Trade Fair News 2DB Multiview Pro
Everything is real time
Racing Post’s Tom Harris Jim Davis of 2DB
SOFTWARE AND IT services creators 2DB are regular exhibitors at the Bookmakers’ Trade Fair and were present again this year, with the company’s co-founder Jim Davis reporting that business has held up well in the current economic climate. “Business
surprisingly solid,” he said. “We’re still getting repeat orders from customers in the UK and in
Spain.The Spanish business has gone very well – we are now the biggest screen system supplier in Spain.” 2DB were featuring their
revolutionary HD display system Multiview Pro, which has recently been further enhanced with full video wall functionality. It has the ability to incorporate multiple live HD (or standard definition) TV channels into a coherent overall presentation. “We’ve been showcasing
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cost screens or large low-cost screens, but video-wall screens are sometimes four or five times more expensive because of the thin edges so that the corners butt up neatly together and the fact that the colour balance has to be perfect. “We thought that would
THE RACING POST is committed to turning its newspaper into an interactive service, on their digital screens. “Everything is real time,” said
Tom Harris, the Racing Post’s business manager. “We have live reporters, race results, live prices, and we are showcasing this to the larger bookmakers and the independents.” The computerised version
be prohibitive but we have recently seen one or two cases, such as William Hill putting a video-wall system into a shop in Wood Green, and we want to make sure that everyone is fully aware that we can do the same thing. “We can provide extra pages
at the side of it which can superimpose with odds, and we can put a TurfTV and SIS presentation on the same video wall so that people could watch both together.”n
the ability of the system to put displays over a video wall rather than just on individual screens,” said Jim. “It’s something that we’ve
always been able to do but we’ve never promoted it to our customers or potential customers because we’ve always been of the view that betting shop owners could not necessarily afford to buy expensive video wall screens. “We’ve always been able to run the system on small, low-
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incorporate more sports and added that the product has been well received since it was showcased at the ICE betting show in London in January. “A lot of interest has been
shown from overseas, so we have translated the content into Spanish, so it is pushing out into different markets on
For further information please contact
Angelo Sanzone
Tel: 07790 825766 Email: angelo@2db. com
www.2db.com
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22-inch screens,”Tom revealed. “We are hoping to take them to pubs, clubs, and snooker halls. “And a lot of bookmakers
are heading towards the digital age. Our brand is trusted with authenticity you can’t get anywhere else.” Tom explained that once
offers a more modern approach to the form, bringing in football as well. Tom said the plan is to
an independent bookmaker purchases the product, they have little extra to invest in, as it constantly updates itself. “We are planning to expand
For further information please contact:
Tom Harris Tel: 07717 881400
Email:tom.har r is@racing-
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it in all directions now,” he added.n
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