DOT-X Completes Order for Las Vegas Airport.ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 1998 DOT-X monitors are installed and operating New FIDS FIDS Flight Information Display System FIDS Feathered Kids FIDS Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (now the British Antarctic Survey) FIDS Forest Insect and Disease Survey FIDS Forest Interior Dwelling Species orders to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. soon Dotronix, Inc. (DOT-X) (NASDAQ/ DOTX), today announced the successful initial operation of the 993 flight information display (FIDS) system for the concourse D extension of the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport “LAS” redirects here. For other uses, see LAS (disambiguation). McCarran International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS) is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County, Nevada. . Management said it received a number of new orders which it will be announcing soon. DOT-X partnered with EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , the international systems company, for the Las Vegas deal. Among many other things, EDS is a international FIDS integrator. "EDS selected our DVGX 29" high resolution, high brightness display for the Las Vegas Airport's new D concourse," said Hoss Beale, National Sales Manager. "The concourse presented unusual challenges because it was so bright. So we designed in an invar mask, contrast enhancing dark glass and super flat CRT with anti-glare treatment for excellent display capacity for high ambient light conditions. The 640x480 VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. display also features HARC (hand held addressable Reachable. When something is addressable, it can be identified and manipulated independently of its surroundings. For example, screen pixels and RAM memory are addressable. Each of the screen's picture elements can be individually turned on and off, and each of the memory's bytes can be control); purity guard (which degauses the monitors to reset the display's color purity), and orbitor screen saver (which slightly changes the position of the video image when a stationary image is displayed. The position changes cannot be detected by the human eye)." "We are pleased to have a close relationship with EDS," said William S. Sadler William S. Sadler, MD, FAPA (1875 - 1969) was a well-known American psychiatrist[1] and college teacher in the school of medicine at the University of Chicago. For over sixty years he practiced his profession in Chicago, thirty-three years being associated in practice , Dotronix President. "Their consistent quality work is vital to our product performance in the field." More . . "We have long relied on DOT-X's quality products and responsiveness." said Dick Kelley, of EDS. "Dotronix specially engineered an anti glare monitor to fit the needs of the bright new concourse where the FIDS system was being installed. Also, they were on site when we were preparing for the grand opening. We depend on that kind of DOT-X technical support after the project is installed. The difficult job of capturing more business in a competitive market is that much easier when you know you can rely on your display supplier." "In response to the impact of the new Las Vegas system." said Mr. Kelley, EDS is discussing the installation of a similar information system with Las Vegas hotel management in order to display information regarding conventions and other events. Delivery of Dotronix displays for the Las Vegas project began July, 1997. Product shipments were completed June 1998. The installed integrated system was placed in operation June, 1998. About the Company For nearly two decades, Dotronix (DOT-X), has designed, manufactured and marketed high resolution video displays and closed-circuit television (CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television ) monitors for a broad range of applications such as flight information display. DOT-X recently entered the fast-food Point-Of-Purchase display market that today is in its infancy and could grow to as much as $100 million a year in sales of equipment and services. The company has also recently entered the $100 million/year projection video display market with its new MegaScreen(TM) product. Profitable in fiscal 1995 and 1996, DOT-X lost $1.4 million or $.34 per share due to the loss of three significant customers in FY 97. Focusing on improving gross margins, management believes that fiscal 1998 is the transition year in the company's return to profitability. DOT-X is traded on the NASDAQ stock market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol: DOTX. July 14, 1998it was traded at $1.97 per share. The company's book value is $1.25 per share.
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