Biographical Information
Rich Mavrogeanes
Founder & CTO
203-303-0200
Rich Mavrogeanes has been in the communications industry for more than 30 years. Prior to founding VBrick in 1997, he was a founding executive at several other successful technology companies. His background includes senior technical, marketing and management positions at Avidia, SNT, Dataproducts Corporation and GDC. He received the "Innovator Of The Year" award from Business New Haven, was named one of 17 industry executives to Federal Computer Week's "Federal 100" list for making a difference in Federal Information Technology, was named a "A List" executive by Telecom Magazine, received the Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalist Award, and received ComputerWorld's Hero's Award. He also serves on the board of directors of the Connecticut Technology Coucil. Most recently, he was named one of the top most influential people in the streaming media industry by Streaming Magazine and he has authored many articles on the subject of Streaming Media which have appeared in the top industry journals.
Articles for Rich Mavrogeanes
Discover Video: Executive Predictions 2019
15 Jan 2019
Rich Mavrogeanes, CEO, Discover Video
Discover Video's 2015 View From The Top
05 Oct 2015
Rich Mavrogeanes, Founder and CEO, Discover Video
Windows Media Is Alive and Well
13 Apr 2012
Even those who use Windows Media don't talk much about it. The fact is, Windows Media has an enormous installed base.
Online Video Industry Forecast 2012: Discover Video
18 Dec 2011
H.264 will lead the way in the next year and beyond
DRM Is Dead
14 Dec 2011
DRM has no protective value. It's time to stop using it and seek out other ways to monetize online audio and video.
Consumer Set-top Boxes Bring Value to the Enterprise
12 Oct 2011
Businesses are creating private networks over the public Internet using set-top boxes that cost under $100.
A Tale of Two Worlds
21 Jun 2010
Is the divide between video producers and network engineers getting smaller?
Rich's Media: Close Enough for Government Work
02 Jan 2010
Rich's Media: Using Universities as an Enterprise Model: Back to School
27 Oct 2009
Rich's Media: The Power of Multicast
11 Aug 2009
How Multicast is Changing the Face of Streaming
Industry Perspective: Don’t Believe the Hype—MPEG-4 Lives On
12 May 2005
While some companies and pundits declare the codec dead, MPEG-4’s proponents get to work on making the most of the possibilities it offers.
Convincing Your Boss You Need Streaming Media
13 Jul 2004
You may firmly believe that streaming media is the best thing since sliced bread, but your boss may need some education.