PRESS RELEASE - Hego and U-Touch in partnership

10 September 2010

Hego and U-Touch announce their global partnership by teaming up at IBC to demonstrate its all new 103-inch true multi-touch touch-screen solution.

In conjunction with the launch of its new GS2 Multi-Touch graphics engine at IBC, Hego has partnered with the world’s leaders in large touch-screen technology to demonstrate the full capabilities of this leading edge solution.

The centerpiece on the Hego booth is a huge integrated 103-inch Panasonic plasma screen which integrates U-Touch’s world-leading infra-red multi-touch sensing technology. This is the global launch of a state of the art integrated touch-screen and is sure to be a popular draw of the show.

This demonstration is the culmination of a strengthening partnership between Hego and U-Touch that has been developing over the past year. The best-of-breed technology from both companies is combined into a very compelling solution that offers broadcasters and other media companies a flexible, adaptable and robust solution for large touch-screen applications.

Commenting on the partnership, Hego CTO, Stefan Fjellsten, commented that “Having worked with a number of touch-screen solutions on various projects, we have accrued a lot of knowledge on the challenges that this technology brings with it. However, our experiences with U-Touch have demonstrated that they are truly experts in this specialist field and their touch-screens are able to highlight the quality and responsiveness of our graphics engine performance”

In response, U-Touch Managing Director, Liam Slattery said “ U-Touch understands that content is king and that touch-screens can only be shown off to their maximum potential by using the best graphics technology .With Hego, we believe we have found the right partner to help maximize the true potential of our touch-screens and bring true multi-touch interactive solutions to the broadcast market. This offers tremendous new possibilities for broadcasters to explore in live studio production."

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