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VTEL’s history began in 1985 when the company was founded as San Antonio Digital Labs in San Antonio, Texas.
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In 1986, the company name changed to VideoTelecom and relocated to Austin, TX where it remains headquartered today.
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In 1992, VideoTelecom went public and in 1993, changed its name to VTEL.
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A series of acquisitions between 1996 and 1999 expanded VTEL’s service offerings, video technology, and networking products.
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1996 – VTEL acquires Peirce-Phelps, a systems integrator, which added the capability for break-fix service, system integration, custom system and room design, and consulting services.
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1997 – VTEL acquires CLI (Compression Labs, Inc.) and industry leading video coding and compression technology.
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1999 – VTEL acquires Vosiac and with it, the Video and Audio streaming technology seen in VTEL’s current product, TurboCast.
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2000 – VTEL China Operation becomes a Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise in China
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2001 – VTEL Corporation forms VTEL Products Strategic Business Unit (SBU) to focus solely on the design, manufacture, and sale of full-featured, PC based videoconferencing systems for key market segments. This exciting move resulted in an invigorated, fresh approach to producing VTEL’s feature-rich, PC-based videoconferencing systems.
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2002 – VTEL Products Corporation officially formed on January 24, 2002. VTEL Products Corp is dedicated to the continued manufacture of PC-based videoconferencing systems specialized for multiple applications such as distance learning, enterprise communications and training, and state, local and federal applications.
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