QUESTEC'S
GOLFPROVIEW TO PREMIER ON THE
GOLF CHANNEL
Deer Park, N.Y.
Thursday, August 27, 1998 -
QuesTec Imaging, Inc. (QuesTec),
(NASD-BB: QSTI) announces
that The Golf Channel will be using the
broadcast feed from The Sports Network (TSN), featuring
QuesTec's GolfProViewTM
broadcast enhancement system, to
bring viewers four days of replay
coverage from the Greater
Vancouver Open beginning today at
the Northview Golf and Country
Club in Surrey, British Columbia,
Canada. This will mark the first
time that The Golf Channel uses
the TSN broadcast feed,
delivering replay coverage of the
officially sanctioned PGA Tour
event throughout the United
States, Canada and Asia through
numerous cable, satellite and
wireless television providers.
This is the third
year in a row that TSN will use
GolfProViewTM as an
on-air broadcast enhancement and
commentator analysis tool in the
booth during the Greater Vancouver
Open, obtaining
exclusive live-broadcast rights
to the system (which it also
plans to re-air during the
evening) as part of a June 24
agreement. For the second
straight year TSN has sold
sponsorship rights to GolfProViewTM
to the Esquire Watch Company for
on-air recognition, while the
on-air display will also feature
QuesTec's web-page address.
To be featured on
the decisive 16th, 17th and 18th
holes of the Northview course,
GolfProViewTM is very
unique in the fact that it is
used during television golf
coverage as an "instant
preview." Taking into
account the distances, rises,
dips and overall contour of the
putting surface, GolfProViewTM
considers the location of the
ball on the putting green and
instantly calculates and displays
the optimal putt-path to the hole
for any lie, before the golfer
actually tries to sink the putt.
The GolfProViewTM
system displays a
computer-generated,
three-dimensional model of the
putting green and its
surroundings using digital
imagery and contour mapping. The
"instant preview" is
displayed in real-time and is
available as soon as the ball is
spotted on the green and the
immediate calculations are made.
QuesTec's President
Mike Russo explains that "We
are very happy to be returning to
Vancouver and to be continuing
our
relationship with TSN. We're also
very excited to see our product
make its debut on The Golf
Channel. The Golf Channel is
where golf enthusiasts turn to
see the best in the game. Its
programming schedule includes
more golf coverage than all other
networks combined. Along with
TSN's live-coverage and evening
re-airs, this will be the most
widespread exposure GolfProViewTM
has ever had and it will
definitely create new
opportunities for us as we
aggressively market the product,
both nationally and
internationally, with our
partners at Live Motion Company (LMC)."
QuesTec and LMC of
Wiesbaden, Germany are currently
marketing GolfProViewTM for
tournaments around the world on a
$30,000 for three-hole-coverage
basis. In anticipation of an
increased market and more
extensive production schedule
with GolfProViewTM ,
LMC has sent a group of people to
Vancouver to begin training as
system operators.
QuesTec develops and
markets proprietary software
systems that capture, render and
display real-time graphic
simulations that can be applied
to sports entertainment, display
media, business and industry.
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For more information
on QuesTec Imaging, Inc. contact
Mike Russo at (631) 243-1880 or
visit www.questec.com.
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This news release was prepared by
management and they accept
responsibility for
its contents and forward looking
statements. Michael Russo -
President
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