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Universal Display Corporation (Bala Cynwyd, PA), engaged in research, development, and commercialization of its proprietary organic light-emitting-diode technology for flat-panel displays, lasers, and other applications, has joined the United States Display Consortium. . . . Hughes Aircraft Co. (Lagrange, GA) has been awarded an $18 million US Army contract for low-rate initial production of an advanced second-generation thermal-imaging target-acquisition and fire-control system for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, called the Improved Bradley Acquisition System. . . . Agfa (Leverkusen, Germany) has launched the ePhoto 1280, a feature-rich digital camera offering up to 1.228-million-pixel images for less than $1000. . . . Digibotics (Austin, TX), a manufacturer of fully automated 3-D laser digitizing systems, and Invenio Engineering Services (Russelsheim, Germany) have recently set u¥a Time Compression Technology, Sales, and Service Center in Novi, MI, to provide total "rapid product development" solutions for design engineering and manufacturing.