Oxford Gait Laboratory's System Upgrade

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OMG PLC

02 April 2014

 



2 April 2014

OMG plc

("OMG" or the "Group")

Oxford Gait Laboratory upgrade to Vicon's flagship T-Series system and Bonita Video

- One of Vicon's longest-standing customers has purchased its fifth Vicon system -

- This upgrade demonstrates the continued strength of Vicon's technology -

OMG plc, (LSE: OMG) ("OMG" or the "Group"), the technology group providing image understanding products for the entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries, announces its Vicon division has upgraded one of its longest standing customers, Oxford Gait Lab, to a T-Series system with Bonita Video cameras.

The Oxford Gait Lab based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust) was one of the first Vicon customers, originally using the system for research purposes in the early '80s and going on to offer a gait analysis service from 1996.

The Oxford Gait Lab sees an average of around 400 patients a year and is currently setting up a new clinical service for upper limb motion analysis, which will analyse children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy and Brachial Plexus Palsy. The Oxford Gait Lab also use their Vicon system for teaching and research purposes. As well as increased capture volume and improved data quality, the system upgrade will enable the new upper limb service to have a more efficient and flexible method for capturing data.

Dr Julie Stebbins, Clinical Scientist and Operational Lead for the service, said:

"Upgrading our system meant that we could capture more markers over a larger area, effectively increasing the length of our capture area. This means the patient isn't required to do as many trials, which is really important for patients with limitations in their walking. Not only that, the data quality from both T-Series and Bonita Video is improved compared to previous cameras." 

Nick Bolton, CEO of OMG commented:

"The fact the Oxford Gait Lab has been a customer for 30 years is testimony to the quality of Vicon products which have strengthened year after year. Oxford Gait Lab upgrading to their fifth system further highlights the technological leadership and innovation of Vicon. We have a great working relationship with the team and look forward to seeing the successful launch of the new Upper Limb Clinic."

For further information please contact:

OMG plc	[phone]
Nick Bolton, CEO
David Deacon, CFO
FTI Consulting	[phone]
Matt Dixon / Emma Appleton / Charles Palmer / Jessica Liebmann
N+1 Singer (NOMAD to OMG)	[phone]
Shaun Dobson / Jen Boorer

Notes to Editors

About Vicon

Academy Award®-winning Vicon is the world's largest supplier of precision motion tracking systems, and match moving software. It serves customers in the CG animation industry, film, visual effects, computer games, and broadcast television, as well as engineering and life science industries.  Vicon operates in four offices worldwide, including its Los Angeles-based Entertainment headquarters: a 26,000 square-foot facility equipped with three performance capture stages for Vicon's service company House of Moves.

Vicon is a subsidiary of OMG (Oxford Metrics Group - LSE: OMG), plc., a group of technology companies that produces image-understanding solutions for the Entertainment, Defense, Life Science and Engineering markets.  Other holdings include: 2d3, a manufacturer of specialised image understanding software for defense applications; Yotta, a provider of software and services for infrastructure asset management; and OMG Life, a new consumer subsidiary.

Vicon and OMG global clients include: Life Science leaders University of Pennsylvania, the VA Hospitals, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Titleist Golf, The Andrews Institute; Engineering industry leaders Ford, BMW, Airbus, Lockheed, Pratt-Whitney, NASA, Caterpillar, International Truck, and Toyota; and Entertainment companies Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Computer Entertainment, Industrial Light and Magic, Sega, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Vivendi, Electronic Arts, Square Enix and many others.

For more information about OMG and its subsidiaries, visit www.omgplc.com, www.vicon.com, www.vicon.com/boujou, www.2d3.com, or www.yotta.co.uk.  

 

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