T-Systems to sell Barco large screen display solutions in Germany
Barco and T-Systems sign cooperation agreement.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 13th September 2004 – Barco is proud to announce that it has signed a cooperation agreement with T-Systems International GmbH at the IBC show in Amsterdam today. Under the terms of the cooperation, Media&Broadcast, the T-Systems' media arm will market, sell and support Barco’s full line of large screen display solutions in the sports, corporate branding and broadcast markets in Germany. The first joint project to stem out of this cooperation is the installation of a visualization solution at the 1. FC Kaiserslautern Stadium, one of the stadiums to host the soccer world championships in 2006.T-Systems operates analog and digital transmitters for radio and television, and a digital distribution network that links transmitter sites and studios throughout Germany. The company is currently building an international transport network for broadcast and media customers that will provide broadband connections between large cities. Furthermore, T-Systems plans, operates and implements solutions for digital studio and play out centers for broadcasters. It also actively offers business TV and videoconferences solutions as well as other services dealing with corporate communications via satellite and the Internet. Barco provides visualization and display solutions for professional markets world-wide. Barco’s expertise in delivering integrated large screen visualization solutions enhances T-Systems’ ability to offer total end-to-end solutions to its customers.
As a first joint project, Kaiserslautern has purchased one SLite 10 and two SLite 22 outdoor LED displays of 28 and 53m² respectively. The second joint realization is the installation of two Barco SLite 22 outdoor LED displays as well as Barco’s sport control software package at the new Rheinarena in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Nico Vernieuwe, General Manager, Barco Media stated: “We are very pleased to work together with T-Systems in this business area for our large screen display solutions. The company is well positioned in the sports, entertainment and broadcast markets and has the expertise to offer our visualization to their customers. It is a win-win situation, which benefits our customers.”
About T-Systems
T-Systems is one of the leading service providers for ICT in Europe. Within the Deutsche Telekom Group, the company is responsible for the segment comprising the largest business customers. T-Systems has some 41,000 employees in over 20 countries. The Deutsche Telekom subsidiary generated a turnover of €10.6 billion in 2003.
T-Systems’ solutions aim to support key account customer business in the Telecommunications, Services & Finance, Public & Healthcare and Manufacturing industries in the long-term. The company optimizes processes for its customers and reduces costs thus enabling its customers to be more flexible in its core business. To do so, it deploys industry expertise and the latest technology. The service spectrum ranges from the integration of new ICT solutions in existing customer systems to the planning, installation and operation of workstation systems, computer centers and networks through to telecommunications business with international carriers and broadcasting and media solutions.
T-Systems’ services cover the entire value-added chain of information and communications technology– from ICT infrastructure to ICT solutions to assuming responsibility for entire business processes (business process management).
Find out more about the company and its services at http://www.t-systems.de and http://www.t-systems.com.
T-Systems
Media Relations
Telephone: +49 69 6 65 31-126
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E-mail: presse@t-systems.com
About Barco
Barco, an international company headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, provides visualization and display solutions for professional markets. Barco designs and develops solutions for large screen visualization, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection. Barco has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in almost 100 countries. Barco is quoted on Euronext Brussels and is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company.
