Linkoping November 08, 2011

WATCHOUT scoops awards

Dataton WATCHOUT version 5 was launched at the Infocomm trade show in Orlando in June and immediately won the prestigious Media Server product category in the Commercial Integrator Awards. WATCHOUT was also recognized with an award for Best Show Control Product at the Infocomm/Rental and Staging New Product Awards. And at the 2011 LDI show for lighting and design professionals, WATCHOUT version 5 was the proud recipient of the LDI Projection Product Award.

Dataton's Sales Director, Michael Engström, attended the LDI awards ceremony in Orlando and commented: "It's always an honor to get this kind of industry recognition and it's a spur to keep on bringing great products to the market. The response to WATCHOUT version 5 has been fantastic – we have already seen some truly impressive shows using the new features. WATCHOUT users are always keen to push the bounds with new ideas, new ways of working, new ways of impressing the audience. We are proud that our product gives them the tools to really show off their creativity."

What makes WATCHOUT so special? The eagerly awaited new WATCHOUT version offers a whole host of outstanding new features including 3D effects and stage preview; stereoscopic playback; enhanced live interaction, and support for multi-head output cards, so that up to six displays can now be driven off one suitably equipped computer, all using a single WATCHOUT license. The new version has been showcased at industry events in the US, Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and South America since its launch in June. And the response from producers and users has been a huge thumbs-up!

Fully scalable, software-based and requiring no proprietary hardware, Dataton WATCHOUT orchestrates still images, animations, graphics, video, sound and live feeds into a single impressive show across multiple display areas, either soft-edge blended or scattered. Version 5 takes this capability to a higher level meeting and surpassing the latest demands of event designers, systems integrators and end customers.

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About Dataton

Renowned Swedish show control developer and manufacturer, Dataton has firmly established themselves on the international market since the 1980s. The company's flagship products include the award-winning Dataton WATCHOUT™ multi-display production and presentation system as well as the intuitive Dataton PICKUP™ audio guide. WATCHOUT version 5 is a multi-display, timeline-based software system that comprises stereoscopic playback and 3D effects, and a strong array of groundbreaking features, including enhanced live interaction.

Manufacturer Enquiries

Jacquie McHale Sjödin
Dataton AB
Telephone: + 46 13 102450
Fax: +46 13 138445
Email: jacquie@dataton.se

Fredrik Svahnberg
Dataton AB
Telephone: +46 70 3228557
Fax: +46 13 138445
Email: fredrik@dataton.se

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