NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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NBC Cues Up the Net
May 21 2001 12:00 AM PDT
PROFILE |
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Digital:Convergence wants you to make more time for Windows shopping. Its :CRQ software synchronizes TV broadcasts with PCs, guiding the computer's browser to product information, advertisements, and other content. The software responds to tones embedded into television transmissions and delivered to PCs through cable or wireless networks. The company, formed in 1998 as DigitalConvergence.:Com, also offers the :CueCAT, which, when used to scan bar codes on product packages, guide users to Web pages. The company, which has cut nearly 75% of its workforce, offers its products for free, planning to generate revenues from advertising licenses. CEO Jovan Philyaw owns 49.7% of the company, NBC owns 10%, and Belo Corp. owns 7%.
COMPETITION |
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ACTV, Inc. (IATV)
NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (NEOM)
OpenTV Corp. (OPTV)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 1.50
Employees: 122
Revenue per employee: $12,295.08
KEY PEOPLE |
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J. Jovan Philyaw
CEO
William S. Leftwich
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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9101 N. Central Expwy., 6th Fl.
Dallas, TX 75231
US
Phone: 214-292-6000
Fax: 214-292-6001
Online: Web Site
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