AgileVision Names Jerry Berger Vice President of Marketing.Business/Technology Editors NAB2000 Booth No. L1746 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 AgileVision, the innovator for broadcasters and cable providers to optimize their DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. investment and develop new revenue streams, today announced the appointment of Jerry Berger as its Vice President of Marketing. AgileVision is continuing to build its management team and the addition of Mr. Berger is an indication of the quality leadership the company is attaining. Mr. Berger brings with him over 20 years experience in the electronics industry and offers a rich knowledge of the broadcasting, cable, automation and transmission markets. "The addition of Jerry to the AgileVision team will be invaluable. His expertise and vast knowledge will help us to obtain and sustain the leadership position as a technology provider for the DTV convergence and evolution," said Tony Gargano, 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 AgileVision. "We are delighted to have Jerry on board; he is a consummate professional whose history speaks for itself." Prior to joining AgileVision, Mr. Berger was the General Manager for the automation and transmission marketing division for Sony Electronics, Broadcast and Professional group, where he was responsible for marketing all of Sony's Video File Servers, Routing Switchers and 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). 2 CODECs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Networks, where he managed its capital budget and supervised the entire online post-production department. "After spending several years within large, established organizations, AgileVision presented me with an excellent opportunity to leverage my experience and add value to a start-up venture," said Mr. Berger. "I'm excited to be working with AgileVision, and look forward to the roll-out of this next generation digital technology to the broadcast, cable and Internet streaming markets." About AgileVision AgileVision was formed in 1999 as a joint venture between Sarnoff Corporation and Mercury Computer Systems Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. NASDAQ: MRCY provides high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing solutions. Mercury designs and builds embedded multicomputers, which may be considered to be either loosely coupled , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MRCY). Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, AgileVision is commercializing unique streaming MPEG-2 algorithms on a scalable high-performance, real-time imaging 'real-time' imaging Visualization of a dynamic process µsecs after occurring, which requires rapid information processing–ie, as the process occurs, as in 'B' mode ultrasound hardware platform that will initially provide unique solutions for DTV transmission and emerging data service applications for the broadcast industry. AgileVision is well positioned to provide the broadcast industry's first software-based, scalable device that will provide complete DTV functionality in a single platform. For more information on AgileVision, visit the company web site at http://www.agilevision.com. |
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