Ampex Corporation, founded in 1944, is one of the worlds leading innovators and licensors of visual information technologies. The corporation s wholly owned subsidiary, Ampex Data Systems provides high-capacity DST storage systems to broadcasters that enables them to migrate existing videotape libraries to digital storage. The company holds patents for various products, including digital video camcorders, digital still cameras, camera-equipped cellular telephones, and DVD recorders and cable boxes. Its products are used by the United States and foreign military and intelligence agencies, and manufacturers of commercial airplanes. The corporation distributes its products directly through internal sales force, and through independent value-added resellers to prime contractors. Ampex Corporation is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif.