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Video article regarding General Projection's Classroom of the Future project
(release date 1/5/12)

Crestron article highlights General Projection design for the Air University
(release date 12/23/11)
One of General Projection Systems' key vendors, Crestron, has released an overview of the use of Crestron control and distribution products (including DigitalMedia™) in our design for the new Classroom of the Future project at the Air Force's Air University in Montgomery, Alabama. General Projection's contract calls for hundreds of such classrooms to be built throughout the campus.

"General Projection Systems design includes high definition routing of all signals within the classroom to maximize the use of interactive, digital technologies. The "heart" of any such system must be the routing and control subsystem for which Crestron was perfect" says Pete Holcomb, the company's Vice President of Government Sector.

For more information on Smart Classroom technology that is easy to use and advanced enough to handle today's digital world, contact us.

General Projection selected by the Department of Energy as it's Video Teleconferencing and VTC Infrastructure Consultant
(release date 9/16/11)
Today General Projection Systems announced the award of a contract by the Department of Energy to provide the government with a complete review of their video teleconferencing systems capabilities along with all supporting infrastructure (e.g. gateways, network topology, multipoint units and the like).

"This contract award is a very proud moment for our firm" says Cheryl Walker, Chief Operating Officer for the firm. "Our extensive experience in worldwide video teleconferencing and telepresence design and implementation along with our ability to design and deploy supporting network systems provided the perfect match for what the Department of Energy was looking for in a VTC partner."

Please contact us for more information on how best to design your own video teleconferencing and telepresence networks.

US Navy Fleet Forces Command engages General Projection to design and deploy campus VTC network
(release date 9/1/11)
General Projection Systems announced today that it has been selected to design and deploy a complete video teleconferencing network across a campus of buildings for the U.S. Navy' Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk. The firm's design includes Tandberg and extensive Cisco infrastructure components (large secure and non-secure MCU's, gateways, firewalls, etc.) and Tandberg end points across the entire campus.

Pete Holcomb, General Projection's Vice President for Government Sector says "After building the Fleet Forces Command's Joint Deployment Center, the command asked us to design and deploy this large campus project that will bring the same level of international video teleconferencing capabilities to a huge number of locations." "We are very pleased in the confidence shown in our firm by this command and many others with similar requirements."

The campus infrastructure will be operated by a large-scale Crestron control system that will link every conference room, the bridges and other resources at the command's disposal. All components, engineering, installation, integration and programming are being performed by the General Projection team.

To discuss your command or company's video teleconferencing engineering and deployment needs, please contact us.

General Projection named "Platinum Plus" dealer by AMX
(release date 6/2/11)
AMX has named General Projection Systems to its highest level dealership status, Platinum Plus. This is in recognition of General Projection's excellence in sales and service of AMX control, routing, digital signage, IPTV and other products.

"We are very excited to have been awarded this level by AMX" said Cheryl Walker, the company's Vice President. "We continue to nurture our relationship with every vendor and have achieved similar status awards from numerous vendors over the past years."

For more information on AMX control and video systems, please contact us with your project information.

Infocomm certifies General Projection at its highest level
(release date 3/7/11)
General Projection was certified as a "Diamond" level solutions provider under Infocomm's revamped AVSP program. Diamond is the highest level a company can achieve and is based upon the companies commitment to employee training and certifications (CTS, CTS-I and CTS-D).

"Our firm has always been committed to the highest quality standards" said Cheryl Walker, the company's Vice President. "We continue to educate our employees, encourage them to seek the highest level of certifications they can and to provide them with the time and resources to obtain these skills and certifications."

General Projection completes Customs and Border Protection Situation Room
(release date 1/6/11)
General Projection announced today the completion of the DHS Customs and Border Protection Situation Room used by the CBP Commissioner to assess border situations and data feeds from all over the U.S.

Cheryl Walker, VP of General Projection said, "We are very pleased with how this room came out both functionally and aesthetically. As a 24/7 command center, it must be useable from a human factors standpoint as well as provide instant access to real-time CBP data feeds coming in from around the country."

The main video wall is made up of 55 Christie MicroTiles™. Christie's Senior Director of Strategic Relationships Kevin Barlow remarked, "We are very proud of the selection of this incredible Christie technology for this important facility and our long-term partnership with General Projection Systems, one of our key integrators."

Want more information on the advanced capabilities of MicroTiles? Need a sophisticated yet easy-to-use way to show critical data in a Control Room, NOC, EOC or other command facility? Please fill out our form or email us today!

