CDIDIR.TXT 931118 v2.0.2 ****************************** CD-I DIRECTORY ******************************* TABLE OF CONTENTS Consumer Hotline Philips Interactive Media Systems Philips Media Electronic Publishing CD-i Tool Developers MPEG Encoding Services The CD-i development community Organizations that provide CD-i services ****** CONSUMER HOTLINE Consumers in the US who want information on where to buy CD-i discs and/or Philips CD-i players can call toll-free number for the Philips Consumer Electronics Hotline: 1 800 845 7301 CD-i discs may be obtained via mail order by calling the following toll-free number from the U.S. 1 800 824-2567 ****** PHILIPS HARDWARE USA: Philips Professional Products 2200 Sutherland Avenue, Suite 100 Knoxville, TN 37919 Corporate: Jerry Huffman Phone: +1 615 541 5829 FAX: +1 615 541 5825 Educational Bernie Mitchell Phone: +1 615 541 5828 FAX: +1 615 541 5825 UNITED KINGDOM: David Ward Freeland House Station Road Dorking Surrey RH4 1UL United Kingdom Phone: +44 306 875777 FAX : +44 306 875789 EAST ASIA: Chris Hofland Philips Interactive Media Asia Pacific c/o Philips Hong Kong Ltd., Consumer Service Site 7, Ground Floor, Whampoa Garden Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong Phone: +852 773 5332 FAX : +852 334 5482 AUSTRALIA: Gordon Lee Australia Centre 3 Figtree Drive Homebush NSW 2140 Australia Phone: +61 2 7428311 FAX : +61 2 7644060 WORLD HEADQUARTERS: Cees van Versendaal P. O. Box 80002 5600 JB Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31 40 736228 FAX : +31 40 734234 ****** PHILIPS MEDIA ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING The primary focus of Philips Media Electronic Publishing (PMEP) is on the publication of high-quality CD-i titles for the home entertainment and educational markets. PMEP enters into a limited number of agreements to co- produce titles with other organizations. Because of the large number of inquiries, we ask that prospective co-producers mail background information to appropriate labels group. Co-Productions Philips Media Electronic Publishing 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Children's Label Group Sarina Simon, President Games Labels Group David McElhatten President Home Entertainment and Special Interest Labels Group Ann Kronen, President Education Labels Group Bernard Luskin, President European/Country Labels Group Jean-Pierre Isbouts, President FMV/Digital Video Group Graham Williams, President When sending your proposals for co-productions, please describe the subject matter for the proposed title in two or three sentences. Because we cannot guarantee confidentiality in the handling of your proposal at this early stage of the proposal process, we advise you not to send a detailed outline or discussion of your ideas. But, do provide detailed information on your company (brochures, company background, etc.), its personnel (resumes or biographies), and facilities. Because we receive a large number of proposals, a response will take a least 3 weeks. Upon approval of your proposal for further consideration, the next step would be a business plan and a mutual confidentiality agreement. ****** CD-i TOOL DEVELOPERS OptImage OptImage, a Philips joint venture company, is a major supplier of development systems for CD-i. They have a large catalog of hardware and software tools for CD-i designers and engineers and can assist you in assembling a complete CD-i development environment. OptImage also organizes courses and workshops for CD-i authoring and programming. For further information, please contact: OptImage 1501 50th Street West Des Moines, IA 50625 Phone: +1 515 225 7000 or +1 800 234 5484 FAX : +1 515 222 2080 Western Region: John Washburn Eastern Region: Craig Zimmerman Central: Pam Wilber Southeast: John Brown Script Systems Script Systems is a supplier of development systems for CD-i. They have a catalog of hardware and software tools for CD-i developers. Script Systems specializes in MS-DOS based CD-i authoring systems and can assist you in putting together a complete authoring environment. For further information, please contact: East Coast Script Systems Jim Bertlesman The Market Place, Building 5 Manlius, NY 13104 Phone: +1 315 682 8714 FAX : +1 315 682 4730 West Coast Script Systems Tom Bertlesman 214 Spring Grove Lane San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone: +1 415 258 9768 FAX : +1 415 258 0673 Europe: Attn: Peter Theihzen Phone: +31 5700 10655 FAX : +31 5700 10621 International Interactive Media SA (I2M) I2M is a tool developer based