LAS VEGAS – June 7, 2005 – Sampo Professional, a leading provider of network-enabled flat-panel display solutions for the commercial, education and government sectors, and home theater environments, will demonstrate at InfoComm 2005 (booth 8112) the industry's-first IP-addressable LCD-TV's and plasma displays which provide users with the ability to remotely control their digital displays through an existing network infrastructure. In addition to lowering the cost of deployment and increasing operational efficiencies, the network control capability of the 2005 line of Sampo Professional displays further enhances emerging video applications such as video on demand, emergency and security notification, distance learning, and videoconferencing.

Sampo Professional will demonstrate the ability to control its 2005 line of value-packed, feature-rich IPaddressable digital displays through wired and wirelessly connected PCs and PDAs via an easy-to-use, intuitive Web browser interface. In addition to basic control functions such as power on/off, picture-inpicture (PIP), picture-over-picture (POP), and screen and sound adjustments, users can also remotely switch video sources giving administrators the ability to instantaneously switch displays to a predetermined video source for applications such as video paging or emergency message broadcasts.

"The ability to remotely control our 2005 line of digital displays through an IP interface reflects a new level of functional innovation that we're incorporating to support both current and future video applications in the commercial, education and government sectors," explained Brian Ballard, Vice President of Sampo Professional. "With the rapid convergence of video, voice, and data technologies and devices into the corporate network infrastructure, the network is quickly becoming the most effective vehicle for communications and productivity. With our 2005 line of IP-addressable digital displays, we've taken flat panel displays to a new level of functionality giving organizations of all sizes the ability to realize decreases in deployment costs, increases in operational efficiencies, and expansion of their mass communications capabilities."

The value-packed Sampo Professional 26-Inch WXGA LCD Display (LME-26X8), 32-Inch WXGA LCD Display (LME-32X8), 42-Inch WXGA LCD Display (LME-42X8) and 50-Inch WXGA Plasma Display (PME-50X7) include an extensive set of advanced features that includes: standard NTSC tuners, advanced audio processing, HDCP Digital Content Protection System, high-definition picture-in-picture and side-by-side picture, ATSC signal compatibility, and built-in audio amplifiers. The displays also feature a variety of connectivity options including: RF, DVI, RGB input and loop-out, composit / S-Video inputs, SD/HD component video inputs, discrete audio inputs, audio and subwoofer outputs, and RS-232 and RJ-45 control ports.

The LME-26X8, LME-32X8, LME-42X8 and PME-50X7, which are covered by Sampo Professional's industry-leading two-year onsite warranty, are available now through value-added resellers nationwide at list prices of $1,499, $1,999, $3,999 and $4,499 respectively.

About Sampo Professional
Sampo Professional, a division of Regent USA, is a leading manufacturer of network-ready, feature rich, EDTV and HDTV-ready plasma and LCD-TV's designed for commercial video applications. Headquartered in City of Industry, Calif, Regent USA is a supplier of affordable advanced consumer electronics solutions including LCD and plasma displays, and high-end, high-performance, technologically advanced LCD and plasma monitors for the commercial, education and government sectors, and home theater environments.

For additional information about the Sampo Professional product line, visit the company's Web site at sampoamericas.com.

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