To: Don Dorsey who wrote (1575 ) 6/4/1998 11:07:00 AM From: Don Dorsey Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1673
Optibase, Nimbus, Technicolor, & SPA Sponsor DVD PRO Conference Santa Barbara, CA, August 31-September 1, 1998 Business Wire - June 02, 1998 10:50 WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1998--Online, Inc. has announced that leading vendors and associations will support the largest DVD Conference & Exhibition. The following will be joint sponsors for the second DVD PRO Conference & Exhibition, which will be held in Santa Barbara, CA, August 31-September 1, 1998. -- Corporate Sponsor--Optibase The leading developer of MPEG digital video systems. Optibase has combined its expertise in Windows NT and MPEG encoding technology to create the first ever all-in-one system for DVD title creation--DVD Fab!(tm). -- Associate Sponsor--Nimbus Manufacturing Inc. The world's leading independent manufacturer of optical discs. The company is at the forefront of CD manufacturing technologies and provides complete audio, software, and DVD disc replication services. -- Associate Sponsor--Technicolor, Inc. Leading manufacturer of video and optical media. Technicolor's services include mastering, replicating, disc printing, packaging, fulfillment, and distribution. -- Association Sponsor--Software Publishers Association SPA is the principal worldwide trade association of the software industry, representing the leading publishers as well as start-up firms in the business, home, office, consumer, entertainment, and education markets. SPA's 1,200 member companies account for 85 percent of U.S. revenue for packaged and online software. DVD PRO is the largest conference and exhibition featuring the latest developments in DVD technology, creativity, and business development. Pre-Conference events and seminars will be held on Sunday, August 30. Post-Conference events will be held on Wednesday, September 2. 1998, and will include a tour of the Technicolor, Inc. flagship plant, located in Camarillo, California. Minerva Systems will be sponsoring the first annual DVD Creative Excellence Awards. The awards will recognize outstanding examples of interactivity, production, and design. Clips of winning DVD titles will be shown during the awards ceremony on Monday, August 31, 1998. Nomination forms for the DVD Creative Excellence Awards can be submitted online at onlineinc.com , deadline is June 16, 1998. A current Conference program and exhibiting and registration information can be found online at onlineinc.com