in France-now responsible for CD-i development tools, formerly supplied by Interactive Support Group in Chatsworth, CA-with plans to expand their CD-i offerings and support. I2M 2229 Routes des Cretes Sophia Antipolis Valbonne 06560 France Vincent Le Chevalier Phone: +33 92 94 21 30 FAX : +33 92 96 21 32 ****** MPEG ENCODING SERVICES Production of the needed MPEG data streams occurs in three steps: audio encoding, video encoding and multiplexing. Audio encoding can be done using software encoders that are sold by CD-i tool developers, such as OptImage. Multiplexing is the process of combining the audio and video streams into one MPEG data stream. Encoding MPEG Video is a very computationally intensive task. As yet, there are no adequate desktop solutions that give satisfactory image quality within an acceptable conversion time. The following companies provide MPEG digital video encoding services: USA Leon Silverman Laser Pacific Media Corporation 809 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038 Phone: +1 213 462 6266 FAX : +1 213 960 2195 Steven Blumenfeld GTE ImagiTrek 2385 Camino Vida Roble, Ste 200A Carlsbad CA 92009 Phone: +1 619 431-8801 FAX : +1 619 431-8755 Ken Davis OptImage 1501 50th Street West Des Moines, IA 50625 Phone: +1 515 225 7000 FAX : +1 515 222 2080 Bentley Nelson Pacific Video Resources 2339 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: +1 415 864-5679 Fax:: +1 415 864-2059 EUROPE ICDI 185, Boulevard Tirou 6000 Charleroi Belgium Phone: +32 71 300910 FAX : +32 71 331229 Klaus Buenk Valkieser Multi Media 's-Gravelandseweg 80a 1217 EW Hilversum The Netherlands Phone: +31-35-23-48-58 FAX : +31-35-23-27-11 AVM Dialog AB Box 10063 S-720 10 Beasteraas Sweden Phone: +46 21 303 075 FAX : +46 21 303 015 AVM Knelmattweg 4 CH-4106 Therwil/Basil Switzerland Phone: +41 61 721 8070 FAX : +41 61 721 8621 ****** THE CD-i DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY CD-i Associations A professional association for developers of CD-i or for those interested in developing CD-i. Members receive a quarterly newsletter, "Inside CD-i", and other publications. CD-i Association of North America Attn.: Laura Foti Cohen 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: +1 310 444 6619 FAX : +1 310 479 5937 European CD-i Association Attn.: Julien Lynn-Evans 188 Tottenham Court Road London W1P 9LE United Kingdom B.B. Disc is a user group for professional users and developers of CD-i. Members receive a faxed newsletter. B.B. Disc P.O. Box 3421 Westport, CT 06881 USA Phone: +1 203 221 9045 FAX : +1 203 226 4428 CompuServe: The CompuServe information system is an electronic bulletin board that has a very active community of CD-i users, designers and engineers worldwide. Experts in all fields of CD-i check in daily to answer questions and exchange knowledge. See the Multimedia Forum, section CDI (GO CD-I, Section 17). CompuServe USA 5000 Arlington Centre Boulevard PO Box 20212 Columbus, Ohio 43220 USA Phone: +1 614 457 8650 CompuServe UK 15/16 Lower Park Row PO Box 676 Bristol BS99 1YN United Kingdom Phone: +44 272 255111 ****** ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE CD-i SERVICES 3M Company 1425 Parkway Drive Menomonie WI 54751 USA Phone: 800 336-3636 (from USA) FAX : +1 715 235-0500 Primary business: CD-ROM and CD-i mastering; replication; packaging and fulfillment Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Disc duplication and mastering Size: 100+ people Advance Multimedia 26600 Telegraph Road, Suite 181 Southfield MI 48034 USA Contact: Jane Sinclair Phone: +1 313 350-2130 FAX : +1 313 350-3618 E-Mail: CompuServe: 76615,360 Primary business: CD-i full service bureau Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; development systems; multimedia design; video encoding; DV encoding (FMV) Tools: MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Allen Visual Systems 824 Sunset Ridge Road Northbrook IL 60062 USA Contact: Douglas Allen Phone: +1 708 498-9220 FAX : +1 708 498-9339 Primary business: Multimedia development: CD-i, CD-ROM; service bureau Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; multimedia design; software engineering Size: 25-100 people American Video Resources, Inc. 491B Carlisle Drive Herndon VA 22070 USA Phone: +1 703 538-4438 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 71570,7116 Primary business: Multimedia hardware sales and systems integration Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring systems; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: C++ Size: 1-5 people AMPED 