Marines conduct major exercise using General Projection AV/VTC systems at Lockheed Martin's Center for Innovation
(release date 12/17/10)
The Daily Press reported yesterday on a Marine Corps exercise held at Lockheed Martin's "Lighthouse" (Center for Innovation) in Suffolk, VA.

See the article here please. A video interview appears here as well.

For more information on how General Projection Systems can design and build your command center, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), control center, etc. fill out our form or email us today!

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) selects General Projection Systems for AV and Video Teleconferencing suites
(release date 10/25/10)
Pete Holcomb, Govt/Military Marketing Manager of General Projection Systems announced today that the CBO had selected General Projection Systems to design and build conferencing facilities at the CBO headquarters in Washington DC to include presentation, web and traditional video conferencing technologies. "We are very excited to have been selected for these important facilities" stated Mr. Holcomb. He continued, "The CBO's mandate is to provide Congress with objective, non-partisan analysis...these systems will assist the CBO in meeting their mission objectives."

The systems will include Biamp audio processing, AMX high resolution switching, Crestron touch panels and control as well as Tandberg video conferencing products.

For more information on what General Projection Systems can do for your facility, please email us Email us or fill out our inquiry form.

General Projection Systems awarded more than $50 million in new BPA and MATOC contracts
(release date 8/23/10)
General Projection announced today that the Marine Corps had awarded it a $25 million BPA for projects on board Quantico Marine Corps Base. Vice President Cheryl Walker says "We are very excited by this large award. We've built command centers, classrooms, briefing facilities and secure/non-secure video teleconferencing all over Quantico and numerous other Marine Corps facilities. This vehicle will make it much easier for the Corps to obtain turnkey AV/VTC systems for the next five years."

This announcement came not long after a $25 million MATOC award was made to General Projection Systems by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD and a multimillion dollar BPA from the Bureau of Ocean Energy for their HQ in New Orleans (being remodeled from Hurricane Katrina damage).

Put General Projection on your BPA or MATOC today! Email us or fill out our inquiry form.

Christie Digital names General Projection Systems "Integrator of the Year"
(release date 5/28/10)
During an awards ceremony which concluded a week-long Dealer Council, Christie Digital awarded General Projection Systems with their "Integrator of the Year" designation.

"We are very proud to have won this award," said Cheryl Walker, VP after receiving the plaque. The award is given not only for excellence in sales but also for providing top notch customer service, high quality designs and installation as well as innovative and creative approaches to using Christie's products in a wide variety of applications.

For more information on how General Projection and Christie can make your facility shine, email us or fill out our inquiry form.

FEMA/GSA selects GenProj team for new Federal Center in Denver
(release date 2/17/10)
The sprawling, new Denver Federal Center in Colorado provides dozens of FEMA-hardened facilities for the management of emergencies and tasks throughout the west. Working with Prime Contractor teammate Dynavet, General Projection has been awarded the contract for the new multipurporse facility to include video conferencing, presentation, briefing and situational awareness capabilities.

"We are excited to be part of this new complex. Our office in Colorado Springs supports facilities throughout the west including Schriever Air Force Base, Peterson Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain and numerous corporate clients in Colorado Springs, Boulder and Denver. This is a great new addition." says Drake Wayson, president.

Email us or fill out our project inquiry form if you have interest in AV, video conferencing and briefing facilities such as this.

General Projection selected to upgrade National Archives auditorium
(release date 11/2/09)
General Projection announced completion of an upgrade to the National Archives auditorium. This facility, which houses the U.S. Constitution among millions of important documents, uses the auditorium for major presentations and requires incredible high resolution and color perfection. General Projection installed the Christie Digital M series projector to achieve these requirements. Feeding the projector is an Analog Way Opus processor which allows the staff to make professional transitions from any type of source including HD sources, DVD, PC and other inputs all feeding HD-SDI to the projection system.

For more information on high resolution/color perfect HD projection systems and auditorium upgrades, email us or fill out our project inquiry form.

ProAV Magazine article on the use of Fiber quotes General Projection president
(release date 10/14/09)
The use of fiber optic cabling to distribute AV and IT signals is growing rapidly. Recently, General Projection installed numerous Extron FoxBox fiber optic transceivers and large-scale fiber optic routers at the new Joint Forces Command's Joint Deployment Center in Norfolk. Read about the truths and myths surrounding the use of fiber optic cabling as a primary means of distribution in a new article within this month's issue of ProAV Magazine here. The article quotes a number of industry leaders including General Projection president Drake Wayson.

For more information on how fiber can be used to improve the quality and reliability of your infrastructure and distribution, email us or fill out our information request form.

