artec technologies AG: Follow-up order from Qatar

Lucrative contracts in near future through football World Cup 2022 expected

Diepholz/Bremen (pta029/17.11.2011/16:00 UTC+1) artec technologies AG (ISIN DE0005209589) a leading manufacturer of network-based video surveillance systems - as well as broadcast transmission confirmation and IPTV systems - has received an extensive follow-up order from the Qatar News Agency (QNA). The contract provides for the expansion and further modernisation of a TV/radio evaluation system which is already one of the most modern in the Arabian world. The contract totals an amount of Euros in the lower six digits.

artec's has been collaborating with the QNA since 2007. The system which the news agency is presently using was delivered by artec at that time and has been consistently updated ever since. Using artec's solution,over 30 editorial desks at the Qatari agency daily evaluate 200 TV and radio stations. Specific criteria are used for analysis and commentaries, the generation of video clips, and the delivery of those clips to the responsible organisations as well as their publication in media centers.

artec technologies AG has been consistently solidifying its position in the Qatar market over the past years while continuing to gain trust in the high productivity and quality of its products. "Consequently, the demand for our technologies has risen strongly in that region. You can certainly say that artec's efforts in Qatar in recent years have really paid off. The groundwork we laid was right on the line!" is the way Thomas Hoffmann, a member of artec's board of directors summarizes the situation. Hoffmann also sees great promise in the World Championship football competitions scheduled in Qatar for 2022. "We anticipate a wide range of open competitive bidding on a variety of interesting projects. In addition, we are confident of obtaining a number of large-scale contracts in the immediate future, especially from the United Arab Emirates," Hoffmann concludes.

About artec technologies AG
artec technologies AG from Diepholz, Germany, develops and produces innovative software and system solutions for the recording, transfer, and evaluation of video, audio, and metadata in networks and on the Internet. For more than 10 years, customers have been using the MULTIEYE® product platform for high-definition video surveillance solutions as well as the XentauriX® line for broadcast logging. More than 16,000 of these systems have already been marketed worldwide. Further, artec provides its customers with complete service (project management, system start-up, service & support) for both its standard as well as its made-to-order products.

Contact for press:
artec technologies AG
Thomas Hoffmann
Tel.: +49 5441 5995-16
Fax: +49 5441-5995-70
E-Mail: presse@artec.de
Internet: www.artec.de

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Emitter:	artec technologies AG Mühlenstrasse 15-18 49356 Diepholz Germany
Contact Person:	Thomas Hoffmann
Phone:	05441 5995-16
E-Mail:	thomas.hoffmann@artec.de
Website:	www.artec.de
ISIN(s):	DE0005209589 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s):	Free Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Basic Board), Munich (m:access), Stuttgart