AVISTAR
| AVISTAR |
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| Official Website: http://www.avistar.com/ |
| Official about page: http://www.avistar.com/about-us/ |
| Country: Please specify country |
| Location: Headquarters Office (New Location)
1855 South Grant Street, 4th Floor San Mateo, CA 94402 |
| Founded: 1994 |
| Business: Filtering |
| Contact |
| Phone: 1.650.525.3300 |
| Fax: 1.650.525.1360 |
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Background
"Our customers, across many industries, need the interoperability, scalability, and bandwidth / policy management that are built into Avistar videoconferencing. Our partners, who include some of the world’s leading technology firms, integrate or resell Avistar videoconferencing with their own software applications. Technology leaders like IBM, Logitech, and LifeSize deploy our solutions within theirs, to offer you video-enabled applications and business processes because we license Avistar videoconferencing to them as components. They are able to quickly integrate our flexible, cost-effective, high-definition videoconferencing with their own solutions."
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Products
Bandwidth Management
We introduce the term Dynamic Network Bandwidth Management to describe the collection of tools necessary to manage the stress that UC applications put on the underlying communications infrastructure. The main objectives of these tools are to:
- 1. Relegate decisions about audio/video bandwidth utilization from end-users to administrators. Administrators control bandwidth allocated to audio/video calls through centrally-provisioned call rate policies. Not only does this place responsibility for bandwidth allocations where it belongs—with the administrator—but it alsoresults in an improved end-user experience by hiding complexities of bandwidth and call rates from the user.
- 2. Reconcile bandwidth allocated to audio/video calls with the physical constraints of the underlying network. This is done to:
- 1. Constrain the amount of bandwidth used by UC to limit the impact of Unified Communications on other network applications. For example, users making video calls shouldn't cause SAP to come to a grinding halt or stop Citrix applications from working.
- 2. Protect bandwidth allocated to UC from other traffic sharing the network to optimize the Quality of Experience (QoE) to the end user. In essence, the system needs to ensure that the amount of bandwidth required for the conversation is available for the duration of that conversation to ensure a high quality-of-experience to the end user.
- 3. Police access to available UC bandwidth in light of requests from various UC users and applications. This is done by integrating with the signaling infrastructure to allow application software to make intelligent decisions about how to deal with bandwidth shortages and how to communicate lack of bandwidth to the end-user.
Network bandwidth management software accomplishes these goals through an integrated collection of dynamic software mechanisms and policies that control and manage bandwidth used by Unified Communications. Bandwidth management policies allocate a certain amount of bandwidth to each UC session based on which users are involved in the session, the type of session or event, the capabilities of the endpoints used, the network constraints imposed by the administrator, and any other network activity going on at the same time. UC management infrastructure enforces these constraints, while UC applications attempt to optimize the overall end-user experience within the boundaries of these constraints.
Countries using products
Worldwide
Reports
Tech & Business Partners
Current list of Channel & Hosted Partn
Annese
DaVinci Video Solutions
JSR Technology
Technology Partners
Citrix gives businesses the ability to embrace consumerization using virtualization, networking, collaboration and cloud technologies. With these technologies, we’re transforming the way business is done. More than 230,000 enterprises rely on Citrix virtualization, networking and cloud solutions to deliver over 100 million corporate desktops and touch 75 percent of internet users each day. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in 100 countries.
Fugoo’s Mission is to re-define home computing by creating lifestyle-oriented, personalized devices through modular, low cost form factors. We are developing optimized appliance hardware, based in industry standards then apply the latest in entertainment & social networking software for a unique customer offering.
The integration of Avistar solutions with IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5 delivers a desktop visual communications experience that is manageable, scalable and economical, while providing an exciting experience to the end-user. For more information visit: www.ibm.com.
InFocus® Corporation is the industry pioneer and a global leader in the visual communication market. InFocus digital displays make bright ideas brilliant everywhere people gather to communicate and be entertained — in meetings, presentations, classrooms, and living rooms around the world.
Backed by more than 20 years of experience and innovation in digital display technology, InFocus is dedicated to setting the industry standard for large format digital displays. For more information visit: www.infocus.com.
LifeSize is the first company to develop and deliver high definition video communications products. Founded in 2003 by industry veterans and named “Videoconferencing Company of the Year” in 2007 by Videoconferencing Insight. LifeSize’s award winning solutions combine exceptional quality, user simplicity and administrator manageability to make video communications a productive, true-to-life experience. LifeSize is headquartered in Austin, TX with subsidiaries in Europe and Asia Pacific, and a network of channel partners reaching more than 80 countries. For more information visit: www.lifesize.com.
