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Orad Hi-Tec Systems 09 December 2003 9 December 2003 ORAD Hi-Tech Systems Limited ORAD penetrates US Sports market with FORUM video servers for live replay applications New York, USA, December 9, 2003 - ORAD Hi-Tec Systems (symbol: OHT), the world leader in virtual sets, on-air graphics, and sports production tools, announces growing interest from major US Sports groups. The Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia's Major League Baseball team, has purchased two complete FORUM video servers, ORAD's multi-channel instant slow-motion & replay solution. This follows recent purchases of the FORUM Sport video server by the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. With FORUM, ORAD expects to lead the 'Video Wall' market thanks to its Wavelet based compression technique that provides the highest, artifacts free, compressed video quality. The two FORUM video servers are to be installed in the new state-of-the-art Citizens Bank Stadium and will be linked to the gigantic 72 by 39 foot LED ' Video Wall'. FORUM, ORAD's multi-channel instant slow-motion & replay solution, has been selected following an evaluation of similar technologies by the Phillies organization. One of the key factors in selecting the FORUM by the Phillies was 'product flexibility when it comes to content and clip management' said Bill Hooker, Phillies AV Manager. 'The second critical point is the almost instantaneous boot-time and system time-to-recovery, with no loss of any recorded material, ' added Hooker. About ORAD Founded in 1993, ORAD is a world leader in TV production technology and rapidly increasing it's position in the Vissim industry. ORAD's lines of products include virtual sets, on-air graphics systems, virtual advertising, sports production solutions and hardware for the Vissim industry. ORAD has received extensive worldwide recognition for its systems at a wide-range of events including the 1999/2000 Emmy Award for the 'Implementation of Real Time Virtual Imaging for Live Events on Television'. ORAD is a publicly traded company on Frankfurt's Prime Standard and Alternative Investment Market of London (symbol OHT). www.orad.tv For more information please contact: ORAD Hi-Tec Systems (USA) Tel: +1 212 931 6723 Mr. Kobi Shina, New York Fax: +1 212 931 6730 E-mail : kshina@orad-ny.com Shore Capital Jonathan Nelson, London, UK 44 20 7408 4090 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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