| Markus Moenig | |
| Native Name: | Markus Mönig |
| Native Name Lang: | DE |
| Occupation: | Entrepreneur, Computer scientist |
| Known For: | CEO of BrainDistrict GmbH and MainConcept |
Markus Moenig (German: link=no|Markus Mönig), is a German Entrepreneur and Computer scientist. He is the CEO of BrainDistrict GmbH, a Graphics software manufacturing company.[1] He was the founder of MainConcept, a video/audio codecs developing company which was acquired by DivX, Inc. in 2007.[2] [3]
Markus started early by developing IP Video codecs. In 1993, during his student days he and Thomas Zabel founded MainConcept company to become a dominant provider of video/audio codecs. The company earned recognition by developing award winning video codecs which were licensed and integrated in products of many companies including Adobe.[4] MainConcept was acquired by DivX, Inc. in November 2007 for US$22 Million.[2] At the same time Markus joined DivX and soon after became Senior Vice President and CTO in February 2008.[5] [6] During his term, his focus was to integrate H.264 digital video technology into the DivX product line. The technology was later implemented into DivX 7 and released in January 2009.[7] Markus resigned from DivX shortly after in December 2008 in order to find entrepreneurial opportunities in his own country.[8] In 2009, Markus founded BrainDistrict GmbH, a 3d graphics software manufacturing company.[9] He is now retired, living in Thailand and creates open source graphic applications.[10]