BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct 7, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Planar Systems Inc.
(NASDAQ:PLNR) is launching the newest addition to its DOME CX family of
flat-panel display products: the DOME C2(TM). The DOME C2 is suited for
radiological applications in clinical settings, featuring the industry-leading
attributes of the DOME C3(TM)and C5(TM) high-resolution, high-end flat-panels in
a cost-effective 2-megapixel format.
Six months after Planar's acquisition of Massachusetts-based DOME imaging
systems, the combined product development team has leveraged synergies to
quickly launch a display solution for the evolving medical imaging market. The
DOME C2 allows practitioners throughout the healthcare enterprise to access
high-quality grayscale images in real time, without the hassles of film. This
enables referring physicians, oncology technicians and a variety of support
staff to access images on displays that are fully calibrated to meet the DICOM
standard.
Planar designed the DOME C2 to be as "intelligent" as its high-end,
high-resolution CX flat-panel displays by adding the innovative CXtra(TM)
software. With this software, users can view everything from luminance levels,
hours of backlight operation and panel temperature to serial numbers and
firmware-revision levels. CXtra also offers quality assurance departments the
ability to monitor and manipulate panel states remotely through any simple
network management protocol (SNMP) console.
Because the DOME C2 self-calibrates and continuously stabilizes its luminance
through its exclusive RightLight(TM) technology, hospitals no longer need to
calibrate medical displays to ensure continuous image quality and consistency.
RightLight uses an unobtrusive sensor embedded in the back of the panel to
manage luminance and maintain DICOM conformance, ensuring continuous image
quality and DICOM consistency throughout the life of the display. The DOME C2
also offers grayscale fidelity of 3,061 distinct shades of gray, more than any
other 2-megapixel flat-panel on the market, ensuring accurate representation of
subtle image information.
"At Planar, we pay close attention to the needs of our customers and to our
market. We recognized our customers needed the option of a high-quality
2-megapixel grayscale flat-panel display, and our objective is to satisfy the
full range of needs for medical display solutions," said Matt Harris, general
manager for Planar's medical business unit. "Planar designed the DOME C2 to
provide clinicians with a superior display device at referral quality
resolutions with all of the great features found previously only in our
high-end, high-resolution CX flat-panel display systems."
The DOME C2 offers referral-quality resolution (1600 x 1200 pixels) in a
portrait or landscape flat-panel display. In addition, the DOME C2 has an
extremely high luminance of 200 fL (700 cd/m2), a contrast ratio of 700:1, and a
170-degree wide viewing angle. It is slim and space-efficient, lightweight
(6.5kg), and can be wall-mounted to offer a wide variety of location and viewing
options. The DOME C2 also offers low energy consumption, produces significantly
less heat, and significantly reduces users' eye fatigue as compared to CRT
monitors.
The DOME C2 is an important complement to the suite of Planar display and
computing solutions used in patient monitoring, surgical, radiological imaging,
informatics, ancillary and administrative applications. These products serve as
the medical world's gateway to patient information.
About Planar
Planar Systems is a worldwide leader in the development and marketing of
electronic information display systems. The company specializes in collaborative
relationships with customers, designing and producing flat-panel display
solutions ranging from desktop monitors to high-performance displays for
challenging field applications in medical and industrial markets. Founded in
1983 and publicly traded on The NASDAQ National Market as `PLNR', Planar is
headquartered in Oregon, USA, and operates manufacturing and sales in the United
States, Europe and Asia. For more information please visit www.planar.com.
PLANAR and DOME are registered trademarks of Planar Systems Inc. DOME C2, DOME
C3, DOME C5, CXtra and RightLight are trademarks of Planar Systems Inc.
CONTACT: Planar Systems
David Hebert (Marketing Contact)
781/895-1155
david_hebert@planar.com
Stewart Clark (Investor Contact)
503/748-6984
stewart_clark@planar.com
or
The Bohle Company
Derek Asato (Media Contact)
310/785-0515, Ext. 201
derek@bohle.com
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