IMS Newletter
On this page, you will find several issues of the IMS Newletter, published internally by Philips Interactive Media Systems. All issues are in Portable Document Format, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print them.
Please note that none of the addresses, phone numbers and other contact information listed in these issues is valid anymore. If you have any questions about these newsletters, you may contact me. Also, please contact me if you own additional issues of IMS Newsletter either in digital form or in hard copy.
Issue 1 - missing
Issue 2 - missing
Issue 3, 20 July 1990
Broad industry support at first European CD-I Conference
Speakers at the European CD-I Publishers' Meeting and Conference
31 companies show products and titles at 'CD-I Arcade' exhibition
New announcements at Philips CD-I press conference
Extensive press coverage of London conference
Issue 4, 10 September 1990
European LaserDisc Association ensures a coordinated market approach
Magnavox to supply 20,000 LaserDisc players and TVs for Whittle project in USA
New CDV 400 LaserDisc player introduced
Joint venture for system integration
CD-I training courses in UK
Philips and CIC Video announce LaserDisc agreement
New IMS appointment in USA
RCS and Philips announce co-operation in CD-I
Hong Kong LaserDisc market has 5000 titles
Shell 'black book' on CD-ROM
SERVICE & SUPPORT NEWS
Issue 5, 9 November 1990
CD-I at world's largest book fair in Frankfurt
Philips Lighting catalogue on CD-I
'Photo CD' players to be introduced in 1993
Language Learning project with Maxwell Communications
34 companies show CD-I at Japan Electronics Show
SERVICE & SUPPORT NEWS
Interactive Multimedia competition by Media Investment Club
CD-I disc for financial services information
New IMS personnel
Your contributions are welcome...
Issue 6, 14 December 1990
Philips CD-I 180 system receives 'Award of Master'
Children have fun with CD-I at IMS UK's offices
LaserVision interactive video for UK schools
IMS to promote LaserDisc with Super Club in Belgium
Eindhoven seminar for IMS sales force
IMS UK sponsors educational award for interactive video
European CD-ROM Business Guide for fast travel planning
British Golf Museum has CD-I information exhibits
First order in Netherlands for CD-I programme
AAC 3000 Mini Language System uses Philips Pocket Memo
Restructured CD-I training courses
IMS shows CD-I at Munich International Media Fair
Issue 7, 1991 - missing
Issue 8, 21 June 1991
Emphasis on software opportunities at Second Multimedia Conference on CD-I
CD-I Arcade exhibition
'Major investments by Philips in CD-I software': Mr. J.D. Timmer
New CD-I software company formations announced by Philips
IMS now reports direct to Consumer Electronics CEO
New European CD-I Consortium
Co-operation on full motion video chips
New announcements by Philips and Nintendo about video games on CD
New products from Optimage
Professional-style CD-I golf package announced by IMS
Exhibitors at the CD-I Arcade exhibition
Summary of presentations
Issue 9, 14 October 1991
Joint Philips/Kodak Photo CD press conference at IFA
CD-I for Point Of Information systems at Expo '92
BMW extends museum's optical disc systems
100 years of Philips on CD-I disc
New appointment for TS&A group
CD-I development consortium in Portugal
IMS at Microsoft Conference, Wiesbaden
Dutch Open University teaches with CD-I programme
CD-I training courses in UK
'Best Multimedia Application' award for Agfa training CD-I
ICI uses CD-I for pharmaceutical information
IMS signs distribution agreement
Interactive Multimedia Europe founded
Issue 10, 22 November 1991
CD-I market launch in USA has wide retail and software support
Don Johnstone: "much more enthusiasm from the trade than we anticipated"
CDI 910 player in $1,000 packages
CD-I available at well over 1,000 retail outlets
Philips brand name reflects innovative technology
Roller Controller - designed for kids
Thirty-one titles available from launch; many more to follow
Tremendous nationwide advertising thrust for system launch
Leading software developers focus on CD-I titles
Issue 11, 6 January 1992
'Go for success' in '92
NEW CD-I TITLES
3M supports CD-I platform
MPEG standard for digital compression drafted
Joint Philips/Sony 'Electronic Book' presentation at Frankfurt Book Fair
CD-I and DCC the highlights at JES, Tokyo
IMS at Time '91 exhibition in UK
US CD-I Association formed
Commodore award for Philips CD-I title
French government support for CD-I
Philips Hong Kong at Book Fair
First US reports: 'sales exceeding expectations'
Issue 12, 3 April 1992
Full Motion Video CD-I steals the show at International Multimedia Conference
'Ambassadors for CD-I': personnel action in Netherlands
Annual report on CD-I
First major European orchestral recording of CD-I sound track
3rd Multimedia Conference & Exhibition on CD-I, London: opportunity to invite your customers
Photo CD adds audio capability
IMS to supply Photo CD players to Kodak
NEW TITLES
'Video' award for CD-I
CD-I to be presented to TV industry at MIPTV, Cannes
New CD-I magazine created with OptImage tools
Earlier-than-planned introduction in UK
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
PGA renews link with Philips
CD-I Support Centre opens in Eindhoven
IN BRIEF
Issue 13, 1 June 1992
CD-I launch in UK precedes Multimedia Conference
Portuguese launch during May
Presentations at the Third Multimedia Conference & Exhibition
UK launch: free titles with player purchase
MPEG FMV demonstration at London Multimedia Conference
New CD-I authoring tools from OptImage
'Interactive television' development announced by GTE ImagiTrek and Philips IMS
Japanese CD-I launch in April
Issue 14, 1992 - missing
Issue 15, 6 November 1992
New US campaign brings the CD-I experience to millions of consumers
John Hawkins is new director of IMS
IMS shows FMV at MIPCOM, Cannes
Joint venture with Chargeurs includes Pathé material
Motorola and Philips announce joint chip development centre
Bookshop owners ask 'When can we sell CD-I' at Book Fair
Spanish CD-I launch at Sonimag, Barcelona
Echo Publishing of Taiwan enters CD-I
Sino United Publishing starts with 'Forbidden City' disc
GTE ImagiTrek announces interactive TV system using CD-I player
Issue 16 and further - missing
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