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Overview

Vialta, Inc. develops, designs and markets unique and innovative home entertainment and personal communications products that are changing the way people communicate and share their experiences.

Vialta is a consumer electronics company with a diverse group of talented professionals, including:

  • An internal design studio responsible for initial product design and prototype development.
  • An R&D department with significant expertise in software and hardware development, chip design and electrical engineering
  • A seasoned sales and marketing team that has successfully launched numerous products and product lines, as well as established new product categories.

Vialta was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Fremont, California, with offices in Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

 

Products:
  • Beamer, the world's first Videophone Station, instantly adds live, color motion video to phone calls, displaying the video on a 3.5" LCD screen. Beamer works with any phone (corded or cordless), over any standard (analog) phone line, at no additional cost to your phone call. No special wiring or equipment is required. In 2002, Beamer won a "Good Buy" Award from Good Housekeeping magazine for its ingenuity, value and exceptional performance. It also received a 2003 "Best of Innovations" Award from the Consumer Electronics Association for its value to users, aesthetics, innovative attributes and overall contributions to the quality of life. Beamer is available at national (Best Buy and Sharper Image) and regional (Good Guys, Fry's, and ABC Warehouse) retailers, through popular catalogs (Frontgate and SkyMall), and select distributors.
  • Beamer TV videophone expands Vialta's videophone product line, providing consumers with an alternative videophone viewing format and viewing experience, displaying a live, color motion video of the other calling party on any standard (NTSC) television. While offering the same major features that are inherent to the Vialta videophone line - stylish design, ease of setup, ease of use, and the ability to instantly add video to your phone calls using your home phone and phone line - Beamer TV's lower price point broadens the potential consumer videophone market. Beamer TV is available at national (Best Buy) and regional (Good Guys, J&R and Fry's) retailers, through the Frontgate catalog, and select distributors.
  • The Beamer FX is a Beamer videophone with an integrated digital picture frame, two memory card slots and an internal memory. Beamer FX offers the same videophone features as Beamer; plus it can send, receive and save digital pictures to its internal memory. When not being used as a videophone, Beamer FX functions as a digital picture frame with slideshow capability. Compatible with five popular memory card formats, Beamer FX can display digital pictures directly from memory cards without any special equipment, software or web-based services. Beamer FX is available at Good Guys and J&R, through the Frontgate catalog, and select distributors.
  • VistaFrame is a digital picture frame compatible with multiple memory card formats, making it easy for digital camera owners to display their digital pictures directly from memory cards, without the need for a computer. Display a favorite picture or choose VistaFrame's innovative slideshow feature to create custom slideshows - selecting the pictures and their display order, the time interval between pictures, and the transition effect. VistaFrame is available at Sharper Image and the Frontgate catalog.

     

    All products are available online at www.vialta.com

     

    Leadership:
    Fred S.L. Chan Chairman
    Yin-Wu Chen President and Chief Operating Officer

    Contacts:

    Vialta, Inc.
    1600 California Circle
    Milpitas, CA 95035
    Main: (408)946-2888
    Fax: (408)945-0888
    E-mail: info@vialta.com
     

    Vialta Hong Kong Co., Ltd.
    Room 12-13, 20/F

    11 Sha Tsui Road,

    N.T., Hong Kong

    Main: 011-852-2302-0878
    Fax: 011-852-2302-1113