GDC Technology (“GDC”), a world leading digital cinema solution provider, is pleased to announce that it has signed a server deployment contract with Zhe Jiang Time Cinema, the seventh largest exhibitor in China (according to 2008 published box-office collection).
The contract will see the deployment of 100 units of GDC SA-2100A server starting from January 2010. To date about 20 servers have already been installed and it is expected that full deployment will be completed by end 2010.
Zhe Jiang based Time Cinema has a humble beginning as a provincial cinema operator dated back to 1950. It has since grown to become an inter-provincial cinema chain and as at 2008, it has 65 theatres under its wing with 207 screens and over 50,000 seats. With annual box-office takings of 161 million Yuan, Time Cinema has also climbed up the rankings to become the 7th largest cinema chain operator in China. “As the company who has installed the highest number of servers in China, GDC is a respected name in the industry whose quality products and professional service have clearly set itself apart from others,” said JinTian Zheng, Technology Manager of Zhe Jiang Time Circuit. “It also came to our notice that GDC’s range of products offers customers a smooth upgrade path so that their technology investment will not go obsolete. All in all, GDC’s offer is one that meets most of our technical needs and at the same time offers us that extra bit of security that comes together with an established brand name; we know we are in safe hands working with GDC.”
“Ten years in China and more than a thousand of installations in the country have put GDC in a unique position to fully understand the market here,” said Dr Man-Nang CHONG, founder and CEO of GDC Technology. “Our wealth of knowledge and in-depth understanding of the China market allow us to offer our customers here solutions that truly address their business needs in addition to their technical needs. This contract is another vote of confidence from a prominent Chinese exhibitor and will surely further consolidate our number one position in the country; we are thankful for the support from all who have opted for GDC and will strive even harder to bring the best in digital cinema to our customers in China.”
