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Freelance Photojournalist Bound For Afghanistan Captures High Definition Images With Sony HVR-A1U HDV Camcorder

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Visit Sony at Infocomm (Without Leaving Your Desk)

In a first-ever event, tours of Sony's booth display at Infocomm will be made available to Sony customers via a series of ten minute webcasts throughout the show dates (June 7-9), from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, and again from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm. The webcasts are being produced with the Sony Anycast Station™ Live Content Producer and BRC 300 cameras. For more details visit the website at: www.sony.com/webcast.

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INFOCOMM NEW PRODUCTS:

New Sony Video Projectors Introduced
Sony is expanding its extensive line of video projectors at Infocomm in June with five new products:

The VPL-FX52 is a new 6000 ANSI* lumen, native XGA network projector designed for installation in auditoriums, conference centers and lecture halls. Advanced SNMP networking capabilities enable centralized monitoring of projector status over a network using a built-in web server. Users can proactively monitor and trouble-shoot projector status, saving on operating costs, while minimizing service calls and reducing projector downtime.

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SXRD 4K Projector Debuts in DC

Government video users who are eager to experience the state-of-the-art in digital cinema projection – for either presentations or command and control applications – now have an opportunity to have an eye-opening experience in the nation’s capital. The National Geographic Society has recently announced installation of one of the country's first Sony SXRD™ 4K projectors in its 408-seat Grosvenor Auditorium in Washington DC, which hosts more than 100 events a year, from film screenings to image-heavy lectures by top photographers, explorers, scientists and adventurers.

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IPELA Network Transforms Fire Dept. Training

A Sony IPELA® videoconferencing network is re-vamping the training process for the Palatine, Illinois, fire department, creating a new model for first responders across the country.

The network links five Sony
PCS-1 communications systems installed in separate fire houses to a PCS-G70 codec unit in another fire house used as the primary training site, allowing the department to conduct "virtual" training sessions.

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Law Enforcement Digital Imaging Solutions

A regular review of shows like CSI are not only testimony to the advancements in forensics, but those with a sharp eye will also notice widespread use of digital imaging throughout prime-time law enforcement agencies. The same goes for the real world - where a range of digital cameras and printers are providing accurate, reliable and highly affordable solutions for documentation.

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Monitoring Medicine

There's a whole new look available for today's VA Hospital operating room -- thanks to a series of new digital imaging products from Sony. Sony has been developing dedicated products for medical applications for over 20 years and its recent advancements have become standard equipment for government, university and private medical institutions.

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Smart Government Systems

By Tim Lindner
Manager, Sony Professional Services

With the Department of Defense leading the nation in adoption of advanced supply chain technologies such as RFID, and with government agencies constantly redefining “state of the art” in Command and Control systems, government systems designers are now progressing to the next stage of development – “Machine to Machine or M2M” technology.

Haven't heard of "machine-to-machine" technology yet? You will soon enough. In the April 2006 Annual Technology Review edition of Inbound Logistics magazine, Sony Professional Services was featured in an editorial staff article about M2M technology applications for supply chain management and logistics. For a quick primer on M2M Click Here.

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TUTORIALS

Building HD Government Together

By Gene Savoie
Sony General Manager Government Sales
The federal government is undergoing one of the most significant technology revolutions in its history - every agency and every department is evaluating its individual move to high-definition. In a country that has mandated a deadline of February 2009 for its consumer television HD transition, it is inevitable and appropriate for the government itself to take the lead in producing and distributing state-of-the-art visual imaging.

Sony's new Government Sales Division is proud to be working with the federal government to make this transition from SD to HD as effective as possible. There are plenty of solutions and, as such, plenty of questions.

And our staff of HD experts has both the technical understanding and experience in government applications to assist our customers in selecting the products and systems that best serve their needs. Whether it's a cost-efficient solution for a school or an advanced HD capture system for numerous DoD and civilian agency applications, Sony is there. If Standard Definition is still the prefered technology, our experts can help devise a migration path for you if you ever decide to go HD.

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Sony Helps Hospitals with Disability Compliance
Deaf Talk, LLC and Sony Electronics are collaborating on a program aimed at helping hospital emergency rooms effectively bridge the communications gap with hearing-impaired individuals by providing access to on-demand American Sign Language (ASL) video interpreting services.

Using Sony's IPELA PSC-TL30 all-in-one compact video conferencing system, emergency room personnel can have round-the-clock access to a DeafTalk interpreter who can relay the patient's symptoms to hospital staff. In addition to reducing delays in diagnosis or treatment, an important factor when a few minutes can sometimes mean the difference between life and death, the program also makes it easier for hospitals to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires hospitals and physicians to provide an ASL interpreter upon request for a hearing-impaired patient.

"Throughout much of the United States, the availability of on-site or agency ASL interpreters can be limited and video interpreting is often the best solution," said Robert W. Fisher, President, DT Interpreting and Deaf Talk, LLC. "There is no replacement for an on-site ASL interpreter, however visual communications provides the next best alternative, offering a user-friendly, practical accommodation that addresses a range of vital healthcare needs."

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Training

Since 1970, Sony Training Institute, the industry education leader, has trained thousands of video professional like you on the latest service technologies and production techniques. In addition to offering production and post production courses taught with entirely digital or a mixture of digital and analog equipment, Sony Training Institute provides workshops designed specifically to put you on the right track in your transition to digital.

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