Markus Moenig (German: Markus Mönig), is a German Entrepreneur and Computer scientist. He is the CEO of BrainDistrict GmbH, a Graphics software manufacturing company.[1] He was the founder of MainConcept, a video/audio codecs developing company which was acquired by DivX, Inc. in 2007.[2][3]

Markus Moenig
Markus Mönig
Markus Moenig in 2018
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Computer scientist
Known forCEO of BrainDistrict GmbH and MainConcept

Biography

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Markus started early by developing IP Video codecs. In 1993, during his student days he and Thomas Zabel founded MainConcept company to become a dominant provider of video/audio codecs. The company earned recognition by developing award winning video codecs which were licensed and integrated in products of many companies including Adobe.[4] MainConcept was acquired by DivX, Inc. in November 2007 for US$22 Million.[2] At the same time Markus joined DivX and soon after became Senior Vice President and CTO in February 2008.[5][6] During his term, his focus was to integrate H.264 digital video technology into the DivX product line. The technology was later implemented into DivX 7 and released in January 2009.[7] Markus resigned from DivX shortly after in December 2008 in order to find entrepreneurial opportunities in his own country.[8] In 2009, Markus founded BrainDistrict GmbH, a 3d graphics software manufacturing company.[9] He is now retired, living in Thailand and creates open source graphic applications.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "BrainDistrict GmbH Company Profile". ereleases.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  2. ^ a b "DivX buys video technologies provider MainConcept for $22 mln". Reuters. November 14, 2007. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  3. ^ "DivX Acquires H.264 Video Firm Main Concept for $22 Million". dmwmedia.com. November 15, 2007. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  4. ^ James "Dela" Delahunty (August 25, 2007). "MainConcept licenses core codec technologies to Adobe for Flash". afterdawn.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  5. ^ "Markus Moenig". walkersresearch.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  6. ^ "DivX Appoints Markus Moenig as Chief Technology Officer". Reuters. February 27, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  7. ^ "DivX 7 adds support for HD H.264 videos". switched.com. January 12, 2009. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  8. ^ "DivX, Inc. reveals resignation of Markus Moenig as SVP, Chief Technology Officer - Quick Facts". rttnews.com. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  9. ^ "Who We Are". braindistrict.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  10. ^ "markusmoenig - Overview". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-05-11.