Veodia acquires Screentoaster to expand its business video technology
Veodia, which helps businesses share high-defintion video, announced today that it has acquired screen-recording startup Screentoaster.
The acquisition makes a lot of sense for Veodia, as a way to make it stand apart from competition like Google Video for Business. Chief executive Guillaume Cohen says his customers were already using Veodia to share screen-recorded videos (such as product demos and tutorials) that they recorded using another application. With the Screentoaster acquisition, they can record and share… Continue Reading
IVT launches yet another “YouTube for the Enterprise”
Following on the heels of Cisco and Google, IVT is launching its own version of “YouTube for the enterprise.” Google launched its “video for business” application just a couple of weeks ago, while Cisco hit the market in June with “Enterprise TV.”
IVT will challenge those players as well as start-ups Veodia and Brightcove with a portal-like media center that can aggregate not just videos but all rich media, such as recorded WebEx meetings, iTunes podcasts,… Continue Reading
Hi-def video company Veodia raises $8.3M
Veodia, which helps businesses create high-quality video content, has raised $8.3 million in a first round of funding.
I last spoke to Veodia chief executive Guillaume Cohen in March when he announced that in addition to Quicktime, Veodia would also support Flash content. At the time, Cohen said Veodia had raised funding, but he couldn’t provide any details. Well, those details are here: The money comes from Clearstone Venture Partners, the D.E. Shaw Group and a… Continue Reading
High-def video service Veodia gets Flash compatibility
Veodia is about to make it easier to for companies to create high-quality video content.
The San Mateo, Calif.-based start-up, which is trying to squeeze into the crowded online video market, has just added compatibility with Adobe’s nearly ubiquitous Flash Player.
That could be a huge boost for Veodia’s video service, which launched last May (our coverage). The service uses the H.264 codec (one of the codecs used for Blu-Ray DVDs) for higher video quality and, until… Continue Reading
Veodia offers high-end broadcasting, and Me.TV joins parade
Veodia is the latest company pushing improvements in video, for bloggers or others wanting to broadcast high-end content.
Separately, another company, called Me.TV which isn’t doing anything extremely new but worth mentioning, joins the parade of video companies.
First, Veodia. The Palo Alto, Calif. company lets you tape top-grade video, and publish it via blogs, or as podcasts to iPod or Apple TV, for example. It lets you archive it all. Another advantage is that it keeps… Continue Reading