Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> February 19, 2001
GEORGE C. PLATT is President and Chief Executive Officer of
ViewCast.com, Inc. Prior to joining the companyin the fall of 1999, Mr.
Platt was President and CEO of Intecom, a Dallas-based worldwide
provider of multimedia telecommunications products and services. Under
Mr. Platt's direction, the company has shown consistent performance
improvement of the base business delivering profitability and positive
cash flow in 1999. His career highlights include 15 years at Xerox,
rising to the position of General Manager, Field Operations. He further
expanded his technology strength as Group Vice President at Rolm
Corporation, a position he maintained through their acquisition by IBM.
He then balanced his background with an executive position at a startup
entrepreneurial company ' SRX. He joined Intecom as CEO shortly after
their French acquisition in 1991. Mr. Platt also serves on the Board of
Directors of Dallas-based InterVoice, Inc. Mr. Platt holds an MBA from
the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern
University. Profile
TWST: Could you provide our readers with a brief history and generaloverview?
Mr. Platt: The company began in 1994 as Multimedia Access Corporation
with a focus on distributed live video. It