Contract worth several million Euro with Agfa-Gevaert N.V. for supply of Medical Display Systems by BARCO
Kortrijk, January 17, 2002, BarcoView signed a three-year contract worth several million Euro with Agfa-Gevaert N.V. for the delivery of a full range of BARCO Medical 21” high-resolution greyscale displays, graphics controllers and calibration software. Agfa-Gevaert has taken the initiative to integrate BARCO’s products in its portfolio. Agfa has already begun receiving deliveries in Europe and deliverables for the USA and South-West Asia are in process.
BARCO’s MGD line of 21” high-resolution greyscale displays has been especially designed for life critical medical imaging applications, such as PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and digital radiology, which require exceptional image quality and accurate greyscale rendering. The displays feature an automatic image conformance and consistency check, the TRUEGREY® and TRUEWHITE® electronic system for unequaled image fidelity and Luminance Uniformity Correction ensuring a uniform dynamic range over the total surface of the image.
The BARCOMED imaging boards are PCI-based graphics controllers that feature state-of-the-art technology for reliable and accurate rendering of softcopy images. BARCO’s MEDICAL image conformance and consistency management software guarantees perfect image quality over time and across displays.
About BARCO
BARCO, with headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium, has three key activities which are all active in Image Processing. BarcoProjection is in various markets of large screen visualization. BarcoView develops and manufactures display systems for life critical applications, while BarcoVision is in systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
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