# InterVideo

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Multimedia software company, 1998–2006

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InterVideo Type Subsidiary Traded as Nasdaq: IVII Industry Software publishing Founded 1998; 28 years ago (1998)[1] Founder Chinn Chin Honda Shing Rosemary Leng Joe Monastiero Defunct 2006 (2006) Fate Acquired by Corel Products Video software, multimedia software Number of employees 803[1] Parent Corel Corporation

**InterVideo** was a [software publisher](/source/Software_publisher) specialising in [multimedia](/source/Multimedia)-related programs, headquartered in [Fremont, California](/source/Fremont%2C_California). The company's products covered [video capturing](/source/Video_capture), [video editing](/source/Video_editing), [DVD authoring](/source/DVD_authoring), [CD/DVD recording](/source/Optical_disc_authoring) and video playback. Its best-known product was [WinDVD](/source/WinDVD), a widely-used DVD player application sold both at retail and bundled with [OEM](/source/Original_equipment_manufacturer) hardware.

InterVideo also operated a HandHeld Business Unit focused on multimedia software for mobile and [embedded](/source/Embedded_system) devices, including smartphones, [GPS](/source/GPS) units and portable entertainment players. This unit's technology was embedded in devices by a range of hardware partners before the broader company was absorbed into Corel.

## History

InterVideo was founded in 1998 in Fremont, California. The company went public on the [Nasdaq](/source/Nasdaq) under the ticker IVII.

On 13 August 2005, InterVideo acquired [Ulead Systems](/source/Ulead_Systems) for approximately $68 million, and announced a formal merger with Ulead on 9 July 2006.

On 28 August 2006, [Corel Corporation](/source/Corel_Corporation) announced that it would acquire InterVideo for approximately $196 million.[2]

## Closure

On 12 December 2006, Corel announced the acquisition of InterVideo and Ulead had been completed.[3] The InterVideo [brand](/source/Brand) name was retired, with all former InterVideo products subsequently marketed under the Corel or Ulead names.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-yfin_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-yfin_1-1) ["Profile for InterVideo Inc"](https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=IVII). *Yahoo Finance*. [Yahoo](/source/Yahoo). Retrieved 2006-09-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Nuttall, Chris (2006-08-28). ["Corel buys InterVideo for $196m"](https://www.ft.com/content/2785070a-36b1-11db-89d6-0000779e2340). [Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times). Retrieved 2006-09-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Corel's letter to customers on the InterVideo Ulead acquisition](http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Content_C1&cid=1165614963089&lc=en&pagename=CorelCom%2FLayout) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081009171440/http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Content_C1&cid=1165614963089&lc=en&pagename=CorelCom%2FLayout) 2008-10-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

## See also

- [WinDVD](/source/WinDVD)

- [Corel Corporation](/source/Corel_Corporation)

- [Ulead Systems](/source/Ulead_Systems)

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