QuesTec's TennisProViewTM
Takes Home Court Advantage
at Hamlet Cup
Deer
Park, N.Y. Thursday, August 19, 1999 - Long
Island-based QuesTec Imaging, Inc. (NASD-BB:
QSTI) announces the use of TennisProViewÔ by FOX Sports Net for their
national coverage of the semi-final and final
matches of this years Hamlet Cup, Commack, New York, August
28 and 29. QuesTec will once again work with FOX
Sports Net to produce on-air serve analysis and
virtual replays during this years
tournament.
TennisProView is a
real-time video and computer-based tracking and
scoring system that creates virtual replays for
television and a behind-the-scenes analysis tool
for commentators. TennisProView will be available
for all pre-match, match and post-match coverage
of center court action. This years Hamlet
Cup television audience will be treated to a
unique perspective of different types of serves,
match serve patterns, Aces and close line calls.
The Hamlet Cup,
owned by the Holiday Organization and presented
by Computer Associates, is Long Island's premier
sporting event. An ATP Tour World Series Event,
the 1999 Hamlet Cup will showcase some of the top
ATP Tour players in the world. The top seed,
Australian Patrick Rafter, will be on hand to
defend his '98 Hamlet Cup title.
This event is
QuesTecs tenth televised production
featuring TennisProView and the sixth Tennis
production produced with FOX. Since its debut at
the 1998 ATP World Championship, Hannover,
Germany, TennisProView has been featured during
the Sybase Open, Kroger/St. Jude, Franklin
Templeton, Lipton Championship, Family Circle
Cup, French Open, Gerry Weber Open and the
Mercedes Cup from Stuttgart, Germany.
"We are
excited to be a part of this years Hamlet
Cup. Our company did most of its early data
collection and system evaluation at the Hamlet
last year. After working numerous events in the
United States and Europe, this feels very much
like a Homecoming", stated Edward Plumacher,
founder of QuesTec.
TennisProView is
the only interactive real-time, virtual replay
system available for live televised tennis.
TennisProView instantly captures, quantifies, and
displays the speed, path and location of serves.
QuesTecs TennisProView is currently being
marketed to television networks and sponsors
worldwide as an analysis tool for commentators
and an instant virtual replay system for
televised tennis.
QuesTec provides
real-time motion capture, replay and analysis
products for sports entertainment, display media,
business and industry. QuesTec has developed
real-time virtual replays for baseball, golf and
tennis and the company continues an aggressive
development program for new sports.
QuesTecs technology offers unique content
and visualization for the convergence of
todays emerging digital media and has been
used in thousands of sports television
productions in the United States, Canada, Europe,
Asia and South Africa.
For more
information on QuesTec Imaging, Inc. contact the
company at (516) 243-1880 or visit www.questec.com.
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