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inFOCUS (note the use of capital letters in the band's name) were an Irish boyband created for the Boyzone and Westlife market. Similarly to these groups, inFOCUS featured five members and sung a mixture of covers and songs in the pop-MOR genre.

The band was launched in the UK in the year 2000 at The Lock bar and restaurant in Manchester (now known as being part of 'thé' bar premises, Deansgate Locks). This was as part of the In The City - festival and music industry conference, with inFOCUS headlining a night of new Irish music.

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The band, on their promotional material, were billed as "inFOCUS - the ones to watch".





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InFocus Corporation
InFocus logo
Public (NASDAQ: INFS)
Founded1986
HeadquartersWilsonville, Oregon,
United States
Key peopleC. Kyle Ranson, CEO
John Harker, Chairman
IndustryConsumer Electronics
ProductsDigital projectors, Rear Projection TVs
RevenueUS$648.9 million (2004)
Operating income ($11.7) million (2004)
Net income US$7.6 million (2004)
Employees740
Websitewww.infocus.com
This article is about the corporation. For information about the Muslim newspaper, see Southern California InFocus.

InFocus Corporation (NASDAQ: INFS), founded 1986, is a US-based company that develops, manufactures, and distributes a variety of digital projectors for business, education, and consumer use. InFocus is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon. It is a spinoff of Planar Systems which in turn is a spinoff of Tektronix.

Products

InFocus produces flat panel overhead displays, portable projectors, and a projector with HDTV and digital connectivity. Connectivity options include DVI and analog PCs, HDMI, S-Video, component and composite video, allowing nearly any device able to be plugged into it. InFocus sells under brand names ASK, InFocus, Proxima, and ScreenPlay. They also acquired the company TUN (The University Network) providing digital media and thin screen television advertising to colleges. Additionally, they are in a joint venture with South Mountain Technologies, a Chinese projector engine manufacturer.

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City of Manchester
Manchester City Centre

Coat of Arms of the City Council
Nickname: "Capital of the North", "Cottonopolis", "Madchester", "Second city"
Motto: "Concilio Et Labore"
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In The City is a yearly festival and music industry conference devised by Anthony H. Wilson, formerly of Factory Records and Granada Television, and his partner Yvette.
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Wilsonville, Oregon
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"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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C. Kyle Ranson was the President and CEO of InFocus headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, until May, 2007. Kyle had been with InFocus since April 2003 originally hired as the Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, the same title he held at Compaq/Hewlett Packard
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John V. Harker is the former chairman of the InFocus corporation located in Wilsonville, Oregon. He had been the president and CEO of the company since 1992 before Kyle Ranson took his place on September 1, 2004. He resigned as chairman on December 1, 2005.
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Southern California InFocus is a free monthly tabloid-format[1] newspaper serving the Muslim community in Southern California.

InFocus was started in Anaheim, California on 4 February 2005.[2] It is the largest Muslim newspaper in Southern California.
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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video projector takes a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system. All video projectors use a very bright light to project the image, and most modern ones can correct any curves, blurriness, and other inconsistencies through manual
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Wilsonville, Oregon
City Hall

Seal
Motto: Serving The Community With Pride
Location in Oregon
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Oregon
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Planar Systems, Inc. NASDAQ:  PLNR is a U.S. digital display manufacturing corporation based in Hillsboro, Oregon. Planar was founded in 1983 by Jim Hurd, Chris King and John Laney as a spin off of the Tektronix display department. It was the first U.S.
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Tektronix, Inc.

Public (NYSE:  TEK )
Founded 1946, Oregon
Headquarters Beaverton, Oregon
 United States

Key people Richard H. Wills, Chairman, Pres. & CEO
Howard Vollum &
Melvin J.
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