DOT-X Receives Order for Philadelphia 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)--Aug. 18, 1998 200 DOT- X monitors to be installed. Dotronix, Inc. (DOT-X) (NASDAQ/ DOTX), today announced that the Philadelphia Airport had ordered 200 monitors for their Flight Information Display System (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 ). Philadelphia selected our DSV DSV Deep Submergence Vehicle DSV Diving Support Vessel DSV Dynamic Signature Verification DSV Dilute Solution Viscosity DSV Directia Sanitar Veterinara DSV Dive Surface Valve (rebreather) 27" high resolution, high brightness color display to replace monochrome units in their system," said Hoss Beale, National Sales Manager. "The DSV 27 display 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); and the DOT-X continuous screen orbitor, a phosphor A rare earth material used to coat the inside face of a CRT. When struck by an electron beam, the phosphor emits a visible light for a few milliseconds. In color displays, red, green and blue phosphor dots are grouped as a cluster. See screen burn. saving technology that prevents burn by slightly changing the position of the image. The action of the orbitor cannot be detected by the human eye. These features significantly extend the useful lives of the displays compared to typical flight screens." "We are pleased to have a good relationship with the Philadelphia Airport," 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. "We are dedicated to providing the best long-term FIDS system possible through quality products and responsive field service. The Philadelphia Airport will be adding additional monitors late this year, so we are dedicated to a smooth, on time job for the current order to place us high in the competition for the next one." 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 FIDS, flight information display systems. 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. The company's common stock recently traded at $1.25 per share. The company's book value is $1.73 per share.
CONTACT: Corporate Headquarters AT TPL
Hoss Beale Peter Leech
800-720-7218/651-633-1742 847-317-0100
E-Mail: hbeale@dotronix.com pleech@interaccess.com
Website: www.dotronix.com
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