U.S. Department of Interior's Mineral Management Service hires General Projection to provide clear images
(release date 9/3/09)
The DOI's Mineral Management Service is charged with managing the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf. The Service must analyze data on oil discoveries and other high resolution requirements. General Projection was hired by the Service to upgrade their high end analysis projection systems at their New Orleans Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Headquarters.

Using incredibly high resolution projection systems driven by MMS computer systems, General Projection was able to dramatically improve the resolution and ability for MMS team members to review and analyze the data they gather.

For more information on high resolution projection systems and the ability to visualize such data, email us or simply fill in our project form.

General Projection selected to upgrade various facilities across West Point
(release date 6/24/09)
Today, General Projection announces that the firm has been selected by the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) to design and build a multimedia classroom for the "Department of Behavioral Science and Learning" and to upgrade the Robinson Auditorium at this prestigious institution.

"Working at West Point is not new for our firm but these latest projects are exciting in that we are being able to install the latest in digital visual information technology for the Academy." says Cheryl Walker, company VP.

For more information on educational and distance learning technologies, email us or fill in our project interest form today!

Cadets on parade ground at West Point

Emergency Operations Center built by General Projection used for Inauguration Coordination and Security
(release date 1/29/09)
General Projection announced that the new Integrated Emergency Operations Center (I-EOC) built by the firm within the Pentagon acted as a nexus and coordination center for the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.

"This is one of the most prestigious projects out of dozens of very notable jobs we have been awarded. Despite some minor construction delays, we had the majority of the communications center up and running in time for this important applications," said Pete Holcomb, General Projection's Government Marketing Manager. "Great teamwork from the government's building contractor and the entire Pentagon I-EOC team made this one our smoothest projects ever!" he continued.

Contact us for more information on Emergency Operations Centers, secure video conferencing and other command center needs. Email us or fill in our project interest form today!

U.S. Naval Academy selects General Projection to design and build video conference suite for Superintendent
(release date 12/15/08)
The U.S. Naval Academy is upgrading the AV capabilities to include video conferencing for Vice Admiral Jeffrey Fowler, Superintendent of the Academy.

General Projection was selected to install this advanced, high-definition capability into this facility with more than 200 years of history.

"Integrating high-tech into such a prestigious and historical facility is always an interesting challenge", says Drake Wayson, president of General Projection Systems.

We can fit these technologies into your facility too! Email us or fill in our project interest form today!

Dateline Iraq: Central Command selects General Projection to design and upgrade forward command center at Camp Victory
(release date 11/7/08)
General Projection Systems will shortly be integrating a complete upgrade to the forward command center at Camp Victory, Iraq.

The facility (formerly Saddam Hussein's palace) will house a large visual communications center to allow local commanders to communicate throughout the region and view operations in realtime.

The system design, centered on video cubes from Planar (fka Clarity Visual), processing from Jupiter Systems and control by Crestron will allow decision makers to quickly view any incoming information and disseminate this to the local staffs.

Let us know how we can assist in your corporate, government or military command environtment today! Email us or fill in our project interest form today!

General Projection selected to build the Pentagon's new Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
(release date 9/6/08)
The Pentagon selected General Projection Systems to engineer and integrate the large-scale Emergency Operations Center facility being constructed within the Pentagon. In a continuing effort to prepare to meet challenges within and outside of the Pentagon as well as in response to the events of 9/11, the DoD is building a highly-sophisticated Emergency Operations Center within the facility.

"One of the largest single communications and AV/VTC facilities in the building, the US Government has entrusted the visual communications elements to our firm and we couldn't be more excited", says Cheryl Walker the firm's Vice President. She continued, "Our extensive history of building highly efficient emergency communications facilities assisted us in securing this project for our team."

Emergency management is a key element of any large organization today whether managing corporate assets, state highways or far flung military resources. Talk to General Projection about building your company, city, county or state Emergency Operations Center. Email us or fill in our project interest form today!

TSA engages General Projection to design and build command center at Cleveland International Airport
(release date 8/15/08)
General Projection announced today that the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration hired the firm to design and integrate the AV and IP-based monitoring systems for the command facility at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Firm president Drake Wayson says, "We are proud to have been awarded this fantastic project. This is a great way for us to leverage the Emergency Operations Centers and Command Facilities we have built worldwide for the government and military."

For more information on Command Centers and EOC's, fill in our information form or email us!

Major exercise using General Projection built facility at Center for Innovation
(release date 8/6/08)
General Projection's work for Lockheed Martin at the Center for Innovation has been highlighted again in an article detailing Search and Rescue operation simulations.

The Daily Press article, available here, outlines the exercise and the value of the large-scale AV and Video Conferencing systems designed and built by General Projection Systems for Lockheed Martin as their "AV Partner" for the facility.

