ment of this next-generation technology -- which started five years ago -- was one of the factors in its recent financial struggles. The suite of products using the 7K technology -- which is RESON's second generation of true wideband multibeam echosounder technology following the SeaBat 8000 series launched in 1995 -- was selectively released to customers starting five years ago, and according to some comments at the User's Meeting, the release was premature. While the company undoubtedly had challenges to overcome, the 7K technology is today available for worldwide release, and RESON -- but more importantly, its customers, based on numerous positive comments heard in London -- are confident in the system and its ability to support it. The SeaBat 7000 series is touted as a sophisticated,
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modular platform designed to allow rapid product development at minimal cost to respond to application demands. Some of the enhancements RESON is highlighting include: true time-delay beamforming; deeper water usage; longer range capability; flexibility, in that it can be tailored to meet specific applications more easily; and the availability of AUV configurations. The SeaBat 7000 series is designed to advance the "commercial-offthe-shelf" concept in multibeam echosounders and imaging sonar solutions. The new RESON products and offerings discussed in London include: · Launch of new enhanced SeaBat 7125 with dual frequency; · Launch of SeaBat 7128 dual frequency forward looking sonar;
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