06/02/05
Zaxel Systems and Preferred Video Products Announce Partnership
04/16/05
Zaxel Introduces ZLC 2.3
True lossless compression video codec for HDTV, D-Cinema, and 2K/4K editing
04/2005
Zaxel Appoints Charles Taylor Vice President Sales, North America & Europe
01/06/04
Zaxel Ships "4k" Video Recorder.
08/01/02
Zaxel Ships Its First RGB Server to
IMAGICA, Inc.
10/18/01
Zaxel Systems Receives Grant From Department of Defense
Zaxel receives Department of Defense Award
06/28/01
Zaxel Systems, Inc. Relocates to Meet
Customer and Employee Growth
Company moves to larger facility in the newly renovated Ice House Building
06/01/01
The Future of 3D Video
(Computer Magazine - an IEEE Computer Society publication)
Zaxel 3D video specialists authored an article on the latest developments
in 3D video and the medium's advancement from a passive experience to
a fully interactive one. [PDF - 1MB]
03/09/01
Zaxel Systems Launches E-cinema Server Digital Cinema System
E-Cinema Server™ was featured at ShoWest, the single largest international
gathering of motion picture professionals in the world.
02/27/01
Getting
the big picture (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Start-up company's software offers new media applications.
02/12/01
Zaxel Systems Launches Next Generation
of 3D Replay™ Technology
The company whose co-founder and director created virtual viewpoint
technology introduces the world's most advanced replay product.
01/15/01
Zaxel
Co-Founder and CEO featured on Japanese television
Dr. Norihisa Suzuki talks about the future of 3D video (Site in Japanese)
10/16/00
Zaxel Products to be displayed at Inter BEE 2000
Zaxel resellers will display Zaxel 3D Video products at the 36th Annual International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (Inter BEE 2000) in Chiba City, Japan on Nov. 15-17, 2000.
08/24/00
Zaxel receives SBIR Phase Two award for $750,000
Due to successful completion of obligations under their SBIR Phase One award, Zaxel Systems, Inc. received an SBIR Phase Two award in the amount of $750,000, effective August 24, 2000. The award is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the development of a voxel-based immersive environment.
08/22/00
Future Fund Invests in Zaxel Systems, Inc.
The Future Fund, a Southwestern Pennsylvania-based venture capital firm, became the first major source of private investment for Zaxel Systems, Inc. Before this Future Fund investment, over $3 million in grant-funded R&D was used to develop the world's most advanced virtual viewpoint technology.
08/04/00
Zaxel Co-founder receives Japan's C&C Award for lifetime scientific achievement
Takeo Kanade, co-founder and Chief Scientist of Zaxel Systems, Inc., received the 2000 C&C Award for lifetime contributions to the development of multimedia through the fundamental and broad advancement of robotics and computer vision. The NEC-sponsored award will provide Dr. Kanade with approximately 10 million Yen in recognition of his achievements.
07/01/00
University of Pittsburgh purchases Zaxel S-Video Compression System
Jeffrey Cohn, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh and researcher for the Automated Face Analysis research project, purchased Zaxel Systems, Inc.'s S-Video Capture System on July 1, 2000. The Zaxel S-Video Capture System will be used to help the joint University of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon University research project store and analyze several archival databases.
07/01/00
S-Video Product Launch
Zaxel Systems, Inc. announces the commercial availability of the Zaxel S-Video Capture System for use with any S-Video camera.
11/09/99
Zaxel receives SBIR Phase One award for $100,000
Zaxel Systems, Inc. received an SBIR Phase One award in the amount of $100,000, effective November 9, 1999. The award is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the development of a voxel-based immersive environment.
* Virtualized reality is a trademark of CMU
