QuesTec's
Baseball Technology Goes International
Deer
Park, NY, Monday, July 22, 2002 QuesTec, Inc.
(QuesTec), (OTC Bulletin Board: QSTI), and
Sports2i
of Seoul, Korea, announce a three year
agreement to integrate QuesTec patented
technology and baseball measurement systems
into the Korean Professional Baseball
League.
Sports2i, the Official Statistician for the
Korean Professional Baseball League, has
purchased the exclusive rights to QuesTec
technology and systems for Korean professional
baseball. The Korean Professional Baseball
League consists of eight (8) teams. Sports2i
will utilize the QuesTec systems for TV
Production, League Official Statistics, Team
Information, Internet Distribution and
Wireless Distribution. QuesTec systems are
currently being used during all home games of
the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins.
"This marks our company's first entry
into the Asian baseball market. We are pleased
to be working with Sports2i as our partner.
Their strong presence and firm relationships
have made the integration of our technology
and systems into Korean Baseball a seamless
event. PitchTrax debuted on Korean television
on Sunday June 30th, and is now being used on
both the Internet and television during home
games for the Doosan Bears and the Lucky
Goldstar Twins", said Edward J.
Plumacher, founder QuesTec, Inc. "In
addition to our virtual replay system,
Sports2i is also using the unique content
produced by our technology to create and
package data sets for the Korean Baseball
Organization and other clients."
Steven B. Greenfield, QuesTec's Chairman
stated that, "We are very excited by the
international expansion of our baseball
technology and the rich media content that it
provides. Our partnership with Sports2i is the
beginning of our efforts to establish a
presence in the professional baseball markets
of Korea, Japan and Australia."
About Sports2i
Sports2i is the Official statistician for the
Korean pro baseball league (KBO) and Korean
Lady Pro Golf Association (KLPGA). Sports2i
produces Fantasy Games, Wireless Game Content
Services, Game Livecast, Sports
Marketing/Consulting Services and Commercial
Solution Services in Korean, Japanese and
English. The most famous Korean sports daily,
Korean press agency, top ranking Korean
complex portal & top ranking Korean
Sports/Entertainment daily are all sports
content clients.
About QuesTec
QuesTec is a content-oriented company that
provides real-time measurement, replay and
analysis products for sports, entertainment
and digital media. The Company develops
real-time virtual replays and eReplays(TM)
technology for mainstream professional sports.
QuesTec's technology offers unique content to
the convergence of today's emerging digital
media.
QuesTec's products use a series of cameras,
computers and proprietary software technology
to track and measure moving objects (such as
balls or players) in real-time. This
information can be used to instantly construct
3D animations that can be displayed in
real-time, viewed from any angle, compared,
analyzed and instantly sent around the world
via our eReplays(TM) technology. QuesTec's
unique digital content has been used for
analysis and broadcasts around the World
during coverage of such high-profile sporting
events as the World Series, Major League
Baseball All-Star game, the French Open, the
ATP World Championships and World Cup Golf.
Major League Baseball contracts the Company's
Umpire Information System (UIS) as part of
their previously announced strike zone
initiative. The Company's latest UIS
installation is now in operation at Yankee
Stadium.
Press releases and other QuesTec information
are available on the QuesTec web site http://www.questec.com.
For more information on eReplays(TM), please
visit: http://www.ereplays.com.
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which are not historical facts, including our
outlook on the future performance of our core
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