For information on how we can replicate these capabilities in your facility, tell us about your project here or email us and we will get right back to you!

General Projection completes National Conservation Training Center Auditorium for Fish and Wildlife Service
(release date 6/11/08)
General Projection has completed the audio visual and video conferencing upgrade to the Byrd Auditorium at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia. This upgrade included a complete, HD-SDI solution including conversion to HD-SDI from numerous formats (e.g. VGA, DVI, s-video, HDMI, etc.) and a centralized routing system by QuStream (fka Pesa Switching Systems).

Complete control is exerted from large Crestron touch panels both in the custom Vansan lectern as well as in the control room.

A Vista Spyder processor pulls all of the information together into a multi-window QHDTV output feeding a Sony SRX-R110 "4K" (4096x2160 pixels!) projection system to fill the large screen with over 10,000 lumens of brightness.

General Projection Vice President Cheryl Walker states, "We are so proud to be involved with this facility upgrade. We upgraded every inch of the auditorium including new acoustical panels carefully matched to the beautiful aesthetics of the room. It has been a real success story for all involved."

Joint Chiefs use system built by General Projection Systems to brief press on satellite interception.
(release date 2/22/08)
Today, Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed the press using an audio-visual briefing system designed and built by General Projection Systems. This briefing was regarding the successful launch of an interceptor missile from the USS Lake Erie in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the destruction of an errant spy satellite reentering earth's atmosphere.

General Projection is proud of the work done for the Pentagon in the design and integration of the Secretary of Defense's Press Briefing Facility. For more information, click here. To build your own briefing or video conferencing facility, click here or email us.

Too see a video of the briefing, click here.

Signal Magazine highlights Lockheed Martin facility General Projection built AV and video conferencing systems within.
(release date 9/14/07)
Highlighted in a recent Signal Magazine article, the Center for Innovation is one of General Projection's largest projects ever. With more than three years worth of effort, this facility is brimming with conference rooms, command centers and various facilities that both showcase Lockheed Martin's various technologies, highlights spectacular facility design elements by Bran Ferran's Applied Minds as well as provides a location for their customers to work and collaborate as new systems are vetted.

For more information on this facility, click here.

If you want world-class AV and video conferencing designed and installed into your facility, tell us about your project here or email us and we will get right back to you!

Pentagon hires General Projection to design and build Major General Higgins new video conferencing facility
(release date 9/7/07)
General Projection Systems announced today that it has been awarded a contract to design and integrate a large VTC facility for US Army Major General George A. Higgins (recently the commander of the 2d Infantry Division in Korea).

The facility will provide for secure and non-secure video conferencing to support's MG Higgins new role at the Pentagon.

For more information on AV and Video Conferencing Systems for such applications, click here or email us at solutions@genproj.com.

US Army retains General Projection to design and build multiple AV and Video Conferencing Facilities at Ft. Belvoir
(release date 3/30/07)
The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) for Soldier Equipment has retained General Projection Systems to upgrade the commanding general's video conferencing suite along with a number of other VTC and AV facilities within the command.

"Charged with the design and implementation of new equipment for the warfighter, General Projection is very proud of this new association with PEO Soldier Equipment", said General Projection president Drake Wayson. "The PEO Soldier Equipment is the Army Material Command's primary driver when it comes to outfitting our warfighters with the best. After our work with the Army Research Labs up the road in Adelphi, Maryland and the Aberdeen Proving Ground, this support for high-tech communications at Ft. Belvoir makes perfect sense."

General Projection's design for these facilities including multiple Polycom VSX series video conferencing codecs and Christie Digital projection systems.

For more information on AV and Video Conferencing Systems for your facility, click here or email us at solutions@genproj.com.

Department of Agriculture hires General Projection to engineer and rebuild AV systems at Begich Boggs Visitor Center, Chugach National Forest, Alaska
(release date 2/26/07)
General Projection announced today the successful completion of the various upgrades to the Begich Boggs Visitor Center in the Chugach National Forest deep in the heart of Alaska.

Built on the remnants of a terminal moraine left by Portage Glacier, the visitor center houses exhibits and information regarding the wonders of this national forest.

The surreal view from the rear of the Visitor Center appears to be from another planet but is just what remains of the glacier within Portage Lake.

"General Projection is very proud of it's heritage in building and upgrading Visitor Centers all over America" said Drake Wayson, president. "Whether for the National Park Service, the Department of Agriculture or Department of Interior, we have had so many wonderful success stories in this unique niche of the AV industry."

