Developing products of this nature all the way from concept to manufacturing handoff typically takes experienced design teams nine to eighteen months. The three months included integration of advanced media technologies and equally leading-edge communications technologies, as well as creating a highly robust and versatile industrial design that could withstand the environments in which the device will operate. Full production and customer deliveries are scheduled for July 1999. The architecture Cadence developed permits ready modification for satisfying the abundant range of applications planned for the Scanz Scannor. The unit can provide much more than video replay, mixing in data such as team statistics and player profiles.
Sports are only the beginning.
Police and security guards will employ future models for monitoring casinos, schools, and other types of buildings. Hospitals and long-term care facilities will employ it to monitor patients. Still, the most immediate and high-profile application is American pro football, where fan interest in Instant Replay was rekindled during the 1998 NFL season by a series of prominent officiating errors. Now, with the Scanz Scannor, no such sacrifices will be required to enjoy the full benefits of Instant Replay. In the space of about fifteen seconds, referees and fans will be able to retrieve the video of a controversial play and see for themselves what the proper call should be.