Nero AG
Encyclopedia
Nero is a global computer software
company headquartered in Karlsbad
, Germany. It is perhaps most well-known for its burning software, Nero Burning ROM
.
In 2005, the company changed its name from Ahead Software to Nero, in order to match the name of its flagship product, the Nero Suite. As of November 2010, it has released ten versions of its suite worldwide. In addition to direct sales, some hardware manufacturers pre-load Nero software on PCs and bundle it with camcorder
s, optical disc drives and other devices. Moreover, other organizations use Nero multimedia codec
s, SDKs and programming interfaces.
In 2008, the company expanded its product offerings beyond burning to include Nero Move it, a software program designed to help less tech-savvy consumers move photos, videos and music across a wide range of mobile devices. The company also introduced Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC in partnership with TiVo, Inc.
the same year, bringing the TiVo
DVR
experience to the PC. This new product offering has been referred to as "the first public foray by a TV brand into the consumer PC-to-TV space".”
for different regions:
Computer software
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company headquartered in Karlsbad
Karlsbad (Baden)
Karlsbad is an administrative area in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 13 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 15 km west of Pforzheim. The largest town in Karlsbad is Langensteinbach, where its administration offices are...
, Germany. It is perhaps most well-known for its burning software, Nero Burning ROM
Nero Burning ROM
Nero Multimedia Suite is a popular software suite for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG . Version 10 of this product was released in April 2010.- Included products :The following applications are included in Nero 11 :Disc authoring...
.
History
The company was founded as Ahead Software GmbH in 1995 by Richard Lesser.In 2005, the company changed its name from Ahead Software to Nero, in order to match the name of its flagship product, the Nero Suite. As of November 2010, it has released ten versions of its suite worldwide. In addition to direct sales, some hardware manufacturers pre-load Nero software on PCs and bundle it with camcorder
Camcorder
A camcorder is an electronic device that combines a video camera and a video recorder into one unit. Equipment manufacturers do not seem to have strict guidelines for the term usage...
s, optical disc drives and other devices. Moreover, other organizations use Nero multimedia codec
Codec
A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec is a portmanteau of "compressor-decompressor" or, more commonly, "coder-decoder"...
s, SDKs and programming interfaces.
In 2008, the company expanded its product offerings beyond burning to include Nero Move it, a software program designed to help less tech-savvy consumers move photos, videos and music across a wide range of mobile devices. The company also introduced Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC in partnership with TiVo, Inc.
TiVo, Inc.
Tivo, Inc. is an American corporation whose primary product is the marketing and subscription services for its Tivo branded digital video recorder.-History:...
the same year, bringing the TiVo
TiVo
TiVo is a digital video recorder developed and marketed by TiVo, Inc. and introduced in 1999. TiVo provides an on-screen guide of scheduled broadcast programming television programs, whose features include "Season Pass" schedules which record every new episode of a series, and "WishList"...
DVR
DVR
The initialism "DVR", when used by itself, can refer to:* Digital video recorder* Discrete valuation ring* Distance-vector routing* Direct volume rendering* Derwent Valley Railway * Devco Railway...
experience to the PC. This new product offering has been referred to as "the first public foray by a TV brand into the consumer PC-to-TV space".”
Locations
Nero AG has international subsidiariesSubsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
for different regions:
- For the AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, Nero Inc. in Glendale, CaliforniaGlendale, CaliforniaGlendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, United States - For the Asia-PacificAsia-PacificAsia-Pacific or Asia Pacific is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean...
region, Nero K.K.Kabushiki kaishais a type of business defined under Japanese law.-Usage in language:Both kabushiki kaisha and the rendaku form kabushiki gaisha are used. The "K" spelling is much more common in the names of companies and in English-language legal literature, whereas the "G" pronunciation is dominant in...
in YokohamaYokohamais the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan - For China/TaiwanRepublic of ChinaThe Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
, Nero Ltd. in HangzhouHangzhouHangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
Products
Nero makes several products, including:- Nero Multimedia Suite: Currently in its tenth iteration, the Nero Suite is a software package containing a variety of software products, including the prominent CD/DVD burning product Nero Burning ROMNero Burning ROMNero Multimedia Suite is a popular software suite for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG . Version 10 of this product was released in April 2010.- Included products :The following applications are included in Nero 11 :Disc authoring...
as well as other tools such photo editing, video authoring, audio editing, file conversion, backup, and an entertainment media center. - Nero DigitalNero DigitalNero Digital is a brand name applied to a suite of MPEG-4-compatible video and audio compression codecs developed by Nero AG of Germany and Ateme of France...
: Nero Digital is a suite of MPEG-4-compliant video and audio codecs. Nero AG licenses Nero Digital technology to integrated circuit manufacturers. - Nero Linux: The LinuxLinuxLinux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
edition of Nero Burning ROM, Nero Linux is a powerful optical disc authoring tool that runs on various distributions of Linux. - Nero BackItup: Formerly a part of Nero, Nero BackItUp is now a standalone backup solution for Microsoft Windows.
- Nero MediaHome: Nero MediaHome is an entertainment network and media center application for Microsoft Windows that allows multimedia contents to be streamed to interconnected entertainment appliances.
- Nero Move it: Nero Move it (written with small "i") is a piece of software that allows users to easily convert and transfer media files from one electronic device to another, using a click-and-drag GUIGuiGui or guee is a generic term to refer to grilled dishes in Korean cuisine. These most commonly have meat or fish as their primary ingredient, but may in some cases also comprise grilled vegetables or other vegetarian ingredients. The term derives from the verb, "gupda" in Korean, which literally...
. It works with many computers, cellular phones, music players, digital cameraDigital cameraA digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
s, and other electronic devices. - Nero LiquidTV: A partnership project with TiVoTiVoTiVo is a digital video recorder developed and marketed by TiVo, Inc. and introduced in 1999. TiVo provides an on-screen guide of scheduled broadcast programming television programs, whose features include "Season Pass" schedules which record every new episode of a series, and "WishList"...
, Nero LiquidTV is a hardware/software bundle that allows users to receive their cable or satellite television channels on their PCs, and use all the TiVo functionality from an interface therein.