ACD Systems Licenses MainConcept Technology; MPEG Encoder Enhances New Music Video Program.Business Editors, High Tech Writers AACHEN, Germany & BEACHWOOD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2002 MainConcept, a leader in multimedia technology, today announced that ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ), the digital imaging company, has licensed MainConcept's MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). technology to enhance ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) A computerized phone system that responds to the caller with a voice menu and connects the call to the appropriate agent. It can also distribute calls equally to agents. VideoMagic(TM), a new software program that enables consumers to simply and easily create high quality music videos by combining digital video clips with music automatically. ACD VideoMagic includes MainConcept's MPEG-1 encoder to enable users to quickly save projects optimized for computer playback or Video CD. ACD VideoMagic is an automatic movie maker that makes it easy to share music videos made from common digital video formats. The addition of MainConcept's MPEG-1 technology allows ACD VideoMagic to support MPEG-1 file formats. "We are very happy that ACD Systems has licensed our technology," said Markus Moenig, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MainConcept. "They are a leader in digital imaging software, and we are proud that they chose our technology to enhance ACD VideoMagic." Chair & CEO of ACD Systems, Doug Vandekerkhove said, "By licensing MainConcept's MPEG-1 technology we saved time and development costs and were able to quickly bring another quality digital imaging software product to the rapidly growing market." About MainConcept MainConcept AG is a worldwide leader in multimedia technologies for the PC and beyond. Founded in 1993, the company has successfully created video editing software Video editing software is application software which handles the editing of video sequences on a computer. It usually includes the ability to import and export video, cut and paste sections of a video clip, and add special effects and transitions; and it sometimes includes the for the Amiga A personal computer series introduced in 1985 by Commodore. Amigas gained a reputation early on as advanced graphics and multimedia machines, and NewTek's Video Toaster application brought it to the forefront of economical, high-end video editing. , OS/2, Windows and Linux platforms. MainConcept supplies core technology to other companies, enabling them to create and enhance applications for PCs, PDAs, set-top boxes and other devices with minimal investment in research and development. The company is especially renowned for its video codec (compression/ decompression) technologies. Global headquarters are in Aachen, Germany. A US subsidiary, MainConcept LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , was established in 2001 in Beachwood, Ohio. Additional information is available at www.mainconcept.com. About ACD Systems International Inc. Headquartered in British Columbia since 1993, ACD Systems International (TSX:ASA) is one of the world's leading developers and marketers of digital imaging software. ACD has penetrated the global marketplace through advanced Internet distribution and strategic partnerships with manufacturers and developers. ACD has millions of consumer users and over 33,000 corporate customers including many Fortune 500 companies. The company has a history of solid revenue growth. For further details, please visit us at our corporate web site: www.ACDSYSTEMS.com. |
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