5696 Peachtree Pkwy Atlanta GA 30092 USA Contact: Rebecca Roach Phone: +1 404 242-2626 FAX : +1 404 263-3705 Primary business: CD-i continuing education Target market: Professional; school; government Services provided: Off-the-shelf education titles; discount prices to members Tools: MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Avitage, Inc. 917 Post Road, Suite 305 Fairfield CT 06430 USA Contact: Dave Cunningham Phone: +1 203 254-0866 FAX : +1 203 254-0847 E-Mail: CompuServe: 72260,3617 Primary business: Multimedia production and publishing Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Authoring; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: MediaMogul; programming languages; various support tools Size: 1-5 people Big Hand Productions 2226 Elm Street Dallas TX 75201 USA Contact: Sales department Phone: +1 214 748-2888 FAX : +1 214 748-2889 Primary business: Multimedia design and production Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Authoring; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: Balboa Run-Time system; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Campus Learning Systems, Inc. Route 2, Box 59A Bluemont VA 22012 USA Contact: Mike Maak Phone: +1 703 554-2257 FAX : +1 703 554-2525 Primary business: Development and marketing of medical education titles Target market: Professional Services provided: Multimedia design; marketing, sales, and service Tools: Designer's Workbench Size: 5-25 people CapDisc, a Division of Capitol Multimedia 2121 Wisconsin Ave., NW Washington DC 20007 USA Contact: Dan Godwin Phone: +1 202 625-0204 FAX : +1 202 625-0210 Primary business: CD-i applications and publishing Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding; Showmaster CD-i presentation software, which incorporates image and audio files into a presentation format and allows user to resequence files in desired order. Tools: MediaMogul; proprietary tools Size: 25-100 people CD-interactive, Inc. 17390 Brookhurst Street, Suite 285 Fountain Valley CA 92708 USA Contact: Dennis Acebo Phone: +1 714 378-4020 FAX : +1 714 378-4015 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 74150,2232 Primary business: Design and production of interactive multimedia applications and titles on CD-i, CD-ROM/XA, and CD-ROM (MAC/MPC). Specializing in translation and multilingual multimedia applications Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; disc duplication and mastering; multimedia design; softrware Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Ceavco Audio-Visual Co., Inc. 1650 Webster Street Denver CO 80215 (303) 238-6493 Contact: John L. Emerson Phone: +1 303 238-6493 FAX : +1 303 237-0332 Primary business: Audio visual, including video equipment sales, rental, and service Target market: Professional Services provided: Hardware sales, service, and rentals Size: 25-100 people Cimarron International Inc. 3131 S. Vaugh Way, #134 Aurora CO 80014 USA Contact: Don Cohen Phone: +1 303 368-0988 FAX : +1 303 695-8238) E-Mail: Cimmarron (Apple Link) Primary business: Custom multimedia production Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; multimedia design Tools: MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Comex Systems, Inc. 801-3 Beaver Drive Norcross GA 30071-1324 USA Contact: John Bond Phone: 800 543-6959 (USA only) FAX : +1 201 543-9644 E-Mail: Internet: gt175c@gatech.edu Primary business: Production of educational books, videos, and CD-i discs Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Commercial Sight & Sound 106 College Avenue LaGrange GA 30240 USA Contact: Pamela Schaepe Phone: +1 706 884-4400 FAX : +1 706 883-6373 Primary business: Corporate communications systems. Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Commotion New Media 1242 Fourth Street, #210 Santa Monica CA 90401-2335 USA Contact: Philip van Allen Phone: +1 310 451-6240 FAX : +1 310 451-6243 E-Mail: Internet: pvanallen@commotion.com Primary business: Pop entertainment-music, comedy, film. Specialty is synthesis of design and technical expertise in the development of high performance consumer titles. Target market: Home entertainment Services provided: Multimedia design; audio; video ; graphics; software engineering Tools: ISG Tools Size: 5-25 people Comprehensive Technologies International, Inc. 1725 Jefferson Davis Highway, Ste. 1200 Arlington VA 22202 USA Contact: Richard Maynard Phone: +1 703 412-8763 FAX : +1 703 412 -8750 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 76557,3564; America On-Line: Richard938 Primary business: Government contracts; multimedia group focuses on commercial training and information products Target market: Environmental; transportation (esp. aviation); verifiable training in any field Services provided: CD-i and CD-ROM production (asset capture, generation, authoring; disc building and "one-off" mastering. Full video production capability; system integration, installation, and training; software tools development Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: Size: 5-25 people Computer Artworks, Inc. 700 West Pete Rose Way Cincinnati OH 45203 USA Phone: +1 513 421-9000 FAX : +1 513 345-8899 Primary business: Production of CD-i content and CD-i authoring Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; multimedia design; video encoding Tools: ABCD-i; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Crawford Multimedia 3098 Piedmont Road, Ste. 150 Atlanta GA 30305 USA Contact: Stephen Wooten Phone: +1 404 365-2266 FAX : +1 404 365-2279 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 75030,2062 Primary business: Custom interactive title development (for business and entertainment) Target market: Home entertainment; professional; industry Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding; DV (FMV) encoding Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; ISG Tools; MediaMogul; proprietary software tools Size: 100+ people Creative Logic, Ltd. 482 Canterbury Crescent Kingston Ontario K7M 6X1 Canada Contact: Brent Alan Plain Phone: +1 613 389-0333 E-Mail: Genie: PLAINB Primary business: CD-i and CD-ROM title development and pre-mastering; one- off production Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; disc duplication and mastering; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: ABCD-i; Designer's Workbench; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Dataware Technologies 222 Third Street, Ste. 3300 Cambridge MA 02142 USA Contact: Linda Vendryes Phone: +1 303 449-4157 FAX : +1 303 442-1816 Primary business: Database development Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring; tools Tools: ABCD-i; Designer's Workbench; MediaMogul Size: 100+ people Digital Dynamics 3055 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor MI 48105 USA Contact: Jon Lusk Phone: +1 313 995-2400 FAX : +1 313 995-3232 Primary business: CD-i development for business and education Target market: Education Services provided: Authoring; disc duplication and mastering Tools: MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Digital Presentations, Inc. 71 Berwick Avenue Toronto Ontario M5P 1G9 Canada Contact: Mathew Diamond Phone: +1 416 481-2394 FAX : +1 416 481-8025 Primary business: Corporate communication, training, and interactive marketing Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring; disc duplication and mastering; multimedia design Tools: MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Entertainment Technologies 6109 S. Orange Blossom Trail, PO Box 690397 Orlando FL 32869-0397 USA Contact: Bill Lorenz Phone: +1 407 858-9999 FAX : +1 407 858-9900 Primary business: Multimedia technologies, production, and engineering Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding; digital video encoding Tools: ABCD-i; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Executive Gallery 814 W. Third Avenue Columbus OH 43212-9802 USA Contact: Carol Shelton Phone: +1 614 488-1878 FAX : +1 614 488-7870 Primary business: Marketing products for professional and personal development Target market: Professional Services provided: Marketing (advertising and distribution); publishing (CD-i titles for business education) Five Rings Limited Commerce Bldg., 38 Reid Street Hamilton Bermuda Contact: Rick Morbey Phone: +1 809 295-9611 FAX : +1 809 295-2409 E-Mail: Internet: rmorbey@frings.bm;CompuServe: 76200, 1455 Primary business: CD-i, Digital video, and PhotoCD production and publishing Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; audio production; authoring; graphic arts; linear video production; multimedia design; video encoding Tools: MediaMogul; Script to Disc; CDIT!ALL; Animation Stack Size: 1-5 people Foreground Music, Inc. 4200 Stoneway North Seattle WA 98103 USA Contact: Noel Nishi/James Condon Phone: 800 723-3472 (USA only) or +1 206 545-4162 FAX : +1 206 545-6841 Primary business: Music programming and multimedia software services for national account organizations Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; background music; custom music programming; training Tools: ABCD-i; Designer's Workbench; MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Forsight, Inc. 1700 Rockville Pike Rockville MD USA Contact: Mark Montefusco Phone: +1 301 816-4900 FAX : +1 301 816-7902 E-Mail: AppleLink: FORSIGHT Primary business: Interactive multimedia development. Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: ABCD-i; Designer's Workbench Size: 5-25 people France International Ltd. 456 Main Street, PO Box 1054 Reisterstown MD 21136 USA Contact: Ralph France Phone: +1 410 526-0502 FAX : +1 410 526-6089 Primary business: Multimedia production Target market: Professional Services provided: Multimedia design; software engineering Tools: Balboa Run-Time System Size: 5-25 people Frontier Media Group 55 Valley stream Parkway Malvern PA 19355 USA Contact: Bob Cooper Phone: +1 215 647-5444 FAX : +1 215 647-0174 E-Mail: CompuServe: 70304, 2565 Primary business: Custom multimedia development for Fortune 500 companies. Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: ABCD-i; Designer's Workbench; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Future Media Interactive 800 5th Avenue #350 Seattle WA 98104 USA Contact: Cristina Destefano/Kilroy Hughes Phone: 800 723 3472 (USA only) or +1 206 545-4162 FAX : +1 206 545-6841 Primary business: Custom interactive multimedia software designed to support training, marketing, and other corporate communications needs, including satellite delivered kiosks Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; multimedia design Tools: ABCD-i; Designer's Workbench; MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people GTE ImagiTrek 2385 Camino Vida Roble Carlsbad CA 92009 USA Contact: Dennis Garlington Phone: +1 619 431-8801 FAX : +1 619 431-8755 E-Mail: Internet: steve@imagitrek.gte.com Primary business: Interactive multimedia Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring, authoring systems; disc duplication and mastering; real-time video encoding; including MPEG 1; digital video encoding Tools: ABCD-i; Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Heuris Logic 1758 Muegee Road St. Charles MO 63303 USA Contact: Jeannette De Patie Phone: +1 314 949-0415 FAX : +1 314 949-0415 (Call before sending) Primary business: MPEG-1 encoding Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring systems; development systems; software engineering; video encoding Tools: Developed in-house Size: 5-25 people Imagetrix, Inc. 2 Garfield Place Cincinnati OH 45202 USA Contact: Peter Schwartz Phone: +1 513 381-1380 FAX : +1 513 381-0248 Primary business: Marketing communications Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people IMTECH Atlanta 2030 Powers Ferry Road, Ste. 325 Atlanta GA 30339 USA Contact: James Brooke Phone: +1 404 980-7700 FAX : +1 404 980-7701 Primary business: Corporate publishing; multimedia presentation Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Information Architecture Suite 1550, 3350 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta GA 30326 USA Contact: John Green Phone: +1 404 233 4832 FAX : +1 404 233-2072 Primary business: Custom optical-based publishing Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Authoring; multimedia design Tools: MediaMogul Size: 1-5 people Informative Technologies 1718 M Street NW, Suite 292 Washington DC 20036 USA Contact: David Smith Phone: +1 202 675-4528 FAX : +1 202 675-4529 E-Mail: CompuServe: 71311,2334 Primary business: Multimedia development Target market: Home entertainment Services provided: Multimedia design; software engineering Size: 1-5 people Interactive People Systems, Inc. 1119 Little Street Camden SC 29020 USA Contact: Grainger McKoy Phone: +1 803 424-0302 FAX : +1 803 424-6987 E-Mail: America On-Line: Grainger M Primary business: General contractor for large-scale point of sale; point of information projects Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; disc duplication & mastering; multimedia design; DV encoding (FMV); video encoding; software engineering Size: 5-25 people Interactive Resources of Iowa, Inc. 4403 Woodland Avenue W. Des Moines IA 50265 USA Contact: Steve Dickinson Phone: +1 515 224-0312 FAX : +1 515 223-8836 E-Mail: Internet: iri!sgd@optimage.com; CompuServe ID: 72144, 316 Primary business: CD-i title development and technical support Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Authoring; authoring systems; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 1-5 people Interlight Productions 2365 Centerville Road Tallahassee FL 32308 USA Contact: Richard Hartsfield Phone: +1 904 385-3310 FAX : +1 904 385-8360 Primary