Sequoia Announces Launch of ASCENDER™ Flying Remote Camera System

Apr 17, 2009 - Ferndale, WA

Today Sequoia Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of its new ASCENDER™ flying remote camera system as part of its exhibit April 20-23 at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas, NV (booth C12039).

Built around Sequoia's industry leading FALCON™ stabilized remote camera systems, ASCENDER™ is the first product designed to take the technology of flying stabilized HD camera systems mainstream, as well as introduce them to smaller venues and a wider range of events.

Dr. Keith Denoyer, Sequoia's President & CEO, stated, "With the success of our FALCON™ stabilized remote camera systems for providing full lens moving shots for football and other coverage, the logical next step for us was to bring this technology to arenas and smaller venues. ASCENDER™ breaks new ground in providing a simple and affordable system with no compromise in shot quality. We've also engineered in unprecedented safety, reliability, and operation friendly features to truly make this a product that can be provided on a larger scale to the broadcast industry. We're incredibly excited to take this system to market this year."

Ascender™ is the first new product to be developed at Sequoia's recently expanded operations in Ferndale, WA. The new 12,000 s.f. facility houses a state-of-the-art research and design center as well as fabrication and test capabilities.