General Projection has designed and completed Visitor Centers for the State of Arizona (Kartchner Caverns State Park), Mt. St. Helens, Walnut Creek in Iowa, the Virginia Seashore and others within Alaska to name a few. For more information on these and other visitor center projects, click here or email solutions@genproj.com.

General Projection retained to upgrade and maintain Secretary of Health and Human Services Video Wall
(release date 9/22/06)
With General Projection's extensive command center integration and maintenance background it was a natural selection when the Department of Health and Human Services selected General Projection to commence the upgrading and maintenance of the video wall serving the Secretary for Health and Human Services Command Center.

Cheryl Walker, Vice President of General Projection Systems announced, "We are proud to be a part of the DHHS team starting today. We have built and maintained systems for the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Defense so adding another cabinet-level customer is really exciting for us and a natural fit!"

For more information on video walls, command center systems and maintenance contracts, click here or fill in our request form.

Marine Corps retain General Projection for Central Command maintenance contract
(release date 8/14/06)
General Projection announced today that the firm was selected by MacDill AFB to provide the maintenance and upgrades as required for the command center presence at Central Command of the Marine Corps.

"Following our extensive work in USMC facilities all over the world including Quantico, Camp Pendleton and Okinawa, this was a logical area for us to focus our attention" said Cheryl Walker, Vice President of the firm.

For more information on AV and video conferencing systems and maintenance contracts, click here or fill in our request form.

General Projection breaks ground on new headquarters building
(release date 6/1/06)
General Projection broke ground on it's new HQ facility to be located just north of Orlando in Lake Mary, Florida.

"After nearly 20 years in the same location, we are very excited to be moving not only into our own building but to enjoy the latest in building technologies we so often envy our customers for!" said Drake Wayson, president of General Projection Systems.

Move-in to the new facilities is expected by the end of the year.

Lockheed Martin features General Projection-built Operations Center on the cover of their 2005 Annual Report
(release date 3/29/06)
General Projection is proud to announce that the Operations Center the firm built for Lockheed Martin was recently featured on the corporate giant's 2005 Annual Report cover.

The $37 billion firm's Annual Report is public and available at this LMCO link.

If you'd like information regarding General Projection's designs for corporate communications, video conferencing and operations facilities, click here.

General Projection puts finishing touches on new Command Center for Lockheed Martin
(release date 3/21/06)
Lockheed's latest addition to their fantastic "Center for Innovation" is the Command Center which will be used by military and Homeland Defense/Security customers to test bed numerous Lockheed products and capabilities.

As part of the overall plan and the final major stage of this project, the Command Center dominates the facility with huge projection screens, numerous LCD displays and a multilevel control facility.

A complete article on this facility may be reviewed here. For more information on General Projection's designs for command control facilities and control rooms, click here.

City of Syracuse, NY/Onondaga County Health Department select General Projection as their implementation consultant for video conferencing
(release date 3/16/06)
General Projection Systems was selected to assist the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County with the design and implementation of their video conferencing networks for public safety and health.

Partially funded by Federal and State Homeland Security grants, the city and county are developing an extensive Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) part of which will be a large-scale video conferencing system deployment.

Drake Wayson, president of General Projection, is quoted as saying "We are quite excited to have been selected for this position with the city and county. Our firm will now assist this part of New York state in terms of large-scale video networking both internal to their organizations as well as to external partners nationwide."

The primary vendors for this deployment will include Polycom (video conference), Cisco (routers) and Codian (bridges).

For more information on Video Conferencing and Homeland Security applications, contact us.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hires General Projection to design and build new training center
(release date 6/14/05)
The USFWS maintains a large training center campus in Shepherdstown, WV for the training and education of natural resource managers. The "National Conservation Training Center" focuses on the common goal of conserving fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats.

General Projection has been retained by the Service to engineer and deploy a "smart auditorium" system to enhance the training capabilities of the center. "Training centers such as this one are a sort of specialty for General Projection" says Cheryl Walker, Vice President. "Facilities such as the new Vermont Army National Guard's 21st Century Distance Learning Center, T. Rowe Price's new campus facilities as well as the U.S. Army's War College are some of the reasons we believe we were selected for this project."

For more information on Training Centers and the smart technologies we use to build them, contact us.

Lockheed Martin selects General Projection to design and build "Center for Innovation"
(release date 4/21/05)
After interviewing numerous AV firms and reviewing each company's approach to partnering with Lockheed Martin to create the spectacular "Center for Innovation" in Suffolk, Virginia, Lockheed Martin selected General Projection Systems.

"To say we were excited to be selected for this prestigious role would be a tremendous understatement" says Drake Wayson, president of General Projection Systems. "We used what we consider to be the best manufacturers in our industry (companies like Crestron, Christie Digital, Tandberg and Clarity Visual Systems) in our designs for Lockheed Martin to ensure the brightest pictures, the highest quality images and the most reliable system operation."

The 50,000 square foot facility is now Lockheed's primary and principal facility for customer collaboration, experimentation and systems integration for Homeland Defense and Protection, Net Centric implementation of global networking technologies as well as such concepts as Force Applications and Focused Logistics.

The remarkable facility is seems right out of a science fiction movie through incredible design elements throughout designed by Bran Ferran's Applied Minds firm in Glendale, CA. LMCO hired Bran's firm for their innovation in facility design to support numerous presentation and other functions in an environment that showcases the futuristic nature of Lockheed Martin's product and service offerings.

Read all about this project from an AV perspective by clicking here or visit Lockheed Martin's own web site describing the Center for Innovation. For more information on high-resolution AV and video conferencing click here or fill in our information request form.

General Projection tapped to upgrade First Marine Expeditionary Force HQ Commander's Conference Room
(release date 2/3/05)
After numerous successful projects at the USMC's Camp Pendleton (San Diego), General Projection was once again selected to engineer and implement the upgrades to the commander's conference facility for the I MEF headquarters. This combination briefing and video conferencing facility allows the I MEF command staff to communicate with USMC resources throughout the world.

"The I MEF is heavily engaged in Iraq and protecting the country's interests around the world. General Projection is proud to be associated with this command and to assist them through the improvement of visual communications over their worldwide network" stated Cheryl Walker, Vice President of General Projection.

Centered on new video conferencing technology offered by Polycom, General Projection designed the room to use the recently introduced VSX-8000 codec. This highly advanced codec allows for automatic transmission of high-resolution computer images during a video conference. While the users may route inputs to a variety of displays, the primary screen is driven by a 4,000 lumen Sharp projection system which allows for presentations of video and computer images up to UXGA (1600x1200).

For more information regarding the implementation of high-resolution video conferencing and a full suite of presentation tools, click here or fill in our information request form.

Government Video Magazine highlights GPS project in Hawaii
(release date 9/28/04)
Government Video Magazine's September issue highlights the high-tech new Pacific Command HQ command and control facility and its many conference rooms, VTC centers and briefing facilities.

"This multi-million dollar project is one of the highlights of our firm's history. Working with our government partner, the Navy's SPAWAR, GPS has built what many consider to be the most technologically advanced worldwide command facility packed with networked video conferencing, remote and virtual control systems, numerous video walls and presentation and briefing systems of unparalleled capability" says Cheryl Walker, General Projection's corporate VP.

General Projection has a printable application note on this project. Click here.

Read more about this incredible facility on Government Video's web site: PACOM ARTICLE.

General Project awarded AMX's highest honor
(release date 8/17/04)
General Projection was awarded AMX's prestigious "President's Level Elite Dealer" award in a brief ceremony in Orlando. General Projection, always one of AMX's top integrators, has now joined the ranks of a mere handful of companies worldwide to achieve this award.

"We are proud of our association with AV manufacturers such as AMX. Companies like AMX make this such a great industry" says Drake Wayson, president of General Projection. "The last several years have each been incredible for our firm. Without the support of companies like AMX we would not be creating such projects as the new HQ of the US Pacific Command in Hawaii, the Marine's new command center and worldwide networked corporate communications control systems for firms such as T. Rowe Price. With facilities in Baltimore, Hong Kong, London, Colorado Springs and Tampa, a network-capable control company such as AMX is essential."

General Projection to build Marines' new Emergency Operations Center
(release date 11/3/03)
General Projection has again been retained by the Marine Corps to design and build their new Emergency Operations Center.

The facility, to be located at Camp Pendleton, will be a nexus for USMC emergency operations. The firm was selected due to such successful projects as the Quantico command center, School of Infantry, Command and Staff College and similar projects. It will contain numerous connectivity/visual information options within the command center and a separate video conferencing facility.

For more information regarding EOC's, Control Centers, Command Centers and the ability to perform worldwide video conferencing and command/control functions (military or corporate), click here or fill in our information request form.

Navy Awards $5 million contract to General Projection for the new Pacific Command HQ.
(release date 8/1/03)
General Projection today announced that the U.S. Navy (SPAWAR) has awarded the firm a contract worth more than $5 million to build and maintain the visual information, AV, video conferencing and command/control facilities at the new, ultramodern PACOM headquarters building overlooking Pearl Harbor at Camp Smith, Hawaii.

Uniquely built into the side of a hill, visitors to the new 6 story command center enter on the 3rd floor. When completed, the Pacific Command HQ will be the most advanced command center in the world.