business: Multimedia development Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; development systems; multimedia design: software engineering Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Ken Cook Education Systems PO Box 207 Butler WI 53007 USA Contact: Carol S. Storck, Vice President Phone: +1 414 466-6060 FAX : +1 414 466-0840 Primary business: Vocational training turn-key packages with equipment for hands-on interactive instruction. Also offer life-skills and literacy training for adolescents and adults. Target market: Professional; education Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; multimedia design Tools: MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Laser Pacific Media Corporation 809 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood CA 90038 USA Contact: Leon Silverman Phone: +1 213 462-6266 FAX : +1 213 960-2195 E-Mail: MCI Mail: 566-4018 Primary business: The primary focus of our CD-i related business is providing high-quality MPEG encoding and other Digital Video related assistance to the CD-i development community. In addition, we provide film laboratory, electronic post production, and digital audio services Target market: Professional; home entertainment Services provided: Audio encoding; video encoding; DV encoding Size: 100+ people Ledge Multimedia, Inc. 1972 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140-2190 USA Contact: Keith Lehman Phone: +1 617 876-5090 FAX : +1 617 876-3860 E-Mail: CompuServe: 73670, 2071 Primary business: Custom software engineering and CD-i production Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; development systems; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Lighthouse Productions, Inc. 1900 Hicks Rd. Rolling Meadows IL 60008 USA Contact: Chip Moore Phone: +1 708 506-1414 FAX : +1 708 506-1481 Primary business: Business communications Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; multimedia design Tools: ABCD-i; MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Mastery Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 3260 Farmington Hills MI 48333-3260 USA Contact: Kirk Berry Phone: +1 214 234-1888 FAX : +1 214 234-0912 Primary business: Multimedia software development and publishing for the industrial training market. Services provided: Audio encoding; development systems; multimedia design; video encoding; software engineering Size: 1-5 people MED I.A., Inc. 8035 N. Port Washington Rd. Milwaukee WI 53217 USA Contact: Darrel L. Burnett Phone: +1 815 282-5524 FAX : +1 815 282-4841 E-Mail: America On-Line JCA 2000 Primary business: Development and publishing of medical and corporate CD-i multimedia and also CD-ROM Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; disc duplication and mastering; multimedia design; video encoding; digital video encoding Tools: MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people MicroMall, Inc. 1900 NW 114th Street Des Moines IA 50325 USA Contact: Rich Ketcham Phone: +1 515 224-9655 FAX : +1 515 224-9620 Primary business: Multimedia point of sale and point of information systems Target market: Professional; captive end users Services provided: Multimedia design; software engineering; system engineering Tools: Balboa Run-TIme System; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people MultiDynamics, Inc. 13131 Northend Oak Park MI 48237 USA Contact: Thomas E. McPhee, Jr. Phone: +1 313 548-2291 FAX : +1 313 548-2290 E-Mail: America On-Line: CDIMASTER Primary business: Business to business custom programs for training, POI/POS, educational and periodical publishing for the consumer environment Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Music Maestro 1639 11th Street Santa Monica CA 90404-3707 Contact: Aldo Mimoun Phone: +1 310 314-3888 FAX : +1 310 314-3882 Primary business: Karaoke sing along. Target market: Home entertainment; professional; semi-professional Services provided: Karaoke software Size: 5-25 people Oberon Productions, Inc. 2 Berkeley Streeet, #500 Toronto Ontario M5A 2W3 Canada Contact: Luda Tovey Phone: +1 416 863-1733 FAX : +1 416 863-0480 Primary business: Design/development of educational, training, and promotional programming. Target market: Professional; technical training and education; corporate and promotional; special expertise in medical/ pharmaceutical Services provided: Interactive program design and production; interface design; project management; multimedia consultation Size: 5-25 people OptImage Interactive Services Company, L.P. 1501 50th Street, Suite 100 Des Moines IA 