Army orders wall processor displays

HAYWARD, Calif., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Jupiter Systems is supplying the U.S. Army with VizionPlus display wall processors designed for use in mobile command posts housed in tent environments.

The VizionPlus display system, designed and developed by Texas's Azbell Electronics, provides multiple command post levels "with a common operating picture of critical real-time information such as troop positions and the status of roads, bridges and other information available from multiple combat systems," Jupiter Systems said in a news release Tuesday.

"Our VizionPlus display wall processors enable the Army to combine the display of software applications used by most units with video inputs from a range of sources such as (unmanned aerial vehicles) and helmet-mounted cameras," said Jupiter Systems President Eric Wogsberg. "We can integrate video, data, images, maps and more into a real-time display of the unfolding battle space with mission-critical reliability and 24/7 continuous operation."

Jupiter said Azbell began development of the system in 2004 and after testing and evaluation, the system went into full production in 2007. Azbell Electronics selected Jupiter VizionPlus as the display wall processor for the Command Center System based on the VizionPlus capability to provide a flexible interface that works with most Windows and Sun OS-based applications.

Jupiter has sold more than 1,000 VizionPlus units to the Army since 2007. It said the follow-on order represents the single largest deployment of video wall display systems to the Army.

Additional details about the order weren't disclosed.