DiviCom Inc. enhances MPEG-2 expertise with addition of Christopher Adams to Staff.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 1994--DiviCom Inc., leaders in digital media compression, announced Monday that Christopher Adams has joined the company as Project Manager for 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). Systems. Adams joins DiviCom from Hewlett-Packard's Video Communications Division, where he led the company's MPEG efforts, and served as Hewlett-Packard's Principal Member on the MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) Standards Committee. Adams has extensive experience in the area of digital media compression and networking. He was an architect of most of Hewlett-Packard's current MPEG-related products, including encoders, decoders and servers. Adams was also an active member of ACATS (Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service) The FCC committee that was formed in 1987 to recommend an advanced TV standard for the U.S. By 1991, ACATS had reduced the number of proposals from 23 to six, which included four all-digital HDTV SS/WP3, the Federal Communications Commission's Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service. His charter at DiviCom is to lead the company's continued involvement on the (a)MPEG-2 Committee, and to oversee DiviCom's development projects. "One of DiviCom's key competitive advantages is the breadth and depth of MPEG-2 expertise at all levels within the company," said Brian Johnson, vice president of engineering at DiviCom. "Chris' experience and expertise in MPEG-2, and his involvement in the leadership of the MPEG-2 Standards Committee, will enable DiviCom to continue to provide the best products for digital media compression in the industry. Chris is a very welcome addition to our staff." Adams is Project Editor and Ad Hoc Chairman of the DSMCC DSMCC Digital Storage Media Command and Control (also seen as DSM-CC) DSMCC Digital System Multimedia Communication Control (Digital Storage Media Command and Control) MPEG-2 sub-committee. The DSMCC Committee is developing standards for connection, command and control between terminals (i.e., "set top boxes"), network providers (i.e., telephone companies or cable operators), and service providers (i.e., video server operators). Prior to his work with Hewlett-Packard, Adams was an engineer at MPR (MultiProtocol Router) Software from Novell that provides router capabilities for its NetWare servers. It supports IPX, IP, AppleTalk and OSI protocols as well as all the major LANs and WANs. Teltech of Vancouver, British Columbia, where he worked on one of the first commercial ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. ) switches. Adams also worked for Nexus Engineering (now a division of Scientific Atlanta) in Vancouver, developing modulators for cable headends. Adams received his Bachelor of Applied Science A Bachelor of Applied Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course of study that generally lasts three years in the United Kingdom and Australia, and four to five years in Canada, the Netherlands and the United States. and Electrical Engineering degree from the University of British Columbia Locations Vancouver The Vancouver campus is located at Point Grey, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the North Shore mountains. The 7. , and a Master's of Science degree from Stanford University. About DiviCom Inc. DiviCom, founded in 1993 and funded by a consortium of French companies including SAGEM SAGEM Societe d'Applications Generales d'Electricite et de Mecanique , EURODEC, and SAT, is developing products and components for digital video compression systems. Products include video and audio encoders and decoder components and systems based on the MPEG-2 international standard. DiviCom's systems are designed around an innovative, open architecture, permitting flexible and economical digital broadcast solutions over satellite, cable, fiber, and twisted pair wiring. (a) MPEG-2 is the International Standards Organization's (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) standard for digital video and audio compression and multiplexing. CONTACT: Corman/Croel Marketing & Communications
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