Press Release
Vicon Surpasses Half-Yearly Projections with Mo-Cap System Installs
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Oxford, UK (Jun. 23, 2003) -- Vicon announced record sales of new and upgraded Vicon Motion Capture Systems at the close of the first half of fiscal year 2003. The impressive sales figures include new system installs at customer sites worldwide in biomechanics, medicine, film, visual effects, game development, broadcast, education, engineering and government market sectors. The sales period, tallied through March 2003, represents the best six months in the company's history.
Of particular note was the high number of new customers in Europe, the U.S. and Asia who came to Vicon as previous owners or operators of other brands of motion capture equipment. This has been sparked by robust offerings such as Vicon's expanded line of cameras and Vicon iQ, the company's powerful new motion capture data processing software. Many existing Vicon users, as well as users of alternate systems, have upgraded to the latest in Vicon technology.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Speaking following the publication of OMG interim results in London on June 4th, Chief Executive Julian Morris said, "Although trading conditions in many of our markets remain difficult and unpredictable, I am delighted that our Vicon business has turned in some impressive growth figures. The source of the growth is continuing revenues from traditional markets, acceptance of Vicon products in new applications, and our competitors' customers coming over to join the Vicon user family. In particular, we recorded a growth in excess of 40% in the North American market where we typically face the strongest competition."
Innovations in Entertainment
In entertainment markets, new and existing Vicon clients such as Artem Digital, Gearbox Software, Hypnotix, International Game Technology, Rearden Studios, Rhythm & Hues and Sony Pictures ImageWorks are upping the ante of production for feature films, gaming and animation by installing and updating their Vicon motion capture toolsets. In this arena, Vicon customers continue to leverage the latest innovations from Vicon, such as the Vicon 6 system with new, low-cost Vicon VCam cameras. Coupled with Vicon iQ, an intelligent, automated real-time software application for editing and processing captured data, Vicon 6 with VCams makes motion capture practical and accessible for smaller studios and independent developers by offering a motion capture setup that can be run by a single operator in a space as small as an office or conference room.
Breakthroughs in Biomechanics and Medicine
Vicon further solidified its position as the principal provider of motion capture systems for clinical, research and sports applications. Looking for lower-cost, user-friendly systems, hospitals and universities upgraded or bought Vicon systems for a variety of biomechanics applications from gait analysis to orthopedics, rehabilitation and neurology. New customer sites in these fields include Georgia Tech, NYU, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Oregon State University, University of Tennessee/Knoxville, University of Florida/Jacksonville, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, Boise State University, University of Pittsburgh, Cornell University, Washington University, University of Tokyo, Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea), University of Bologna (Italy), Wichita State University and many others. Hospitals upgrading their Vicon systems include Veterans Hospitals in Seattle and Long Beach, Shriners Children's Hospitals in Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Spokane and Erie, National Institutes of Health, Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, Musgrave Park, Belfast (UK), and Guys Hospital London Internationally, numerous medical facilities, including Yokohama City Hospital (Japan), China Medical College Hospital (Taiwan) and UMR Luminy Marseille (France), all installed new Vicon solutions.
Advancements in Engineering Expanding its support for scientific and engineering applications, Vicon introduced systems specifically tailored to track motion within immersive virtual reality and other environments. These systems, which can be configured to include Vicon's new super-compact SVCam cameras to track data even in the tightest of confines, have been adopted as a cost-effective solution for virtual prototyping and design at a number of leading automotive companies, including John Deere Dubuque Works, Kawasaki, Nissan and Toyota.
Vicon motion capture solutions featuring MCam2, VCam or SVCam systems and Vicon iQ are available now. Please visit www.vicon.com for details.
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