Focused on innovation and quality, Logitech designs personal peripherals to help people enjoy a better experience with the digital world. Logitech is committed to bringing high-definition video communications to anyone, on any screen. Logitech’s work with Avistar is taking the burden off thin clients so enterprises can offer the highest-quality HD video conferencing experience in a virtual desktop environment. For more information visit: www.logitech.com.
Vidtel is a cloud-based video conferencing service provider. There open video conferencing network service provides compatibility between a diverse set of business-grade video endpoints at enterprises worldwide. Vidtel enable SMB enterprises to experience the productivity of secure, high-quality video conferencing with partners, suppliers and customers around the world. Find more information at www.vidtel.com.
Zultys, Inc. is showing what’s possible for Open Standards IP communications and telephony. Its Open Standards IP technology is the building block for its award-winning IP PBX systems. Zultys develops products that enable companies and organizations in more than 110 countries and 19 languages to deploy integrated communications systems. For more information visit: www.zultys.com.
People Responsible
Board Members
Board of Directors
The Avistar Board of Directors has substantial experience in the creation of new companies and management of large enterprises. The Avistar Board of Directors includes:
Dr. Gerald J. Burnett, Chairman
Burnett, one of the company’s founders, has been Chairman of Avistar since March 2000. He has been CEO of Avistar and a director of Collaboration Properties, Inc., since 1998. Previously, he was a director of Avistar and has held directorships at both Vicor, Inc., and Western Data Systems. Burnett was also President of Teknekron, a group of technology companies, and is one of the founders of Vicor, Inc. In addition to possessing a B.S. and an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in electrical engineering and computer science, Burnett also holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University in computer science and communications. He is a member of MIT’s Corporation (Board of Trustees) and a founding member of the McGovern Institute Leadership Board at MIT.
William L. Campbell, Director
Campbell is one of our founders and the Director of Strategic Development. From July 2005 until September 2007 he served as the Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that he was the Executive Vice President from March 2000 until 2005. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Collaboration Properties, Inc. since 1998. He has been Chairman of Vicor, Inc., since 1994 and a director since 1989. Campbell holds a B.S. in general engineering from the U.S. Military Academy and an M.S. in management from the Sloan School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Craig F. Heimark, Director
Heimark has been the Managing Partner of the Hawthorne Group, a strategic advisory firm focused on equity consulting to high growth IT and financial companies, since 1998. During 2000 and 2001, Heimark provided consulting services to the company. From 1990 to 1997, he served in various capacities at Swiss Bank Corporation Warburg, the predecessor company to UBS Warburg. Heimark holds a B.A. degree in economics and a B.S. in biology from Brown University.
R. Stephen Heinrichs, Director
Heinrichs is a founder of Avistar and has previously held positions at Avistar as its Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Heinrichs has also been a director of Collaboration Properties, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Avistar. From 1976 through 1989 he was Chief Financial Officer of Teknekron and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of several Teknekron companies. Heinrichs is also one of the founders and and a former director of Vicor, Inc. Heinrichs has also been chairman of Western Data Systems of Nevada, Inc. Heinrichs holds a B.S. from California State University, Fresno, in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Dr. Robert M. Metcalfe, Director
Dr. Metcalfe, an MIT engineer, Harvard mathematician, Stanford professor, 3Com founder, Cambridge fellow, InfoWorld pundit, National Technology medalist, and now General Partner with Polaris Ventures Partners since 2001. Bob graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969 with two bachelor degrees, in electrical engineering and in industrial management. He received a master in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 1970 and in 1973 his Ph.D. in computer science for his dissertation, Packet Communication. Bob was an Internet pioneer, inventing Ethernet in 1973 while an engineer-scientist at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center 1972-1979. During Dr. Metcalfe’s entrepreneur-executive phase at 3Com Corporation (1979-1990), he founded, IPOed, and grew the organization into a billion-dollar networking company, serving in various capacities including Chairman, CEO, division GM, and VP of engineering, sales, marketing, and strategy. 3Com merged with HP in 2010. Bob is a director of Polaris-backed start-ups including 1366 Technologies, Ember, Infinite Power Solutions, SiOnyx, and Sun Catalytix. Bob also serves as a director-trustee-advisor to not only Avistar Communications, but to USC Stevens, X Prize Foundation, and MIT’s Corporation, Energy Initiative, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Chemistry, Department of Mathematics, and Deans of Engineering and Science.
