VITEC Multimedia a new partner of COMO Computer & Motion GmbH

With this purchase, VITEC now adds industry-leading video acquisition and management products to its lineup, including FS Portable DTE Recorders, ProxSys Media Asset Management Solutions, Media Converters, and additional OEM digital media hardware and software.

“The acquisition of Focus’ Systems Group and COMO, including its product lines, the Focus brand and key employees, further positions VITEC Multimedia as a worldwide leader in advanced digital video solutions,” said Philippe Wetzel, CEO of VITEC Multimedia. “In combination with our recent acquisition of Optibase, this acquisition furthers our objective to provide a complete line of advanced digital video solutions to our customers around the globe. With innovation at its core, the VITEC R&D division – now around 100 engineers – is uniquely positioned to deliver innovative solutions for a wide range of advanced digital video applications – managing the complete video chain: from acquisition to distribution.”

“Focus has partnered with VITEC Multimedia in the past, and given our successful history, we decided to conclude the sale of the Focus Systems Group to VITEC”, commented Brett Moyer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Focus Enhancements. “As a market leader in digital video and audio solutions, we wanted to be sure that current Focus video customers, products, partners, and employees will be well taken care of, while we continue to pursue our plans for the Focus Semiconductor Division”

Highly specialized in conversion technology and Media Asset Management COMO Computer & Motion GmbH, Focus’ EMEA headquarter, will complement VITEC’s formidable engineering expertise. “With the acquisition of COMO, the developer of the popular ProxSys Media Asset Management Series, VITEC has advanced even more in mastering the complete video chain,” said Norman Schlomka, Managing Director of COMO. “For COMO this acquisition has opened up the doors to even more markets, especially in the medical, military and transport fields.”

About VITEC Multimedia
VITEC specializes in the development and industrialization of advanced digital video solutions in the MPEG field for OEMs and integrators. Since 1988, VITEC Multimedia has been devoted to the development of MPEG encoding and decoding solutions and the creation of innovative concepts intended for digital video applications. Since 1990, VITEC has focused its efforts on digital video and conforming to ISO standards such as MPEG.

Since its creation, VITEC Multimedia has been universally recognized for its groundbreaking product development. Its strengths are based on a team of skilled and experienced engineers who understand the challenges and nature of demanding customer requirements.

VITEC Multimedia's main objectives are to provide high-end technology and complete solutions to the digital video market. For more information visit http://www.vitecmm.com