<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>A call from Cairo came in this morning, along with Happy Christmas wishes and a request for help.</div><div><br></div><div>The call was from Eyad Aly Labib, the CEO of a system integrator that reps Grass Valley and other manufacturers from Egypt's capital.</div><div><br></div><div>In a number of countries, the materials can't be taken out of the country or out of the facility to be handled at already-equipped facilities elsewhere in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>On-site or in-country transfer labs are the only option, so he's looking for collaborative assistance from those who can help train, or directly assist in setting up on-site Quad and one-inch facilities at various places in the Middle East.</div><div><br></div><div>In addition to the technical aspects of Quad refurbishment, maintenance and operation, he's looking for people who can train others to properly recognize tape condition, implement appropriate handling like cleaning and baking, and then optimize tape playback.</div><div><br></div><div>Equipment assessment and acquisition help would also be in the mix, along with knowledge of PAL, SECAM and pre-color recording formats in the Middle East.</div><div><br></div><div>I concluded our conversation with "Salaam," and told him I'd pass this on to folks on the list.</div><div><br></div><div>As his message below indicates, they're planning to be in California (LA, if I recall correctly) the first week of January and would like to meet with any list members who are available, and if possible, tour their facilities.</div><div><br></div><div>Interested list members can reply directly to <a href="mailto:Eyad%20Aly%20Labib%3Celabib@bwaves.com%3E?subject=Quad%20Videotape%20Assistance">Eyad Aly Labib<elabib@bwaves.com></a></div><div><br></div><div>Hope this finds all of you in good health, good spirits and surrounded by those who love you.</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Ted Langdell</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Secretary</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#0018ea" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 24, 234); "></font></div></div></div></span></div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:elabib@bwaves.com">elabib@bwaves.com</a> <<a href="mailto:elabib@bwaves.com">elabib@bwaves.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">December 23, 2009 10:03:47 AM PST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">Marwan Abou El Nour <<a href="mailto:marwan.abouelnour@bwaves.com">marwan.abouelnour@bwaves.com</a>>, Nashwa Mahran <<a href="mailto:nashwa.mahran@bwaves.com">nashwa.mahran@bwaves.com</a>>, "Ahmed. Abdallah@Bwaves. Com" <<a href="mailto:ahmed.abdallah@bwaves.com">ahmed.abdallah@bwaves.com</a>>, Eyad Aly Labib <<a href="mailto:elabib@bwaves.com">elabib@bwaves.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:elabib@me.com">elabib@me.com</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><b>Video Restoration in the MIddle East</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div>Dear Ted,<br><br><br>I would like to start by thanking you for today's enjoyable, helpful and informative call. To sum up what I outlined to day in our phone call, Brainwaves is a systems integrator working throughout the Middle East in the ICT broadcast sector. As we are the only vendors who actually designed and setup archiving and restoration facility, we find ourselves increasingly faced with demand for assistance in the tape restoration domain: be it as design, supply, integration or installation of facilities, but, more frequently it is with demand for service or support for the facilities we are to setup for older formats of video, specifically 1 and 2 " tape, along with the necessary apriori physical restoration.<br><br>What we are looking for is potential for cooperation in setting those up, realizing that we have significant experience in setting the rest of the chain and the facilities (digital restoration, archiving, MAM, site-preparation, etc); more specifically, we are looking for collaboration (partnership, consultancy, service, or any combination thereof) to complement our facilities and skills in setting up such facility and (in case of on-site operation) supplying such services.<br><br>We will be in California starting the 3rd through the 5th of January and would appreciate the opportunity to meet up with any of your group's members who are interested to address such collaboration. A visit to any of your members facilities would also be of interest.<br><br>Thanking you, I remain,,<br><br>Sincerely Yours<br><br>Eyad Aly Labib<br>Chairman and CEO<br>Brainwaves Systems<br><br>Brainwaves House<br>3 B El Salamlik St., Beverly Hills<br>Sheikh Zayed, 6th of October<br>Giza 12451<br>Egypt<br>Tel: +20-2-3857-0971/3<br>Fax: +20-2-38570974<br>Email: <a href="mailto:elabib@bwaves.com">elabib@bwaves.com</a><br><br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Ted Langdell</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Secretary</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#0018ea" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 24, 234); "></font></div></div></div></span> </div><br></div></body></html>