Out-of-home advertising and in particular digital signage technology is the second-fastest growing medium behind the Internet, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, and total spending in this area is expected to rise by 12% in 2008. GDS is a market leader in the design and manufacture of industrial digital signage solutions for a wide range of applications including the kiosk, marine, digital signage and outdoor entertainment markets.
With the acquisition of Clearview Displays in January 2007, GDS incorporated into its optical enhancement offerings the G-BOND optical bonding technology. The innovative G-BOND technology reduces overall system reflection to less than 2% depending on the panel construction, enabling complete sunlight readability without the need for increased display brightness. In addition to improving high ambient light readability, G-BOND provides increased impact protection to the display, improves retention in breakage situations for public protection, removes condensation and fogging and prevents foreign matter intrusion and ingestion that may compromise the picture quality.