NEW DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY TO BE DEMONSTRATED AT THIS YEAR'S RSNA
22 November 2004 - Matrox VITE

Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional graphics solutions, and FIMI Philips have collaborated to bring the new SmartPivot display technology by FIMI Philips in its PACS range of LCD monitors for the medical imaging market, and will be demonstrated in FIMI Philips' and Matrox's booths at this year's RSNA, in Chicago. FIMI Philips is already bundling the Matrox MED Series 10-bit display controller boards with its new displays.

The Matrox MED Series of display controller boards brings advanced functionality and flexibility to the medical imaging market with extensive multi-monitor support, pristine image quality and robust drivers. With support for OpenGL in grayscale modes, and capable of driving all types of displays, the Matrox MED Series boasts the widest range of grayscale and color, resolution and operating system support on the market, making them ideal solutions for medical imaging professionals who demand the utmost in flexibility, quality, software compatibility and product features.

"SmartPivot enables easy display orientation, and features "smart" technology, which allows our new FIMI panel to communicate with the Matrox board in order to determine and set orientation automatically," says Franco Martegani, general manager, FIMI Philips. "Matrox MED Series boards have impressive image quality and stability, which is why we have chosen them to be bundled with our new displays."

The Matrox MED Series of display controller boards represents a top-to-bottom solution capable of a scope of display configurations for landscape and portrait modes ranging from two through five megapixels, such as the MED2mp-DVI, MED3mp-DVI and MED5mp-DVI, and includes a variety of grayscale and color models with analog and digital display support. Designed to meet the demanding needs of medical imaging professionals, the MED Series boards come equipped with Matrox's multi-monitor features, such as Multi-Pivot/Portrait and MultiDesk, and the ultimate in visual quality and reliability.

"Matrox is pleased to have collaborated with FIMI Philips on this project, further enhancing the viewing abilities for medical imaging professionals using Matrox MED Series boards," says George Rigas, medical product manger, Matrox Graphics Inc. "The new SmartPivot functionality provides medical imaging professionals with added ease-of-use and features to aid in their everyday tasks."

Building on its current line of flat panels, FIMI Philips' 2 MP, 3 MP and 5 MP flat panels are capable of displaying images at a maximum resolution of 2560x2048, and boast features such as automatic grayscale correction, built-in 10-bit look up tables, remote control and maintenance. The display is one of the most critical components of an imaging system, and the medical monitors offered by FIMI Philips represent the right combination of advanced characteristics, resulting in no-compromise products perfect for medical professional users. Superior and consistent image quality, DICOM conformance, compatibility, ease of integration, manufacturing quality and high reliability are the values offered by the FIMI's range LCD medical monitors and display solutions.

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