Theia Wins SIA New Product Showcase Award for Innovation at ISC West

LAS VEGAS--(Business Wire)--
Theia Technologies wins the "SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INNOVATION"
award from the Security Industry Association (SIA) with the security
world's first ultra wide lens without barrel (fisheye) distortion.
Theia Technologies, along with partner Nittoh Kogaku, is proud to
accept one of the top 4 overall awards from the field of 104 New
Product Showcase entrants, the most entrants in NPS history.

SIA judges recognized that Theia's lens can save money in security
installations. Now a megapixel camera with Theia's ultra wide
megapixel lens can replace several standard cameras, greatly reducing
the cost of installation.

Theia's cutting-edge, patented technology -- Linear Optical
Technology -- makes it possible to design ultra wide lenses with
optical barrel distortion correction. Theia's SY125 series of lenses
is distortion corrected up to 135deg HFOV eliminating the need for
additional software.

One advantage of optical distortion correction is the increased
image resolution at the edges of the image. This improves the ease of
detection and identification. A second advantage is the improved speed
and accuracy of video analytics routines. For on-board camera
analytics, there is no need to include image frame memory and a
de-warping algorithm, making it much easier for camera manufacturers
to take full advantage of megapixel cameras with wide angle lenses.

Additionally, Theia's lens is not proprietary for use with any one
manufacturer's camera. This was demonstrated by the inclusion of
Theia's lens in the booths of 8 camera manufacturers and partners at
the ISC West show. The standard CS-mount lens can be used with any
camera from high resolution up to 5 megapixels. No additional software
or special lens alignment is required to give an undistorted ultra
wide view.

For more information please visit www.TheiaTech.com or call
503-570-3296. To see the press release with images go to
www.TheiaTech.com/files/PR_080409.pdf. Theia Technologies was founded
in 2006 to develop Linear Optical Technology. Theia has several issued
and pending US and foreign patents for lens technologies.

Theia Technologies
Jeff Gohman, 503-570-3296
info@theiatech.com

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