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Benutzer:Digimarc
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|company_name          =  Digimarc Corporation
|company_logo          =  [[File:Digimarc.gif]]
|company_type          =  [[Public company|Public]]<br /> 
| traded_as  = {{nasdaq|DMRC}}
|foundation            = 
|founder               =  Geoff Rhoads
|location_city         =  9405 SW Gemini Dr, [[Beaverton,_  Oregon  |Beaverton]], [[Oregon]]
|location_country      =  {{nowrap|[[United States]]}}
|area_served           = 
|key_people            =  [[Bruce Davis (video game industry)|Bruce Davis]], <small>CEO</small><br />Michael McConnell, <small>CFO</small><br />Robert Chamness, <small>CLO</small>
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|num_employees          =  93 (Dec'2010)
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|homepage               =  [http://www.digimarc.com/ www.digimarc.com]
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'''Digimarc '''is a [[digital watermark]]ing technology provider enabling the invisible embedding of information into many forms of content, including audio, video, imagery, and certain objects.  Digimarc technology provides solutions for media identification and management, counterfeit and piracy deterrence, and digital commerce.<ref>http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=dmrc</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/business/companies/digimarc-corporation/index.html | work=The New York Times | first=Denise | last=Caruso}}</ref>

== History ==
Digimarc was founded by Geoff Rhoads, an astrophysicist with a background in deep space imaging.  Initial inspiration for the company came while photographing images of the planet Jupiter. He felt that his digital images were vulnerable on the internet, even with copyright protection.<ref>http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=dmrc</ref> Recognizing the need for a better way to protect and track digital images, Rhoads began the initial research and development of invisible watermarking, laying the foundation of Digimarc Corporation, which was founded in May, 1995.<ref>https://delecorp.delaware.gov/tin/controller</ref><ref>http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.do_name_srch?p_name=DIGIMARC&p_regist_nbr=&p_srch=PHASE1&p_print=FALSE&p_entity_status=ACTINA  </ref>

In 1996, after initial venture funding,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-18651302/digimarc-receives-funding-4.html | work=The Seybold Report on Internet Publishing | title=Digimarc receives funding of $4.5M. (AVI Capital, Adobe Ventures, Just Systems and Softbank provide capital) (Company Financial Information)(Brief Article) | date=1 September 1996}}</ref> Digimarc released its first product: a digital watermarking plug-in bundled with Adobe Photoshop, Corel, and Micrografix.<ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18652483.html  </ref>  In 1997, Digimarc’s first patent was awarded.<ref>https://www.digimarc.com/media/release.asp?newsID=111  </ref>  After a second round of venture funding and increased investments in research and technology, Digimarc signed a multi-year contract with a consortium of central banks.<ref>http://contracts.onecle.com/digimarc/counterfeit-license.shtml  </ref>   

In 2001, Digimarc acquired the ID Systems assets of bankrupt Polaroid Corporation and established Digimarc ID Systems, LLC.<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-81034373.html  </ref>  The acquisition gave Digimarc the resources to develop IDMarc, a secure driver license technology eventually adopted by 37 state DMVs.<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-81034373.html  </ref> 

In August of 2008, Digimarc completed the sale of its ID card business to rival L-1 Identity Systems.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/01/19/focus4.html | first=Aliza | last=Earnshaw | title=$310M sale of Digimarc unit the biggest deal of 2008 | date=18 January 2009}}</ref> The new Digimarc corporation consists solely of its digital watermarking business and reincorporated as an Oregon company.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/20(contracted; show full)

In 2008, Digimarc was listed on the Patent Boards Information Technology Patent Scorecard [TM] of the top 50 most innovative technology companies.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-34808783_ITM | title=Wall Street Journal Lists Digimarc Patent Portfolio Among Technology Industry Leaders}}</ref>

In March 
of 2011, Digimarc was rated the third best medium-sized company to work for in Oregon by Oregon Business magazine.<ref>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/97-march-2011/4897-the-top-34-medium-companies?start=3</ref>

==Affiliations==
Founding partner of the Digital Watermarking Alliance.<ref>http://www.digitalwatermarkingalliance.org/membership.asp  </ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Companies based in Beaverton, Oregon]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1995]]
[[Category:Digital watermarking]]