BEAVERTON, Oregon, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty
display solutions, announced a new image processing software that gives
international customers complete management of control room visual
information. Fully integrated with the industry's only in-cube processing
solution, the new Indisys(TM) Director supports Planar's ongoing strategy to
provide customers with turnkey offerings that simplify and enhance the
operation of specialty displays in demanding control room environments.

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Designed for a variety of applications including utility control rooms,
security and surveillance, traffic control, government, network operations
centers and emergency call centers, Indisys Director offers complete
end-to-end management of video and data acquisition, distribution and
display, making it a unique, cohesive solution that is customizable for
specific market needs.

Indisys Director helps improve workflow and productivity by providing
control over key data such as event triggers, drag and drop sources, presets,
and live source and video wall thumbnails. Additionally, Indisys Director
communicates with the Indisys in-cube processor in order to manage and
control the video wall itself. Indisys Director allows the operator to power
cubes on and off, launch Set it and Forget it (SiFi(TM)) Auto Color Balance
on the video wall, and report and respond to conditions such as system
temperature and lamp life.

"Integrators and end users are looking for a more efficient way to manage
mission-critical control room visual information, with a single point of
control over all elements of the video wall system," said Kristina K.
Gorriaran, vice president and general manager for Planar's Control Room and
Signage Business Unit. "Indisys Director's full source-to-pixel control is
designed to meet this need by consolidating more functionality into a single,
more intuitive management application."

Indisys Director is part of Planar's latest generation Indisys image
processing system that features Indisys Packet Protocol (IP2). IP2 a
high-speed digital transport protocol that helps automate set-up and
improves overall performance. Indisys with IP2 includes the industry's only
in-cube processor, which improves video wall control and simplifies cable
routing. The in-cube processor provides 4 PIP, freeze frame, image scaling,
visual filters, snapshots, display monitoring and management. Additionally,
Indisys IP2 self-discovers the Indisys image processing components in a
network in order to simplify initial set-up and configuration. Indisys IP2
provides more efficient use of bandwidth and digitizes and transports visual
data at a full 16Gbps while employing a parallel architecture allowing all
sources to be present anywhere on any size wall. These features enable
scalability to larger video wall systems.

Additional Indisys Director features:

-- Drag and drop sources and presets
    -- Live source and video wall thumbnails
    -- Web enabled system monitoring
    -- Event triggers enabling work flow management for improved productivity
    -- Full API for end user customization and integration with existing
       systems



Indisys Director will be available in October 2008 through Planar's
Authorized Control Room Integrated Reseller Network. For more information
please visit http://www.planarcontrolroom.com.

About Planar

Planar Systems, Inc (Nasdaq: PLNR) is a global leader of specialty
display technology providing hardware and software solutions for the world's
most demanding environments. Hospitals, space and military programs, utility
and transportation hubs, shopping centers, banks, government agencies,
businesses, and home theater enthusiasts all depend on Planar to provide
superior performance when image experience is of the highest importance.
Founded in 1983, Planar is headquartered in Oregon, USA, with offices,
manufacturing partners, and customers worldwide. For more information, visit
http://www.planar.com.

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