- Jerome Rota
Jerome Rota (1973- ) is a French inventor born in
Montpelier . He also known by the name Gej.In 1999, while he was working as a
graphic designer and a technical director in an advertising agency in France, he invented the compression formatDivX video by hacking intoMPEG4 beta-version 3. His invention had the advantage of supporting theAVI formatted files.Initial peer-to-peer rapid spread of the program turned into its introductions to the markets. As a result, a name was given to the program and a company was established.The software was first given the name ProjectMayo. Rota established the company
DivX, Inc. (formerly known as DivXNetworks, Inc.), based inSan Diego , in 2000. The company employed up to 300 employees by February 2007.See also
DivX, Inc. External links
* [http://seekingalpha.com/article/17208-divx-ipo-key-background-for-investors Background on DivX, Inc. IPO from Seeking Alpha]
* [http://www.codecdivx.it/en/index.htm The DivX story]
* [http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=FfI4J3IDATE&NR=1 Meet Jérôme Gej Rota] , Communication on the new DivX Connected platform
* [http://www.journaldunet.com/solutions/emploi/dossier/0601-francais-etanger/0601_it-jerome-rota-divx.shtml Interview of Jérôme Rota] (in French), by JDN Solutions
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