Ampex Internet Video Affiliate AENTV.com is Named to `10 Great' List.REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999--Ampex Corp. (Amex:AXC AXC Chief Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician (Naval Rating) AXC Add Cross-Connect Card ) today announced that its West Coast Internet video affiliate, Alternative Entertainment Network, has been named to a key list of "10 Great" Internet video sites. The site can be found at www.aentv.com. "We are extremely gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that AENTV.com site has been singled out by the influential Broadcasting & Cable Magazine as one of '10 Great Video Sites,' particularly considering the company on the list," said Drew Cummings, president 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 AENTV. Other video sites honored on the same list include those of ABC News, CNN Interactive, Fox News, MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company , Warner Bros. and the National Basketball Association National Basketball Association (NBA) U.S. professional basketball league. It was formed in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946). . Edward Bramson, Ampex's chairman, said, "We are delighted at the recognition that Drew Cummings and AENTV are receiving as leaders in Internet video, and we look forward to building upon our strategic relationship with them." AENTV, in which Ampex made a strategic investment in February, is headquartered near Los Angeles. Ampex has also recently made a strategic investment in TV onthe WEB, based in the Washington, D.C. area, an Internet video provider focused on business-to-business markets. Ampex is a pioneering innovator in digital video and audio and is now extending its technical experience into the area of streaming visual images on the world wide web. Ampex Corp. (www.ampex.com), headquartered in Redwood City, is one of the world's leading providers of technologies for the acquisition, storage and processing of visual information. Today, Ampex is delivering digital image solutions for large-scale corporate, government, network, entertainment and telecommunications applications. During its more than 50-year history of innovation, Ampex has been granted thousands of patents and numerous awards for technical achievement. Ampex customers include such leading organizations as AT&T, the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , Fox Television, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Netcom, and Prevue Networks. |
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