50265-5961 USA Contact: Pamela Wilber Phone: 1 800 234 5484 (USA only); +1 515 225-7000 FAX : +1 515 225-0252 E-Mail: Internet: support@optimage.com; pamw@optimage.com Primary business: Developer and publisher of CD-i authoring and software development tools and MPEG encoding tools Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Consulting; disc build (WORM); MPEG encoding; training Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul; MPEG encoding Size: 25-100 people Philips Professional Publishing 2500 Central Avenue, Suite B Boulder CO 80301 USA Contact: Rod Campbell Phone: +1 303 440-0669 FAX : +1 303 443-8242 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 71740, 3240 Primary business: CD-i, CD-ROM publishing Target market: Professional; education Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: Balboa Run-TIme System; Media Mogul; Media Showcase Size: 5-25 people Professional Computer Systems, Inc. The Millennium Centre Triadelphia WV 26059 USA Contact: Bruce Stewart Phone: +1 304 547-5842 FAX : +1 304 547-5881 E-Mail: Internet: pcs@wvnvms.wvnet.edu Primary business: Computer hardware and software Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; multimedia design Tools: ABCD-i Size: 5-25 people Richland Graphics Systems 140 Park Avenue East Mansfield OH 44902 USA Contact: Jim Burkhart Phone: +1 419 525-3760 FAX : +1 419 524-6494 E-Mail: AppleLink: RGS; America On-Line: Richgraph Primary business: Business presentations Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; multimedia design Tools: MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Scidel Technologies, Inc. 152, 62 Avenue Nord St. Joseph Dulac Q. C. J0-N 1M0 Canada Contact: Roger Bessette Phone: +1 514 473-8119 FAX : +1 514 73-6403 Primary business: Multimedia and hypertext applications Target market: Professional Services provided: Multimedia design; software engineering Size: 1-5 people Science Applications International 6 Eagle Center, Suite 2 O'Fallon IL 62269 USA Contact: Ron Marion Phone: + 1 618 624-9005 FAX : +1 618 624-9008 E-Mail: CompuServe: 1174, 2227 Primary business: Computer-based/ multimedia training system development Target market: Professional Services provided: Audio encoding; multimedia design; software engineering Tools: Designer's Workbench Size: 5-25 people Script Systems Inc. 115 Metropolitan Drive, PO Box 601 Liverpool NY 13082 USA Contact: Jay Bernhardt Phone: +1 315 451-1622 FAX : +1 315 451-8503 Primary business: Manufacture of CD-i authoring systems Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring systems Tools: ABCD-i; Designer's Workbench Size: 5-25 people Showtech, Inc. 1024 Logan St. Louisville KY 40204 USA Contact: Hal Park Phone: +1 502 635-6920 FAX : +1 502 634-3127 Primary business: Full-service multimedia resource company Target market: Professional Services provided: Asset ccreation--audio, video, graphics, and copy writing; audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; disc duplication and mastering; multimedia design Tools: MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Skyline Displays, Inc. 1301 Cliff Road East Burnsville MN 55337-1402 USA Contact: Yvette Beaulieu Phone: +1 612 894-3240 FAX : +1 612 894-3219 Primary business: Tradeshow marketing products Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring Tools: MediaMogul Size: 600 people Software Plus #1, 12760 Bathgate Way Richmond BC V6V 1Z4 Canada Contact: Bill Gamblen/Rob Mitchell Phone: +1 604 273-4884 FAX : +1 604 273-6534 Primary business: Education - a source for CD-i software and hardware in Canada Target market: Professional; home entertainment Sonic Images 4590 MacArthur Blvd NW Washington DC 20007 USA Contact: John Ramo Phone: +1 202 333-1063 FAX : +1 202 338-1386 Primary business: Interactive media development Target market: Home entertainment Services provided: Audio encoding; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Size: 25-100 people Source Media Network Russell Lamson Bldg, 209 W. 5th Street Waterloo IA 50701 USA Contact: Robert Jakobsen / Peter Mueller Phone: +1 319 236-0317 FAX : +1 319 236-7742 Primary business: Full service CD-i production company for consumer titles, POP, POS, training applications Target market: Home entertainment; professional; training Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; development systems; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: Balboa Run-Time system; MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Spinnaker Communications 112 W. 9th Street, Suite 123 Kansas City MO 64105 