Scanz Communications Forms Joint Venture with Screenco Pty Ltd.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 David Brein, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Scanz Communications, and Clive Potter A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: People
The terms of the venture allow this new entity rights to the Scannor in Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. This new venture will be called Scanz (Scanz Australia New Zealand) Pty Ltd. Scanz US and The Clive Potter led Consortium made up of Telstra, FoxTel and Screenco will each own 50%. Brein and Potter both stated, "This venture is a win-win for both of us. From the Scanz point of view, it allows us entry into a very important growing market. Distribution of the Scannor will go a long way in helping Screenco maintain their edge in the growing interactive and new media market in the Southern Hemisphere hemisphere /hemi·sphere/ (hem´i-sfer) half of a spherical or roughly spherical structure or organ. cerebellar hemisphere either of two lobes of the cerebellum lateral to the vermis. . For Scanz US, it is the first International Venture for this emerging Global Company. The Scannor is the next generation information appliance See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. for Sports Officiating, Industrial Security and the consumer. And we both believe there is a tremendous appetite for the product in this part of the world." Screenco Pty Ltd. provided all of the Jumbotron (In Venue) screens at the recently completed summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Screenco also supplied Jumbotrons to 150 locations and gathering points and runs International Servicing to 15,000 media representatives around the world during the Sydney Olympics. Santa Monica based Scanz Communications, Inc. (www.scanz.com) is the company behind the Scanz Scannor, the only hand-held wireless portable electronic video display (patent pending) that can receive in real time audio and full motion video digital multi-faceted transmissions as well as access the Internet. The Scannor can simultaneously record up to several hours of data and full motion video, as well as play back while recording. |
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