Earl Levine
Encyclopedia
Earl Levine developed streaming media
and audio watermarking technologies during the dot-com bubble
of the late 1990s. He worked at VXtreme
until its acquisition by Microsoft
. Following that he worked for Liquid Audio. Liquid Audio's patent portfolio was acquired by Microsoft in 2002. Since his departure from Liquid Audio, he has been involved with numerous Silicon Valley
start-up companies.
He graduated from Richardson High School
in the same class as Carla Overbeck.
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...
and audio watermarking technologies during the dot-com bubble
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
of the late 1990s. He worked at VXtreme
VXtreme
VXtreme Inc. was founded in 1995 to develop and market a complete softwaresolution for high-quality business video over the Internet. The company'sscalable software-only video solution allowed organizations to create and...
until its acquisition by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. Following that he worked for Liquid Audio. Liquid Audio's patent portfolio was acquired by Microsoft in 2002. Since his departure from Liquid Audio, he has been involved with numerous Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
start-up companies.
He graduated from Richardson High School
Richardson High School
Richardson High School is a High school in Richardson, Texas, United States with a 2006 enrollment of approximately 2500 and a student/teacher ratio of 12.8.-Background:...
in the same class as Carla Overbeck.