Bob Kirk, Director
Kirk joined Avistar as CEO in July 2009 and is responsible for the company’s strategic vision and advancement of its mission and objectives. Fueled by his extensive experience as a successful CEO, Kirk’s goal is to ensure the growth of Avistar within the quickly expanding unified communications and videoconferencing industries. Kirk most recently served as the CEO of ChoicePay. Previously to ChoicePay, Kirk served as CEO of VICOR, Inc. where he led VICOR’s successful expansion and subsequent sale to Metavante Corporation. He holds an MBA in Business Management and a Bachelors degree from West Virginia University.
Management Team
Management
The Avistar Management Team includes pioneers in the original development of much of the technology that has led to integrated and networked video, data and voice collaboration, appropriate to Avistar technologies and products. The team includes:
Bob Kirk, Chief Executive Officer
Kirk joined Avistar as CEO in July 2009 and is responsible for the company’s strategic vision and advancement of its mission and objectives. Fueled by his extensive experience as a successful CEO, Kirk’s goal is to ensure the growth of Avistar within the quickly expanding unified communications and videoconferencing industries. Kirk most recently served as the CEO of ChoicePay. Previously to ChoicePay, Kirk served as CEO of VICOR, Inc. where he led VICOR’s successful expansion and subsequent sale to Metavante Corporation. He holds an MBA in Business Management and a Bachelors degree from West Virginia University.
Elias (Eli) MurrayMetzger, Chief Financial Officer
MurrayMetzger brings to Avistar more than 11 years of experience in financial management, regulatory compliance and operations at technology organizations. Prior to joining Avistar, MurrayMetzger served as Assistant Controller of Centra Software, Inc., a provider of software solutions for online business communication, collaboration and learning. During his tenure at Centra from April 2004 to January 2006, MurrayMetzger successfully navigated the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort and all SEC reporting and compliance functions as the company reached profitability and was sold to Saba, Inc. in February 2006. Prior to Centra, MurrayMetzger worked for the technology audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers from February 2000 to March 2004. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness with a concentration in finance from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Stephen Epstein, Chief Marketing Officer
Epstein joined Avistar in January 2008 and is responsible for the company’s product strategy, marketing and product management functions. Prior to Avistar he was Vice President, Head of Product Management at Mantas, Inc., where he was responsible for global product strategy, managing product requirements, defining go to market plans and marketing strategy, while continually evaluating the financial services market in order to provide a clear and decisive direction for Mantas’ business. Previously to joining Mantas, Epstein was Head of Product & Business Development at Bang Networks where he spearheaded product and business development efforts, focusing on delivering real-time information distribution products. Prior to that he held senior-level management and product development positions including Head of Global Foreign Exchange Sales Technology and Group CTO at Deutsche Bank.
Steve Westmoreland, Chief Information Officer
Westmoreland joined Avistar as CIO in October 2009 and is responsible for the company’s development, quality assurance, and support functions. Westmoreland brings to Avistar over 25 years of proven experience in Information Systems. Most recently he was SVP of Support Operations for Vicor where he helped grow the company and played a leading role as part of Metavante’s successful acquisition of Vicor. Prior to that Westmoreland held CIO positions at Damage Studios and VALinux Systems. Earlier, he held operations and technology positions with Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Centex. Westmoreland holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Louisiana Tech University.
Bryan Kennedy, Senior Vice President, Business Development
Kennedy joined Avistar in December 2009 and is responsible for the company’s Business Development initiatives. Prior to joining Avistar, Kennedy held executive management positions at Avid technology, a leader in digital media solutions; Platinum Venture Partners, a leading early stage venture fund; McKinsey and Company, a leading management consulting firm and has founded, participated in and advised numerous successful technology start-ups. His professional experience extends into the digital media, enterprise software, systems and data storage markets. Kennedy is a graduate of Farleigh Dickenson University with a major in Economics and received an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Mike Dignen, Senior Vice President, Sales
Dignen joined Avistar in July 2010 and is responsible for the company’s sales and account management initiatives. Prior to joining Avistar, Dignen held executive sales management positions at US Dataworks, Vicor (a business unit of Metavante Corp), and Profit Technologies Corporation. Mike has successfully sold enterprise sized software solutions into fortune 500 companies, as well as emerging small and medium sized businesses. He has a proven track record driving sales efforts into promising new product areas while optimizing the efforts of his sales and account management teams. Dignen is a graduate of The George Washington University and has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Finance.
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IP & Servers
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