CPIA Names RealD as Colorado Photonics Innovator of the Year

The Colorado Photonics Industry Association (CPIA) announced today that it has named RealD (formerly Colorlink) of Boulder as the 2008 Colorado Photonics Innovator of the Year. The award was presented at the CPIA Annual Meeting, yesterday, Wednesday November 19, 2008.

The Photonics Innovator of the Year award honors outstanding technological breakthroughs by a Colorado company. Last year RealD acquired Colorlink, a company founded in Colorado in 1990, to supply the key technical components for the next generation of 3D movies. Since the acquisition they have expanded operations in Colorado. There are expected to be 2500 theaters with RealD 3D projection systems installed by the end of next year, making this the breakthrough year for this technology.

CPIA Executive Director, Barbara Ihde said, “RealD is on the cusp of rapid expansion in 3D movie projection, and has an extremely strong potential for implementing optical technology with significant nationwide economic impact.”

“Being named Colorado Photonics Innovator of the Year is truly an honor,” stated Michael V. Lewis, chairman and CEO of RealD. “This is a significant and exciting time in the development and production of 3D and we look forward to further expanding our platform in new and innovate ways.”

About CPIA

CPIA (Colorado Photonics Industry Association) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing work in photonics, the energy of light, in Colorado. By uniting industrial, academic, and governmental entities, CPIA encourages cooperation, collaboration, and partnering. Founded in 1997, CPIA now includes over 80 members. The entire photonics industry in Colorado includes over 250 companies, four national laboratories, and eight research institutions. The last three Nobel prize winners for physics in Colorado have won for photonics related research.

Questions concerning this press release can be addressed to:
CPIA- Barbara Ihde, Executive Director, 303-834-1022, exec {at} coloradophotonics(.)org; www.coloradophotonics.org

RealD is the global leader in 3D, bringing the most advanced and enjoyable digital 3D experience to cinemas worldwide. RealD’s next-generation technology, deployed across the world’s largest 3D platform in 27 countries with more than 1,400 installations worldwide, provides a stunningly realistic viewing experience. The impact of 3D upon today’s moviemaking has been compared to the advent of color film when once there was only black and white. Beyond cinema, RealD is the worldwide inventor and provider of key stereoscopic technologies used in science, manufacturing, marketing, and other industries, with thirty years of scientific development behind its systems. RealD’s mission-critical 3D visualization technologies are used by organizations such as NASA, Pfizer, BMW, Boeing and more. For more information, visit www.RealD.com.

Contacts

RealD Contact:
Gina Lang / Larry Winokur
310-550-7776
glang {at} bwr-la(.)com / lwinokur {at} bwr-la(.)com