Sorenson Vision Introduces Strategy and Team to Deliver Next-Generation of Desktop Video Conferencing.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998-- Experienced Video Compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. Leader Adds Powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. Executive Staff Members, Paints Vision For Future of Desktop Video Conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. for Business Sorenson Vision(TM), the company that will transform point-to-point collaboration through innovative conferencing See teleconferencing. solutions, today announced a business strategy, broadened executive team and new technology focus that will define the next-generation of desktop video conferencing. Sorenson Vision, an innovative leader in video compression technology, was founded on the premise of greatly enhancing the way people communicate in business by enabling more effective collaboration, stronger relationships and greater productivity through desktop video. Sorenson has compiled an exceptional team of video compression scientists and business executives with significant conferencing industry experience. At Sorenson's core is an unsurpassed technical ability to compress and deliver high-quality video at very low data rates. "Desktop video conferencing has been an unfulfilled promise. In particular, there is a great deal of unsatisfied demand for what we define as 'low-bandwidth video.' These are high-quality conferencing and collaboration solutions that don't require special equipment or high-bandwidth connections," said M. Ray Brooksby, Sorenson Vision vice president of sales and marketing. "Sorenson Vision is undoubtedly the leader in delivering high-quality video at low data-rates. Leveraging this talent will result in the first cost-effective, business-quality conferencing solution on the market. "Through more effective utilization of the desktop processor and network connections, we can deliver quality conferencing and collaboration using standard PCs and standard telephone lines. We believe this will significantly accelerate the adoption of desktop video conferencing as a key component of everyday business communications," added Brooksby. Sorenson's core compression technologies are a result of the combined talents of some of the industry's most respected compression scientists and engineers. Sorenson's chief technical officer and chief scientist, Paul D. Israelsen and Dr. Chien-Min Huang, have more than 13 video compression patents to their credit. Sorenson's vice president and director of sales and marketing, M. Ray Brooksby and Blaine Colton, are both considered conferencing pioneers, each with more than 15 years experience in the conferencing industry. Blaine Colton is being inducted into the Teleconferencing Hall of Fame at Telecon. James L. Sorenson, the founder of Sorenson Vision and one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs, has built a prosperous career in developing and bringing products to market that improve the quality of life. Sorenson's vision includes the development of the disposable surgical filter mask A filter mask provides protection to the wearer from harmful airborne substances and usually covers only the mouth and nose. It limits the course of air so that it must flow through a filter which removes harmful dusts or toxic gases. and the disposable venous venous /ve·nous/ (ve´nus) pertaining to the veins. ve·nous adj. Of, relating to, or contained in the veins. venous pertaining to the veins. catheter catheter /cath·e·ter/ (kath´e-ter) 1. a tubular, flexible surgical instrument that is inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or introduce fluid. 2. urethral c. . He is also credited with the introduction of computer-based monitoring of cardiovascular dynamics, the backbone of today's hospitals, which has opened up thousands of new procedures never before possible. "This technology has the power to change business communications," said Sorenson. "We've put together an exceptional team with great vision to bring this unique technology to fruition fru·i·tion n. 1. Realization of something desired or worked for; accomplishment: labor finally coming to fruition. 2. Enjoyment derived from use or possession. 3. . We've also accumulated ac·cu·mu·late v. ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing, ac·cu·mu·lates v.tr. To gather or pile up; amass. See Synonyms at gather. v.intr. To mount up; increase. and evaluated a wealth of consumer knowledge and experience in the design and definition of this product." Sorenson Vision's first product based on this technology is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 1999. For more product information, see related release: Sorenson Vision Introduces Desktop Video Conferencing Technology. Sorenson Vision's first public demonstration of this new technology will take place at TeleCon XVIII at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. , booth 2245, Oct. 26-28, 1998. Founded in 1995, Sorenson Vision's corporate headquarters are in Logan, Utah Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,670, a substantial increase over the 1990 figure of 32,771. The estimated population in 2006 had increased to 47,660. . Sorenson's research and development efforts, which began with medical imaging, have resulted in some of the most sophisticated digital video compression technologies in use today. The company is leveraging these technologies in introducing video conferencing products that make desktop conferencing See videoconferencing and data conferencing. so easy and affordable it becomes an integral part of everyday business communications. For more information call 888/784-7877, or visit www.sorensonvision.com. |
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