InterVideo
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{{Infobox company
| name = InterVideo
| logo =
| type = Subsidiary
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|IVII}}
| fate = Acquired by Corel
| founded = {{start date and age|1998}}{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=IVII|title=Profile for InterVideo Inc|work=Yahoo Finance|publisher=Yahoo|accessdate=2006-09-10}}
| founder = {{ubl|Chinn Chin|Honda Shing|Rosemary Leng|Joe Monastiero}}
| defunct = {{End date|2006}}
| location = Fremont, California
| key_people =
| industry = Software publishing
| products = Video software, multimedia software
| revenue =
| parent = Corel Corporation
| homepage = {{url|http://www.intervideo.com}}
}}
InterVideo was a software publisher specializing in multimedia-related programs. InterVideo's products include video capturing, video editing, DVD authoring, CD/DVD recording, film distribution, and video playback. Its best known product was WinDVD. InterVideo marketed its products to the retail market as well as to original equipment manufacturers. The company was headquartered in Fremont, California.
InterVideo HandHeld Business Unit developed multimedia software solutions{{solution-inline|date=September 2019}} in the mobile and embedded multimedia market. Their unique iMobi technologies are embedded widely on Smartphones, GPS units, car entertainment solutions{{solution-inline|date=September 2019}} and portable entertainment devices.
History
On 13 August 2005, InterVideo acquired Ulead Systems for approximately $68 million and announced its merger with Ulead on July 9, 2006.
On 28 August 2006, Corel Corporation announced that it would acquire InterVideo for about $196 million.{{cite web|publisher=Financial Times|date=2006-08-28|accessdate=2006-09-10|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2785070a-36b1-11db-89d6-0000779e2340.html|title=Corel buys InterVideo for $196m|first=Chris|last=Nuttall}}
Closure
On December 12, 2006, Corel announced the acquisition of InterVideo and Ulead had been completed.[http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Content_C1&cid=1165614963089&lc=en&pagename=CorelCom%2FLayout Corel's letter to customers on the InterVideo Ulead acquisition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009171440/http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Content_C1&cid=1165614963089&lc=en&pagename=CorelCom%2FLayout |date=2008-10-09 }} The InterVideo brand name has been retired, with all former InterVideo products now marketed as Corel or Ulead.
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See also
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Category:Defunct software companies of the United States
Category:Software companies established in 1998
Category:Software companies disestablished in 2006
Category:Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
Category:Defunct companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:2006 mergers and acquisitions
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