InterVideo

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InterVideo
Company typeSubsidiary
Nasdaq: IVII
IndustrySoftware publishing
Founded1998; 28 years ago (1998)[1]
Founder
  • Chinn Chin
  • Honda Shing
  • Rosemary Leng
  • Joe Monastiero
Defunct2006 (2006)
FateAcquired by Corel
HeadquartersFremont, California
ProductsVideo software, multimedia software
Number of employees
803[1]
ParentCorel Corporation
Websitewww.intervideo.com

InterVideo was a software publisher specializing in multimedia-related programs. InterVideo's products include video capturing, video editing, DVD authoring, CD/DVD recording, film distribution, and video playback. Its best known product was WinDVD. InterVideo marketed its products to the retail market as well as to original equipment manufacturers. The company was headquartered in Fremont, California.

InterVideo HandHeld Business Unit developed multimedia software solutions[buzzword] in the mobile and embedded multimedia market. Their unique iMobi technologies are embedded widely on Smartphones, GPS units, car entertainment solutions[buzzword] and portable entertainment devices.

History

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On 13 August 2005, InterVideo acquired Ulead Systems for approximately $68 million and announced its merger with Ulead on July 9, 2006.

On 28 August 2006, Corel Corporation announced that it would acquire InterVideo for about $196 million.[2]

Closure

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On December 12, 2006, Corel announced the acquisition of InterVideo and Ulead had been completed.[3] The InterVideo brand name has been retired, with all former InterVideo products now marketed as Corel or Ulead.

References

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  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Corel's letter to customers on the InterVideo Ulead acquisition Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

See also

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