InFocus Corporation
InFocus Corporation. They have been very creative in developing a network of companies to develop LCD projectors and networking systems. We also point to the merger as a reason to keep watching. They want to be the biggest and the best and they have the marketing savvy to make it happen.

       
       
Christie Digital

They have a line of projectors coming in 2001 that may take the market by storm and some leadership in Randy Pagnan that will surprise many.


       
       
Epson

As the world's largest raw component LCD supplier, they will continue to be a major force and set trends in projector design, size and performance.
       
       


MCSi
Given their mind-boggling growth, MCSi is obviously a company to watch. Will they continue to grow? Will they be able to adequately train this growing company to provide a consistent level of quality across their many offices? Will they be able to maintain or even grow their revenues, particularly if there is an economic slowdown next year?

       
       
IMAX/DPI

IMAX has the worldwide reach it might take to get digital cinema going quicker, and has just inked the first multiplex deal.
       
       
Barco

Barco has the technology and the industry connections to help power digital cinema through to the market. This is the most likely of the companies to make an acquisition that would make them more powerful in the cinema industry.
       
       
WAVE

WAVE (World Audiovisual Enterprises) for the partnership of Mario Porto and KBI Systems.



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