QuesTec's TennisProView
debuts on FOX Sports Net
Deer
Park, N.Y. Friday, March 5, 1999 - QuesTec
Imaging, Inc. (QuesTec), (NASD-BB: QSTI) and
FOX Sports Net announce an agreement to
integrate QuesTec's TennisProView(TM) with
televised coverage of professional tennis.
QuesTec and FOX Sports Net debuted TennisProView
at the Sybase Open, Feb 13th and 14th, and
featured it again during the Kroger/St. Jude, Feb
20th and 21st. QuesTec and FOX Sports Net will
continue to work together at the upcoming
Franklin-Templeton Tennis Classic, March 6th and
7th, from Scottsdale, AZ, (check local listings).
For their participation and assistance in the
deployment of TennisProView, FOX Sports Net has
been granted an option for the 1999 exclusive
right to use TennisProView for all ATP Tour
events played in the United States. This option
will expire if unexercised on Monday, May 3rd,
1999. FOX Sports Net provides national and
international television coverage of the ATP
Tour. In the U.S., FOX Sports Net reaches over 50
million households, with international coverage
reaching over 99 million households through their
affiliates in Europe, Australia, South America,
Saudi Arabia and the Far East.
TennisProView is a
real-time video and computer based tracking and
scoring system that creates a virtual replay for
television and a behind-the-scenes analysis tool
for commentators. TennisProView instantly
displays the tennis ball's speed, trajectory,
movement and location. The TennisProView system
will complement FOX Sports Net's televised
coverage of ATP Tour tennis worldwide by
providing a unique replay option and analysis
tool for serves. TennisProView virtual replay's
can be viewed from any angle or zoom level,
allowing viewers to see the ball's location from
any court angle and location. TennisProView will
also have the ability to display "spray
charts" of serve locations that reveal the
difference between first and second serves as
well as the difference between
"rocket-shot" serves and looping,
"slicing" serves. This information will
be instantly available to the commentators in the
booth throughout matches, providing them with an
analysis tool and information never available
before. These features will allow FOX Sports Net
commentators Barry MacKay and Leif Shiras to
cover and analyze tennis in many new and
innovative ways, and benefits their viewers with
a unique perspective of tennis.
"We are very
excited to be working with FOX Sports Net for the
introduction of TennisProView." "FOX's
commitment to innovative and quality programming
create the perfect environment for new sports
television technology." "Our baseball
relationship with FOX Sports Net has laid the
foundation for us to introduce TennisProView and
other new products to enhance the viewers
experience and knowledge of sports", stated
Ron Klimkowski, sports marketing, QuesTec
Imaging, Inc.
The Franklin
Templeton Classic will be the first time that
TennisProView is used for an outdoor tournament.
These three tournaments have truly shown the
versatility and dynamics of QuesTec's
TennisProView. TennisProView premiered at the ATP
World Championship, Hannover, Germany, where its
graphics were used by First German Television for
post production virtual replays and serve pattern
analysis. FOX Sports Net's tennis productions
mark the first time that TennisProView's
automated tracking system is being used to create
real-time virtual replays for tennis. QuesTec's
unique data capture technology allow FOX Sports
Net's production team and commentators to
interact with TennisProView in real-time during
their live broadcasts.
"TennisProView
is the first new product released by QuesTec
since we formed our strategic alliances with
Atlantic Aerospace Electronics Corporation and
Live Motion Company." "The cooperative
effort and integration of our companies talents
and know-how coupled with FOX Sports Net's
assistance, advice and expertise, allowed us to
take TennisProView from concept to full
production in just under eight months," said
Michael W. Russo, president of QuesTec.
QuesTec develops
and markets proprietary software systems that
capture, render, and display real-time graphic
simulations that can be applied to sports
entertainment, display media, business and
industry.
For more
information on QuesTec Imaging, Inc. contact Mike
Russo at (516)243-1880 or visit
http://www.questec.com. For information on LMC,
contact Felix Marggraff in Wiesbaden, Germany at
49 1722 464388. For information on Atlantic
Aerospace Electronics Corporation visit
http://www.aaec.com.
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