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12 Leading Companies to Sponsor DVD Professional Conference in Orlando infoseek.com BUSINESS WIRE Mon, Jan 12 1998 WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 12, 1998--Online Inc., organizer of the new conference, DVD Professional: How to Produce and Implement DVD Technology, announced a new list of sponsors for the conference. The conference will be held February 2-3, 1998, at the Omni Rosen Hotel in Orlando, Florida. These leading companies will anchor the DVD Professional Sponsor Area, providing attendees a first-hand view of the latest DVD development tools and services. Optibase, the Corporate Sponsor, is the leading developer of MPEG digital video systems, and is proud to introduce DVD Fab!(tm) based on Windows NT--the first ever all-in-one system for DVD creation. Nimbus, the Associate Sponsor, is one of the world's leading independent manufacturers of optical discs distributed throughout North America, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe. As the Technology Sponsor, Intel Corp.'s technology and engineering contributions have been at the forefront of bringing DVD to the PC. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of personal computer, networking, and communications. Pioneer DVD Video, the Luncheon Sponsor on Day 1, is the leader in optical disc technologies, and will showcase a range of DVD video products and development tools targeted for the industrial, business and education markets. Technicolor, the Luncheon Sponsor on Day 2, provides high volume video duplication, top quality CD and DVD mastering and replication, packaging, fulfillment and distribution. Other Sponsors include: Hitachi America, Ltd. & Maxell Corporation of America. Hitachi is the leading supplier of DVD drives to OEM and kit vendors. Maxell manufactures 2.6 & 5.2GB rewritable media. International Digital Centre, Inc. is a leading video facility, blending traditional methods with the latest technology of compression. Conceived as an alternative to mega-facilities, IDC has established it's reputation as a reliable video house. Kammann Machines, Inc. is the world's leader in manufacturing of offset and screen printing equipment for compact discs. Macrovision Corporation develops and markets video security technologies and products that provide copy protection and video scrambling for the home video, pay-per-view, cable, satellite, theatrical and corporate communications markets. Panasonic Disc Services Corporation offers an array of production capabilities and services for any type of DVD format. Philips Consumer Electronics Company designs and manufactures, markets and services consumer professional and commercial electronic products. Spruce Technologies produces DVDMaestro(TM), a new Windows NT based product for DVD authoring that offers increased productivity and a non-threatening user interface which avoids DVD spec terminology. DVD Professional is the first conference dedicated to addressing the technical and strategic issues facing DVD title developers, post facility owners/managers, mastering engineers, and corporate storage users. The conference will provide a total immersion in the practical and strategic considerations surrounding DVD implementation. Registration and a full conference agenda can be found on Online Inc.'s Web site at onlineinc.com . (Copyright 1998)