USA Phone: +1 816 471 4047 FAX : +1 816 471 4353 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 73354,1245 Primary business: CD-i and CD-ROM production; computer graphics and animation; all-digital audio production; and digital video production and post-production (linear and non-linear) Target market: Professional; training; home entertainment Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; development systems; disc duplication and mastering (WORM); multimedia design; video encoding Size: 5-25 people Tech Pubs Hal, Inc. 82 Park Avenue Rutherford NJ 07070 USA Contact: Randi F. Kleiman Phone: +1 201 507-0030 FAX : +1 201 507-0192 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 73353,123 Primary business: Multimedia development Target market: Home entertainment; education Services provided: Multimedia design Size: 25-100 people Theta Technologies, Inc. 101 East Tennessee Avenue Oak Ridge TN 37830 USA Contact: William A. McCauley Phone: +1 615 482-0056 FAX : +1 615 482-7583 Primary business: Customer software development for industry, including sales support, technical communication, and performance- based training Target market: Professional; training Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; multimedia design; video encoding Tools: MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people University of Iowa Video Center C105 Sea Shore Hall Iowa City IA 52242 USA Contact: Daniel Lind Phone: +1 319 335-2645 FAX : +1 319 335-2834 E-Mail: Internet: daniel-lind@uiowa.edu Primary business: Educational materials Target market: Education; training Services provided: Asset development - audio and video; audio encoding; authoring; multimedia design; video encoding Tools: MediaMogul Size: 5-25 people Valkieser Multimedia s'Gravelandseweg 80a Hilversum 1217 EW The Netherlands Contact: Klaus Buenk Phone: +31 35 23 48 58 FAX : +31 35 23 27 11 E-Mail: Internet: klaus@valkieser.nl Primary business: Video; audio; graphics; multimedia Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; development systems; digital video encoding; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: Balboa Run-Time System Size: 25-100 people VIRIDIS 11022 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 450 Los Angeles CA 90025 USA Contact: Janet Hahn Phone: +1 310 445-2055 FAX : +1 310 479-7135 Primary business: CD-i design, development, and production Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring systems; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding; digital video encoding Tools: Balboa Run-Time system Size: 25-100 people Vision Interactive Ltd. 33 West Park Clifton Bristol BS8 2LX United Kingdom Contact: Ian Herbert Phone: +44 272 730597 FAX : +44 272 237090 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 100137, 3705 Primary business: CD-i software authoring; video, and audio post-production for broadcast T.V. Target market: Professional; music and video industry Services provided: Audio encoding; authoring; authoring systems; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: Balboa Run-Time System Size: 5-25 people Watermark Communication Software 4650 N. Breton Court Grand Rapids MI 49508 USA Contact: Timothy M. Turmelle Phone: +1 161 698-2310 E-Mail: America Online: Dpa Za Primary business: Multimedia and database software development for training and marketing and sales departments of corporate clients. Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring; multimedia design; software engineering; video encoding Tools: Balboa Run-Time System; MediaMogul; Media Workshop Size: 5-25 people Westlight 2223 S. Carmelina Avenue Los Angeles CA 90064 USA Contact: Robert Godwin Phone: +1 310 820-7077 E-Mail: CompuServe ID: 74200,3033 Primary business: Photography and digital imaging services Target market: Home entertainment; professional Services provided: Content for multimedia productions Tools: MediaMogul Size: 25-100 people Xenas Communications Corporation 354 Gest Street Cincinnati OH 45203 USA Contact: Tom Baggs Phone: +1 513 621-2729 FAX : +1 513 621-2145 Primary business: System integration Target market: Professional Services provided: Authoring systems; development systems; multimedia design; software engineering Size: 5-25 people ****************************************************************************** The information in this document was checked to the best ability of the authors. Information on services provided was supplied by the individual vendors and service providers. 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