GDC Technology Selected by Santikos Entertainment as the Best IMB Solution for its All-laser Circuit Conversion

Santikos chooses GDC for its commitment to futureproof digital cinema products and worldclass customer service

LAS VEGAS, April 14, 2016 GDC Technology Limited, a leading global provider of digital cinema solutions, today announced at CinemaCon 2016 that Santikos Entertainment has extended its fiveyear strategic partnership with GDC Technology by signing a new agreement to install GDC digital cinema solutions in conjunction GDC Technology with its transition to alllaser projection. Under the agreement, GDC Technology will deploy a total of 70 units of its SX3000 Integrated Media Block (SX3000 Standalone IMB®) with Enterprise Storage Plus, which provides 4TB of storage, with laser phosphor projectors in 2016.

Digital cinema solutions developed by GDC Technology are widely used throughout the world’s leading cinema chains. This new agreement exemplifies the company’s focus on providing its customers with innovative products and worldclass customer service in order to maximize revenue and reduce operating costs. Santikos is leveraging GDC digital cinema solutions to meet its objective of consistently offering the latest advances in cinema technology to its customers.

“We are excited about converting to an alllaser circuit the first in the world,” said Mr. Art Seago, President of Santikos Entertainment. “This is an unprecedented commitment to laser projection. Working with pioneering technology partners like GDC allows Santikos to offer our customers the experience of nextgeneration cinema projection.”

“We are honored that Santikos has extended our partnership based upon the reliability of our products and our understanding of their objectives,” said Tony Adamson, senior vice president, strategic planning of GDC Technology USA. “This agreement, signed with one of the most innovative circuits in the world, underscores the fact that as the industry starts its conversion to laser projection, our digital cinema solutions are being viewed by exhibitors as futureproof.”

Find out more

The learn more about the features and benefits of GDC products, visit our website or the GDC booth (#2219A) at CinemaCon2016 in the Augustus Ballroom from April 12 to 14.

About GDC Technology Limited(www.gdctech.com)

GDC Technology Limited is a digital cinema solutions provider. GDC Technology develops, manufactures, and sells digital cinema servers, content storage systems, theatre management systems, and network operations center software for digital cinema. In addition, GDC Technology is the appointed worldwide certification services agent, with exclusivity in Asia to certify DTS:X immersive sound auditoriums for DTS, Inc. GDC Technology also provides a suite of digital cinema products and services, including integrated projection systems, 3D products, projector lamps, and silver screens. GDC Technology’s subsidiary, GDC Digital Cinema Network Limited, manages VPF for approximately 5,000 theater screens and 250 motion picture distributors worldwide.

About Santikos Entertainment (www.santikos.com)

Santikos Entertainment is the only theater group to operate as a social enterprise for the sole benefit of the communities in which it operates. Since 1911, Santikos has created unique experiences with large format screens, cuttingedge audio and visual technology, and groundbreaking amenities for the cinema industry, like bowling and full-service intheater dining. Now organized under the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation, the company operates 10 theater and entertainment venues in San Antonio and Houston. The newest location, the Casa Blanca, opening in 2016 in the Alamo Ranch community in the northwest sector of San Antonio, will feature 16 screens, intheater dining, full bar service, and 16 lanes of bowling.

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SX3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block is a registered trademark of GDC Technology Limited. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.

Media Contact: Tony Adamson

Email: tony.adamson@gdctech.com

Phone: +1 (214) 6860491

SOURCE: GDC Technology