Farnham,
England, August 4, 2000 -- Digital Processing Systems Ltd. (TSE - DPS)
announced today that the Russian Election 2000 Federal Information Centre
used a dpsVelocity system to present the recent election process in
realtime.
The dpsVelocity, supplied by DPS distributors JC Systems of Moscow,
was installed in a Silicon Graphics (SGI) 540 computer, and was chosen
as the ideal system to broadcast the election results in graphic form,
in conjunction with specially customised software.
"Our company has been specialising in map visualisation for national
TV news programmes since 1993," said Andrew Skvortsov, Director
of Mercator, the group responsible for graphics content and software.
"We also develop dedicated software, and for presentation purposes
we have always used DPS boards. We first used DPS Perception Video Recorders
(PVR's), and now we use dpsVelocity.
"This Spring, we had an opportunity to participate in a very
prestigious project, to create the realtime visualisation system for
the Russian Presidential elections. The data flow was intensive, but
fortunately the dpsVelocity is compatible with the SGI 540, and this
system performed exceptionally well. dpsVelocity demonstrated superior
video quality, broadcasting directly from the board, and was highly
reliable - extremely important for such a vital project."
The Federal Information Centre had to produce hourly data concerning
the election results in the form of 3D graphs, diagrams and maps for
the army of journalists reporting from Ostankino television centre.
Dynamic 3D graphs were used for visualising the intermediate results
of elections. A special 3D map showed the distribution of the electorate
over the entire territory of Russia. This 3D map could be turned around
in any direction, zoomed in and out -- all in realtime -- with a keyboard
control or according to a predetermined script.
A special Cartography software unit prepared more than a thousand different
maps every half hour, many of which were transferred to the Information
Centre's web site (www.izbircom.ru)
for public access. The performance and reliability of dpsVelocity throughout
these processes was highly rated by the Federal Information Centre,
and the Centre intends to make full use of the system in its future
projects.
"The innovative approach used to present the Russian Election 2000
data is a great example of the use of advanced technology to better
communicate complex information in an easy to understand format," said
Mark E. Burton, President and CEO of DPS. "It demonstrates
how perfect a fit DPS technology and solutions are for such visual applications."
About DPS
DPS designs, manufactures and sells innovative hardware and software
products that facilitate the creation, manipulation and dissemination
of broadcast-quality video and audio content. In both of the Company's
two business segments, Broadcast and Post Production, DPS provides powerful,
flexible solutions. DPS Broadcast products are used by major television
networks, television stations, cable companies and telecommunications
companies throughout the world. DPS Post Production products are used
by professionals worldwide for film and video post production, corporate,
educational and industrial videos, multimedia presentations, video game
development, animation, compositing, special effects, Web video streaming
and DVD authoring. For the latest information concerning DPS and the
Company's products, please consult the DPS website: www.dps.com.