"We are very excited about this project. With numerous video walls, video-conferencing enabled conference rooms and a 'virtual' AV system consisting of networked control systems and fiber optic links throughout, this facility will be the most advanced of its type in the world." said Drake Wayson, the company's president. "Our work in similar command centers at HQ USSOUTHCOM, HQ USCENTCOM and the Strategic Wargame Facility has provided a great framework from which our team will approach this project for SPAWAR and PACOM."

For more information regarding General Projection's command center and briefing system projects or to discuss a project for your company or command, click here or email Solutions@genproj.com.

General Projection completes new Advanced Infantry Training center at Camp Pendleton, California
(release date 6/6/03)
General Projection was again engaged by the Marine Corps to design and then build a complete training auditorium solution for the Advanced Infantry Training center at Camp Pendleton.

VP of Sales Cheryl Walker says: "We are so proud to be part of the Marine Corps team; we've built many classrooms for the Marines here at Camp Pendleton as well as at Quantico. This high tech classroom showcases all of our abilities including a spectacular VanSan teaching lectern designed by General Projection to house all of the sources, a complete AMX control system, twin 4,700 lumen projectors from Sharp and a high-intelligibility sound system to cover hundreds of student soldiers." For more information or to have General Projection build your next training room, click here.

The custom VanSan teaching lectern at AIT includes a computer, VCR, DVD player, document camera, LCD monitor, Smart Sympodium™, AMX touch panel, microphone, clock/timer and assorted presentation aids all in a real, cherry wood veneer exterior.

Iraqi Freedom: Daily Pentagon Briefings on General Projection press briefing system
(release date 3/28/03)
The Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Pentagon top brass are using our systems everyday for command and control, briefings, training and (at the Pentagon) for daily press briefings.

Read more....

Iraqi Freedom: President Bush briefed in GPS-built facility at Pentagon
(release date 3/26/03)
The Pentagon announced that the President and SecDef Rumsfeld were briefed at the National Military Command Center in the Pentagon on the 25th regarding the cost of the war with Iraq.

General Projection has built many briefing facilities (including this one) and command centers in the Pentagon, for the Joint Chiefs and the various cabinet members: for more see SecDef Press Briefing Room, SecArmy Briefing Facility, and the Joint Warfighting Center for Colin Powell.

The National Military Command Center project was so well received by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Projection was awarded a commendation for our performance.

For more information on command center, briefing facilities, training centers and video conferencing facilities for corporate, military or educational systems, click here today.

General Projection completes new USMC Command Center at Camp Pendleton
(release date 1/6/03)
After successful completion of Command Center projects for the Marine Corps at Quantico as well as the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, Command and Staff College at Quantico and similar projects in Okinawa, General Projection is pleased to announce the operational status of the new command center at Camp Pendleton.

The new Command Center.
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Designed to allow for instantaneous review of missions and simulations, communications with commands (of all branches) on a worldwide basis and IP-based control locally or from anywhere in the Corps, this facility has become the most advanced in the Marine Corps inventory.

For more information regarding Control Centers, Command Centers and the ability to perform worldwide video conferencing and command/control functions (military or corporate), click here or fill in our information request form.

General Projection designs Advanced Tactical Debriefing Systems for Air National Guard
(release date 8/20/02)
With the need to perform "after mission" debriefs, the Air National Guard hired General Projection to design and implement a transportable/deployable debrief station. These stations allow Air Force, Air National Guard, Navy and Army pilots to playback and analyze cockpit video recordings with greater accuracy and ease than ever before.

This remarkable collection of products is integrated into a "Smart Lectern" that can be quickly packed away into an ATA-rated shipping case and taken with the fighter wing for debriefings in the field.

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FBI hires General Projection for education system expansion.
(release date 6/27/02)
With their ongoing efforts to interdict terrorist activities, the FBI is placing more emphasis than ever on research and training. To the end, General Projection has been hired by the FBI to upgrade and install a complex AV system for the Engineering Research Facility at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia.

The system will center on plasma and projection displays controlled via an AMX remote control system. Extron interface and routing equipment will deliver the signals from multiple computers and other sources to the displays and sound systems.

USAF Tanker Airlift Control Center upgraded by General Projection
(release date 5/20/02)
Working with Prime Contractor and data partner, Cornet Technologies (Anami Communications), General Projection was selected to redesign and install the visual information systems for the Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB.

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a C-17 Globemaster over the Black Sea during Afghanistan operations..

Described as a "very busy place" the Tanker Airlift Control Center runs the task of refueling bombers, fighters and supply planes all over the world in general and over Afghanistan in particular.

