Norwegian Company Unveils New Visual & Collaborative Tech Center in Washington, D.C. Region
Cyviz Offers Sneak Peak of High-Resolution Display Technologies Used in Military, Simulation, and Design
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - June 19, 2009) - Think you've seen the highest of definition
on the biggest of screens? Some of the most cutting-edge display
technologies aren't found in movie theatres, but those used behind closed
doors in military and intelligence command centers, where massive walls of
ultra-high resolution images and data feeds are seamlessly blended and
controlled for joint-warfare training, surveillance, and simulation.
Cyviz, the Norwegian company behind these advances, will be opening its
fourth worldwide Cyviz
Technology Center (CTC), a 7,000 square foot facility showcasing the
latest display wall and collaboration technologies in Crystal City,
Virginia. The opening of the Center will be preceded by a June 29th
VIP-invitation preview, offering a behind the scenes look at the
technologies being used by agencies such as NATO, DOE, USAF, NASA, and NIH,
as well as Federal System Integrators such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing --
all which require state-of-the-art collaboration and visualization
environments.
The June 29th media event will feature Norway's ambassador to the U.S.,
along with 50 executives from partnering companies like Tandberg, Sony,
NVIDIA, Crestron, Hewlett Packard, and Bose. Participants will see Cyviz
collaboration demos along with the latest in Tandberg video conferencing,
the next generation of cinema from Sony, audio from Bose Professional, all
powered by HP workstations programmed with Creston's touch panels, and
driven by NVIDIA Quadro Plex visual computing systems.
Media who wish to attend the June 29th, 4:00-7:00 p.m. preview reception
may register through Joel Greenberg (contact below). An exclusive opening
of the CTC for customers, partners, and prospects will be held on Tuesday
June 30th, and Wednesday, July 1st. To RSVP, please visit:
http://www.cyviz.com/
"Most of us have experienced an 'a-ha' moment that comes from seeing
something in an entirely new way that sparks a realization," observed Cyviz
CEO Joar Vaage. "Cyviz is thrilled to be opening a facility where 'seeing
is believing,' where you can view and touch how new display technologies
can allow all manner of information to be visually presented in the size,
detail and resolution that fosters the best of collaborative breakthroughs
yielding more powerful decisions," he added.
In today's collaborative workspaces, managing and visualizing information
in large, ultra-detailed formats are critical for Intelligence analysts,
military command and control teams, scientists, and researchers. "NVIDIA
has been providing multi-GPU visual computing systems to power large scale
visualization walls throughout the world and we're excited that Cyviz has
chosen to power its new Technology Center with NVIDIA's flexible, turn-key
solutions," said Jeff Brown, general manager, Professional Solutions,
NVIDIA. "We look forward to working with Cyviz to increase the visual
supercomputing power in all of their centers."
At the new Cyviz Technology Center, five different solutions for how
professionals do their best work using high end displays and data
visualization will be shown:
-- Cyviz
Clusterwall - used in command control centers, news organizations and
design facilities, where display walls can be of nearly unlimited size, and
projected at the highest resolution in life-size 1:1 scale. Volvo truck
designers use Clusterwalls to replicate and stand next to virtual life size
trucks as they fine-tune design. A NATO command center uses an 8-meter
wide display that combines eight simultaneous data sources, seamlessly
projected and controlled through a single computer.
-- Cyviz
4K - a solution that features the highest resolution single projector
in the world, offering 80+ megapixel resolution for the next generation of
cinema. Currently in use at NASA for earth and space research as well as
NSA.
-- Cyviz
Vizwall - a large screen conference room application that blends
multiple data and image sources through a single computer controller, in 3D
stereoscopic vision. Uses include drug discovery teams viewing 3D models
of protein molecules, along with simulation software and video conferencing
-- providing a powerful collaboration and decision-making platform for team
research. Used at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for the Visual
Human Project and for 3-dimenstional modeling and rendering.
-- Cyviz
Bizwall - takes group meetings and collaboration in office environments
to the next level, allowing a single workstation to manage and display
numerous sources simultaneously on super wide, high resolution screens of
any dimension. Enables Picture in Picture and stereo 3D viewing. Langley
Air Force Base features Bizwalls for executive briefings, collaboration and
command analysis.
-- Cyviz C1 - a complete 'sight, sound, and seating' environment for
enhanced video teleconferencing and collaborative data-sharing. This
turn-key solution fully integrates Cyviz, Tandberg and Bose Professional
Systems, including rack with processors, the Cyviz display controller,
projection, and furniture.
About Cyviz:
Cyviz is the premium developer and manufacturer of display walls for
collaborative environments. With over 10 years of experience, Cyviz has
hundreds of installations globally; serving customers in the Defense, Oil &
Gas, Manufacturing, and Lifescience industries that seek to improve their
information workflow through collaboration for more powerful
decision-making. Customers include the Department of Energy, NASA, the
United States Air Force, NIH, the NATO Joint Warfare Centre, Lockheed
Martin and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology.
When the highest quality images are required with an unlimited number of
sources, Cyviz responds by delivering resolutions of over 40 Megapixels, 80
Megapixels, or more. Multiple channel images can be front or rear projected
on literally any size screen through Cyviz's perfection of Edge Blending
Technology to make one seamless image all controlled by a single desktop
computer. The new Cyviz Technology Center, Washington, D.C., is located at
Two Potomac Yard, 2733 Crystal Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA. To RSVP to
the opening, register online at www.cyviz.com or contact Rachel Nasr,
nasr@cyviz.com, 703-416-7090.
Contact Information: Media Contact:
Joel Greenberg
DCPR
202-363-1065
202-669-3639 cell