InFocus to Equip Cleveland School District With Projectors for Enhanced Learning Environments

Business Wire, Feb 19, 2002

Business Editors/Education Writers

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002

InFocus(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:INFS)(OSE:IFC), the worldwide leader in digital projection, has been selected to equip Ohio's Cleveland school district with hundreds of digital projectors as part of a $1.3 million state-funded education grant. The project was created to incorporate multimedia technology into classrooms, bringing a more dynamic and effective learning experience to students.

Led by WVIZ/PBS, a PBS television station in Cleveland, the project includes the distribution of multimedia carts to each of the district's 136 schools. Each cart will feature an InFocus projector, a television, a DVD player and a VCR. WVIZ/PBS and contracted educators will work together to train teachers how to use the equipment and utilize the multimedia technology to make learning more fun and effective for students.

WVIZ/PBS selected the InFocus LP(R)630, a user-friendly meeting room projector that features a monitor loop-through system and full-feature remote, ensuring that teachers and guest speakers will never have to turn their backs to their students when they present a lesson or speech. The LP630 creates large, clear images, making note-taking easy, and it can also connect simultaneously to multiple media sources, enabling presenters to easily incorporate Web, video and photo displays.

"By bringing multimedia technology into the classroom, teachers are able to make their lessons more engaging to students," said Dr. L. Neil Johnson, senior director of educational services at WVIZ/PBS. "We selected InFocus projectors for this project because they deliver clear, exceptionally bright, color-rich images, and they are easy to install. Teachers will appreciate the projectors because they are also easy to use."

"Use of dynamic visuals has been found to improve learning by up to 400 percent. As the education sector continues to evolve, digital projectors are being recognized as a powerful and imaginative collaborative learning tool," said Bill Yavorsky, senior vice president and general manager, Americas, InFocus Corporation. "InFocus is proud to participate in this program, which will help keep students both informed and inspired."

The multimedia carts will be completely assembled and shipped to the schools by the end of March 2002.

About InFocus Corporation

InFocus(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:INFS)(OSE:IFC) is the worldwide leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing award-winning digital projectors, technologies and services for business and home use. The company provides its global customers with the industry's most comprehensive line of projectors and presentation products marketed under its three brands: InFocus, Proxima and ASK. Solutions range from three-pound mobile projectors to feature-packed conference room products to large audience installation and integration solutions. InFocus products and services have been recognized for excellence by business and trade publications including CIO Magazine, Smart Business and Mobile Computing & Communications. InFocus Corporation's global headquarters are located in Wilsonville, Ore. For more information, visit the InFocus Corporation web site at www.infocus.com or contact the company toll-free at 800/294-06400 (U.S and Canada) or 503/685-8888 worldwide.

Note to Editors: InFocus, Proxima and LP are registered trademarks and ASK is a trademark of InFocus Corporation.

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