ADVISORY/Venture Capital Firm Argoquest Showcases a Collection of Israeli-developed Technologies Concurrent With Fall Comdex.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fifteen technology companies to exhibit emerging technologies and products at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -0- WHO: Argoquest (argoquest-inc.com), a venture capital firm led by seasoned industry experts Jason Barzilay, co-founder of Packard Bell See Packard Bell NEC. and Jim Hamilton, former vice president and general manager of Computer City, will showcase 15 of its Israeli-based technology partner companies. WHAT: Press, industry and financial analysts, and venture capitalists are invited to meet with Argoquest and senior management from up-and-coming Israeli technology startups for a demonstration and discussion about today and tomorrow's hottest products. With these revolutionary innovations, the goal of simplifying the computing experience and enhancing communications to make life easier becomes a reality. Some of these products include: (for more information on each product, please see that attached addendum addendum n. an addition to a completed written document. Most commonly this is a proposed change or explanation (such as a list of goods to be included) in a contract, or some point that has been subject of negotiation after the contract was originally proposed by ) -- multimedia software applications that enable a computer game user or a home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. spectator to physically experience and sense the entertainment beyond sight and sound -- voice recognition-enabled "Living Object Technology" allowing for interactive communication with toys and appliances -- cutting-edge presentation tools compatible with Microsoft Office 97(TM) products that convert any ordinary white board into an interactive multimedia device for anytime, anywhere education - whether for on-site or distance learning -- high-performance and low-cost components for use with residential power lines enabling the delivery of voice, data and Internet applications targeting residential access, home automation and networking markets WHEN: November 16 - 19, 1998 WHERE: Caesar's Palace Caesar's I & II Las Vegas, Nevada To schedule appointments with company executives, see contacts at the end of the document. -0- Addendum ARGOQUEST-FEATURED COMPANIES November 16 - 20 Caesar's Palace - Caesar's I & II; Las Vegas, Nevada -- Ark Interface II (www.arkspace.com) creates 3D interfaces and web sites that transform the computer into a universal working environment with concepts that are easily understood regardless of language or computer experience. -- BreezeCOM Technologies (www.breezecom.com) develops, manufactures and markets products for telecommunications, data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. and wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area applications. BreezeCOM provides a plug and play wireless Ethernet The standard for wireless networking within a home or office. Also known as a "Wi-Fi" or "802.11" network, wireless Ethernet is the wireless counterpart to regular, wired Ethernet, which is also the standard for local networks. See 802.11 and wireless LAN. product line that virtually any type of stationary or mobile PC device can be connected to in minutes and a wireless T1/E1 full-duplex voice/data modem. -- BrightCom Technologies is developing silicon and software solutions for high-speed digital communication applications for the rapidly growing wide-band and broadband data networking industry. -- Creator Ltd. (www.creator.co.il) has developed Living Object(TM) technology, which can network hundreds of wireless objects, enabling them to communicate verbally and interactively with users and each other at the same time, creating a "Living Objects Network." -- Eureka Technologies, Inc. has developed a wireless communication device that allows a user to broadcast a computer video image on one or more televisions in different locations, creating a Web TV without the extra box and replacing the need for a DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. on the computer or television. -- In-Vibro Technologies adds physical sensation to multimedia enabling spectators of theater and home movies and players of video, arcade and computer games to physically experience what they see and hear. A user or spectator can have a different perspective of the crash of rough waves in a thunderstorm thunderstorm, violent, local atmospheric disturbance accompanied by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, often by strong gusts of wind, and sometimes by hail. or heavy gunfire while battling the enemy. -- ITRAN Communications (www.itrancomm.com) supplies low-cost, high-speed electronic communications components for residential access, home automation and networking markets that open a new realm of voice, telephony, Internet and utility service applications over residential power lines. -- NetGame Ltd. (www.ngcable.com) provides a wide range of end-to-end solutions for digital communication over cable networks that enable cable operators to offer their subscribers high-speed access to the Internet and transforms their cable television network into a virtual LAN Also called a "VLAN," it is a logical subgroup within a local area network that is created via software rather than manually moving cables in the wiring closet. It combines user stations and network devices into a single unit regardless of the physical LAN segment they are attached to and . -- The Pixel Company (www.thepixelcompany.com) expands the usable screen area on any monitor into the screen overscan A signal that reaches beyond the viewing area of a display screen. A slight overscan is generally not noticeable on a TV set, but is apparent on a computer monitor where taskbars are typically at the extreme ends of the viewing area. area, without interfering with the desktop space or the performance of the computer, opening up a previously unused area outside the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. desktop. -- PowerDsine (www.powerdsine.com) designs and manufactures low-cost DSP-controlled switching power-supply modules and component solutions designed to allow telecom providers to focus on core technologies rather than developing in-house power solutions. -- Shells Interactive Film Art Ltd. (www.shells-ifa.com) has invented innovative core technology for the development of advanced multimedia software products. Its product lines enable developers to create a world in high-speed 3D, provide full synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. over low-bandwidth connections and complete multimedia titles that include intelligent characters, living in a 3D world. -- Tegrity (www.tegrity.com) develops interactive presentation tools for anytime, anywhere education. At the core of the company's product line is the Digital Flipchart(TM) software, which converts any ordinary whiteboard The electronic equivalent of chalk and blackboard, but between remote users. Whiteboard systems allow network participants to simultaneously view one or more users drawing on an on-screen blackboard or running an application. into an interactive multimedia device for on-site and distance learning. -- Ventura Communications (VCI VCI Verband Der Chemischen Industrie (German: federation of chemical Industries) VCI Virtual Channel Identifier (used in Asynchronous Transfer Mode) VCI Veterinary Council of India VCI Virtual-Circuit Identifier ) (www.vci.co.il) specializes in database integration, multi-lingual capabilities and advanced solutions in web-aware applications. Template modules enable a user to quickly set up and maintain a Web site without HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. programming. |
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