showcases its ongoing commitment to pushing boundaries." Brilliant Picture Quality, Wide Viewing Angles Transparent OLED offers brilliant pic- ture quality, exceptional contrast and wide viewing angles. Because the OLEDs themselves emit light, viewing angles are very broad and color perform- ance is exceptional, leading to vivid, eye-catching installations. Moreover, because only those pixels that display content are turned on, a transparent OLED showing video will exhibit better contrast and energy efficiency than tradi- tional displays. A leader in transparent displays, Planar introduced its first transparent display in 1999. About Planar Planar Systems Inc. is a global leader in display and digital signage technology, providing premier solutions for the world's most demanding environments. Retailers, educational institutions, gov- ernment agencies, businesses, utilities and energy firms and home theater enthusiasts all depend on Planar to pro- vide superior performance when image experience is of the highest importance. Planar video walls, large format LCD displays, interactive touchscreen moni- tors and many other solutions are used by the world's leading organizations in applications ranging from digital signage to simulation and from interactive kiosks to large-scale data visualization. Founded in 1983, Planar is headquar- tered in Oregon, with offices, manufac- turing partners and customers world- wide. For more information, visit www. planar.com. OCTOPUS NEWSROOM INTRODUCING VERSION 8 SOFTWARE, OCTOPUS APP OCTOPUS Newsroom, Europe's leading developer of television broadcast news- room automation systems, introduces Octopus 8 at booth #SL8427. The com- pany has successfully installed news- room systems into more than 200 chan- nels around the world. These include net- works such as Root Sports in the USA, Mediacorp in Singapore, Al Jazeera English (worldwide), Euronews in France, India Today Group and RBC in Russia. "With audiences expecting to watch, hear and read bulletins on their choice of device and at their choice of time, we have focused development on making the sharing of news items and information across departments easier and faster than ever," comments Chief Executive Officer Petr Stokuč. "Octopus 8 enables users to collaborate with other teams and deliver stories in multiple formats for the widest possible audience. It streamlines opera- tions and workflows so that all necessary production information, including news sources, clips and stories, is now avail- able to at a glance." "Pressure on journalists to hit dead- lines is enormous and continues to increase," adds Sales Director Gabriel Janko. "Octopus 8 features a new dash- board GUI which brings together every assignment, notification and update. Until now, newsroom solutions have treated social media as an add-on feature. With Octopus 8, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are fully integrated into the newsroom. Social media is now treated with the same importance as a traditional news feed or a programme rundown. This is a big advance which reflects the huge importance of social networks to channel owners and audiences world- wide." Octopus 8 gives administrators the ability to assign users to create content for social media. Tweets and Facebook posts are treated like any other news story with team managers able to assign and share tasks, and to approve posts before they go live. Journalists can now follow Twitter trends and track topics of particular interest to them across the social network in real time. The research process is now automated, giving teams instant information and analyses trends over time. Editors can tweet, reply, re- tweet or favorite directly from Octopus as well as manage the channel's relation- ships by following or blocking Twitter users. With audiences increasingly using the internet for their news, media organi- zations are under ever increasing pres- sure to publish stories to the web. Octopus 8 directly interconnects with CMS systems such as Wordpress or Joomla, allowing scripts and articles to be uploaded dynamically to web portals. This new web component enables TV news editors to upload pages directly, saving time and reducing the workload on web managers. Another new feature is the ability to publish social media posts directly from the rundown. Also making its NAB Show debut, the new Octopus Mobile App offers jour- nalists full news production capabilities on tablets and mobile phones running Apple iOS or Google Android. Reporters and editors working remotely gain instant access to all wires, rundowns and assign- ments. They can also edit stories within a rundown, preview prompter text as well as create wires and reports in the field. The new app supports both Octopus 8 and the most recent versions of Octopus 7. For more information, visit www. octopusnews.com. C-COM RECEIVES TYPE APPROVAL FROM AVANTI FOR 1.2M KA MOBILE ANTENNA C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced that it has received type approval for its iNetVu[R] Ka-1202G antenna system from Avanti Communications. Avanti is a London-based leading provider of satellite data communi- cations services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The iNetVu Ka-1202G mobile anten- na, along with its new advanced 7710 auto- acquire controller, was able to deliver in excess of 10Mbps upload and up to maxi- mum modem capacity 59Mbps download rates using an iDirect X7 Satellite Router with 3W transceiver during the tests. "We are pleased to see our latest 1.2m auto-deploying antenna added to Avanti's Approved Compatibility list," said Bilal Awada, Chief Technology Officer of C- COM Satellite Systems Inc. "The system was tested using 3-axis motorization, allow- ing the user to operate within the same Ka beam or to roam to adjacent beams with auto-polarization switching function." The iNetVu Ka-1202G system is C-COM's third vehicle-mounted antenna that has been approved to operate on Avanti's HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2 Ka-band satellites. About Avanti Communications Avanti is a carriers' carrier, selling whole- sale data telecoms products to service providers which use it to create networks for enterprise, carrier, government and con- sumer users. Avanti's network consists of two high throughput satellites in orbit, called HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2, a multi- band satellite called Artemis plus a fourth and a fifth satellite in construction called HYLAS 3 and HYLAS 4 and an interna- tional fiber network connecting data centers in several countries. Avanti Communications has GEO satellite network spectrum filings in the ITU Master Register for Ka-band at 33.5 degrees West and 31.0 degrees East and for Ka, Ku, S and L-band at 21.5 degrees East. Avanti Communications serves customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more information, visit www. avantiplc.com.