The large control center, reminiscent of a NASA "mission control" type facility requires 24/7 command and control as well as the ability to communicate with commands around the world. Our team installed PictureTel video conferencing, AMX Netlinx IP-based control and revamped the large routing and source system already in place.

The TACC is part of the Air Force's Air Mobility Command (which our team also built).

For more information on command center applications, click here.

General Projection selected to supply plasma displays for the USNS Comfort
(release date 1/28/02)
After the attacks on the US in September, the Navy dispatched the hospital and support ship USNS Comfort to Manhattan. This ship provided much needed support to many people including the rescue workers at the World Trade Center.

The USNS Comfort sails into New York Harbor.

As part of its ongoing program of modernization, the Navy has hired General Projection to supply plasma display systems for this marvelous ship. These Sony displays will allow personnel on ship to monitor current events and presentations. For more information on plasma display applications, click here.

Afghanistan - Daily "Enduring Freedom" Press Briefings at Pentagon using General Projection's briefing system at the Pentagon
(release date 10/31/01)
Each day the press anxiously awaits the latest news on the war against terrorism from the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Live, interactive briefing feeds are rapidly displayed (both moving video such as the recent Special Forces action as well as still video of bomb damage and other key information) to keep the press and the nation up-to-speed.

See below for more information or view video of a presentation (using the General Projection system) of Special Forces attack in Afghanistan at

John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Ft. Bragg - General Projection selected to build major training command facilities.
(release date 10/5/01)
The DoD's Television-Audio Support Activity selected General Projection Systems to engineer and install the Special Forces training facilities' smart classrooms and centralized media system.

"We will be providing infrastructure and capabilities for 80 classrooms on multiple floors of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School through this contract," says Cheryl Walker, company VP. "We are truly excited to have been awarded this project and honored in light of current events.

For more information on this project or training systems for military, government, corporate or higher learning for your organization, fill out our information form or email us today.

GSA awards design/build contract to GenProj for Army VTC network.
(release date 7/6/01)
The U.S. General Services Administration awarded General Projection Systems a contract to assist the U.S. Army in its development of VTC facilities.

The first two facilities will be built in Alabama and Illinois. GenProj president Drake Wayson states "we are pleased and proud to be part of this nationwide development project for the Army through the GSA; we're glad they liked our approach and look forward to working hand-in-hand with the government to make this network a reality."

For more information on this project, access to GSA procurement vehicles or video conferencing for your organization, fill out our information form or email us today.

Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld briefs the press on the China incident using newly installed General Projection briefing system.
(release date 5/1/01)
The Pentagon was able to more clearly demonstrate how Chinese pilots routinely fly "near misses" to U.S. aircraft when Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld used the Pentagon Press Room's new briefing system for an interactive demonstration.

Operated using Panja touch panels, the sophisticated system quickly brings up static or live feeds to twin plasma displays at the touch of a button....more.

General Projection receives Certificate of Commendation from the Joint Chiefs of Staff during ceremony at the Pentagon
(release date 3/10/01)
Upon completion of the new briefing center for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Projection received a commendation from the staff for our work on this large visual information and video conferencing system.

"...the exceptional dedication to excellence and commitment to this extensive system upgrade, reflects great credit upon your organization. Thank you for a job well done!"

Government Video publishes article about new Marine Corps command center and Pentagon work by General Projection
(release date 1/26/01)
Government Video Magazine, the leading publication for AV, video and video conferencing applications for government and military use, published articles about our work for the USMC at Quantico and the Joint Chiefs at the Pentagon this month.

Government Video Magazine is available for free subscription to anyone qualified to receive it. Simply subscribe at their website.

For more information on the Marine Corps project, see our article here.

T. Rowe Price selects General Projection to build training, video conferencing and conference facilities nationwide
(release date 12/12/00)
T. Rowe Price, a leader in the worldwide market of investments, retirement planning and mutual funds, again selected General Projection Systems to design and build it's new Colorado corporate training campus systems. These include smart classrooms, video conferencing facilities and large-venue presentation centers.

"After the successful completion of T. Rowe's main Maryland facilities outside of Baltimore, we were gratified to be retained again for this technologically cutting edge campus in Colorado Springs" said Drake Wayson, President of General Projection. "Our partnership with T. Rowe has been a strong one and we are extremely happy to be a part of this project!" he continued.

General Projection and T. Rowe staff worked together to create facilities where each room could operate totally standalone or as part of a larger network of training and communication facilities.

Read all about T. Rowe's multi-buidling campus project in Maryland here. Plus! click here or on T. Rowe's logo to begin an investment strategy for yourself or your company!