Featured Technical Vendor - Datapath
Datapath has come a long way since its formation in 1982 when it set out developing low-cost colour graphics terminals for mini computers. Today, the company is a leader in control technologies for creative multi-display video walls, small- to medium-scale video walls in enterprise collaboration environments, and command and control room video walls of any scale.
They now distribute across five continents, and have customers in more than 100 countries Worldwide; covering multiple industries such as professional audio and video, military, education, security and health care.
Datapath’s Head Office are based in Derby, UK.
The company maxim ‘Excellence by Design’ underpins its philosophy and reputation, attracting many blue-chip companies and institutions to leverage Datapath’s expertise to solve their display challenges. Datapath Managing Director Bjorn Krylander adds,
“We strive to engineer the world’s best visual solutions, and to enable us to achieve this, we implement a policy of continuous improvement, putting quality first, and listening to our customers’ needs.
We care about the performance of our products, which after all shapes market reputation and generates repeat business. Being a technology provider carries certain responsibilities that we take extremely seriously. These include being the source of new ideas, establishing quality standards and being recognised as a reliable supplier.”
Managing Director Bjorn Krylander
Datapath is expert in video wall control applications. The company can offer high-end, complex, complete video wall solutions to help simplify projects for its customers. A number of wall controller ranges with complementary software are available, which can be summarised into three principal categories: creative solutions; collaboration; and reliable command and control.
Creative solutions comprise the company’s multi-display technologies, which today include the best-selling x4 and new-generation Fx4 display wall controllers for applications within Digital Signage, Live Events and Broadcast.
Effective collaboration solutions are offered through the company’s recently-unveiled iolite range of discreet controllers for small- to medium-scale video walls. Compact in size, but epic in performance, the self-contained iolite fits perfectly into retail, corporate reception and boardroom environments.
Last but not least, reliable command and control applications can be executed with Datapath’s proven and established VSN range of versatile wall controllers. These have been designed for video wall and multi-screen display installations that require a balanced number of HD video captures and HD video outputs.
The tech firm remains an expert in capture and graphics technology, offering a comprehensive range of capture cards to suit a variety of video modes and complementary graphics cards for multi-screen solutions. These factors make Datapath a specialist in handling media from any source.
We're delighted to continue to work with Datapath. Datapath have a strong set of scalable videowall products which can be adapted to a variety of different applications. Their FX4 controller and wall designer software offer resellers and end users a strong platform for both practical and creative videowall solutions.
Phil Clark, Video Processing Specialist
For more information about Datapath, news and updates, visit their website www.datapath.co.uk or talk to your Midwich specialist on 01252 876300.
