<s>
Librestream	B-Application
Technologies	O
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
a	O
privately	O
owned	O
,	O
venture	O
capital	O
–	O
backed	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Winnipeg	O
,	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Librestream	B-Application
provides	O
technologies	O
that	O
enable	O
mobile	O
and	O
remote	O
enterprise	O
collaboration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Librestream	B-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
hand-held	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
and	O
accompanying	O
software	O
which	O
help	O
extend	O
traditional	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
and	O
collaborative	O
services	O
to	O
locations	O
previously	O
unreachable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Protocol
collaboration	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
technology-based	O
process	O
of	O
communicating	O
utilizing	O
electronic	O
assets	O
and	O
accompanying	O
software	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
remote	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newest	O
generation	O
hand-held	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
devices	I-Application
include	O
video	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
telestration	O
(	O
on-screen	O
drawing	O
)	O
capabilities	O
broadcast	O
over	O
secure	O
networks	O
,	O
enabling	O
multi-party	O
conferencing	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Differing	O
from	O
traditional	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
,	O
mobile	B-Protocol
collaboration	I-Protocol
utilizes	O
wireless	O
,	O
cellular	O
,	O
and	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
technologies	O
enabling	O
effective	O
collaboration	O
independent	O
of	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
traditional	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
has	O
been	O
limited	O
to	O
boardrooms	O
,	O
offices	O
,	O
and	O
lecture	O
theatres	O
,	O
recent	O
technological	O
advancements	O
have	O
extended	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
for	O
use	O
with	O
discreet	O
,	O
hand-held	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
permitting	O
true	O
mobile	O
collaborative	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
Librestream	B-Application
date	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
in	O
Winnipeg	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
when	O
Kerry	O
Thacher	O
co-founded	O
Ubitrex	O
Corporation	O
with	O
Robert	O
Nickel	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
high-tech	O
start-up	O
that	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
clinical	O
information	O
system	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
hospitals	O
to	O
capture	O
patient	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
included	O
a	O
hand-held	B-Application
device	I-Application
designed	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
clinicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
into	O
AirWire	O
’s	O
operation	O
,	O
Symbol	O
Technologies	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
U.S-based	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
took	O
notice	O
of	O
AirWire	O
’s	O
unique	O
expertise	O
and	O
contracted	O
with	O
Airwire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
product	O
to	O
help	O
Symbol	O
pursue	O
the	O
healthcare	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
continuing	O
to	O
operate	O
out	O
of	O
Winnipeg	O
,	O
successfully	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
delivered	O
Voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
significant	O
advancement	O
in	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
technology	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
activity	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
high-volume	O
hand-held	B-Application
mobile	O
expertise	O
in	O
Winnipeg	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
capability	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
form	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Librestream	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
things	O
were	O
clear	O
:	O
the	O
emergence	O
and	O
continued	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
was	O
certain	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
existed	O
a	O
tangible	O
opportunity	O
to	O
develop	O
enhanced	O
video-handling	O
capabilities	O
for	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
hand-held	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
would	O
extend	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
traditional	O
video-conferencing	B-Application
beyond	O
the	O
boardroom	O
to	O
workplaces	O
previously	O
unreachable	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
plant	O
floor	O
a	O
continent	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Librestream	B-Application
(	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
‘	O
free’	O
and	O
stream’	O
)	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
2003	O
by	O
Kerry	O
Thacher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backed	O
by	O
venture	O
capital	O
and	O
individual	O
investors	O
,	O
Librestream	B-Application
developed	O
its	O
first	O
alpha	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
MCD-1000	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
desktop	O
collaboration	O
software	O
,	O
MCA	O
,	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
collaborative	O
device	O
evolved	O
into	O
the	O
Onsight	O
1000	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
multiple	O
rugged	O
hand-held	B-Application
devices	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Onsight	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Librestream	B-Application
formed	O
a	O
marketing	O
partnership	O
with	O
Tandberg	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
industry	O
players	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arrangement	O
offered	O
Librestream	B-Application
industry	O
exposure	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
breadth	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
to	O
grow	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
evolving	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2010	O
,	O
Librestream	B-Application
’s	O
customer	O
base	O
grew	O
to	O
include	O
global	O
enterprises	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
Fortune	O
500	O
firms	O
,	O
in	O
industries	O
such	O
as	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
energy	O
,	O
healthcare	O
,	O
insurance	O
,	O
government	O
and	O
public	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
impact	O
of	O
mobile	B-Protocol
collaboration	I-Protocol
technology	O
is	O
significant	O
in	O
its	O
potential	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
way	O
people	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Librestream	B-Application
works	O
with	O
three	O
strategic	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
,	O
Librestream	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Registered	O
Cisco	O
Developer	O
Network	O
member	O
,	O
and	O
Onsight	O
is	O
a	O
core	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Cisco	O
Manufacturing	O
Mobile	O
Video	O
Collaboration	O
(	O
MMVC	O
)	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Inmarsat	O
,	O
Librestream	B-Application
has	O
successfully	O
tested	O
the	O
Onsight	O
system	O
over	O
the	O
Inmarsat	O
BGAN	O
satellite	O
network	O
to	O
provide	O
mobile	B-Protocol
collaboration	I-Protocol
to	O
land	O
and	O
maritime	O
satellite	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
,	O
Librestream	B-Application
has	O
tested	O
and	O
optimized	O
the	O
Onsight	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
for	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
