Spirit DSP

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>Spirit DSP was founded in 1992. Since 1996 the company is focused on embedded software products for IP communications. Most important competitor was <a href="/facts/Global_IP_Solutions/tXlPcY6a">Global IP Solutions</a>, until their acquisition by <a href="/facts/Google%2c_Inc./GT9Sugza">Google, Inc.</a> and the subsequent release of their most important software products as <a href="/facts/Free_Software/IaoVtJXn">Free Software</a>.
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<h2 id="products">Products</h2>
<p>Spirit's voice and video engines are targeted at various applications – <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">PC</a> and mobile communication applications (<a href="/facts/Softphone/4t3SvwDK">softphones</a>, <a href="/facts/IP_Multimedia_Subsystem/9Wmc57pL">IMS</a>-, Unified Communications and Enterprise Mobility clients), terminal user equipment with IP-connectivity (<a href="/facts/Media_phone/bQs1KXff">media phones</a>, <a href="/facts/IP_Phone/xgmm5RFG">IP phones</a>, IP set top boxes, <a href="/facts/Mobile_internet_device/WsbHtJBR">Mobile Internet Devices</a>) and infrastructure equipment (IP gateways, <a href="/facts/Analog_telephony_adapter/MYxBlMxp">ATAs</a>, <a href="/facts/Media_server/59tY5mly">media servers</a>, etc.).
</p><p>Spirit's VoIP software products are media processing libraries. They include standard (like <a href="/facts/G.723/5YvgKwaj">G.723</a>, <a href="/facts/G.729/BB4JexQf">G.729</a>, <a href="/facts/H.264/soCzKcmJ">H.264</a>, <a href="/facts/MPEG-4/6svV1w2H">MPEG-4</a>) and proprietary Spirit IPMR voice and video <a href="/facts/Codec/C7b7Am8t">codecs</a> for speech and <a href="/facts/Video_compression/gMFuY4FT">video compression</a> / decompression, <a href="/facts/Real-time_Transport_Protocol/YKQK1RK2">RTP</a> packetizers, echo and noise cancellation, <a href="/facts/Packet_loss_concealment/3oo9YHDw">packet loss concealment</a> and error correction, adaptive jitter buffer, audio and video synchronization, <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">CPU</a> load and playback rate control, etc. These components are integrated into a module within application framework.
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<h2 id="awards-and-recognition">Awards and recognition</h2>
<p>In 2005 and 2007 company was included in "Pulver 100" listing of privately held growth companies deemed to represent the future of the IP-voice and video communications ecosystem.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> In 2007 Spirit DSP was awarded a Seal of E-Excellence Award at <a href="/facts/CeBIT/UWCnT5hG">CeBIT</a> for innovative VVoIP technologies in the global market.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
</p><p>VideoSpace was awarded 2009 "Product of the Year",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> 2011 "Internet Telephony Product of the Year",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> and 2012 "Unified Communications Product of the Year" awards by TMCnet.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>  Spirit DSP also received the 2013 Excellence Award of the Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce (SBIEC).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a>
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Top 10 VoIP Leaders - 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090511014812/http://www.fiercevoip.com/special-reports/top-10-voip-leaders" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090511014812/http://www.fiercevoip.com/special-reports/top-10-voip-leaders</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"SPIRIT DSP powers more than 1 billion users of IP-communications channels". <a href="http://telecomlead.com/inner-page-details.php?id=10342" target="_blank">http://telecomlead.com/inner-page-details.php?id=10342</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Pulvermedia Announces the 2007 'Pulver 100'". <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pulvermedia-announces-the-2007-pulver-100-52140047.html" target="_blank">http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pulvermedia-announces-the-2007-pulver-100-52140047.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"SPIRIT receives 2007 Seal of E-Excellence Award". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-11. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104528/http://www.spiritdsp.com/press/read-more/article/spirit-receives-2007-seal-of-e-excellence-award/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104528/http://www.spiritdsp.com/press/read-more/article/spirit-receives-2007-seal-of-e-excellence-award/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"TMC's Unified Communications Magazine Announces 2009 Product of the Year Award Winners". <a href="http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/81558-tmcs-unified-communications-magazine-announces-2009-product-the.htm" target="_blank">http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/81558-tmcs-unified-communications-magazine-announces-2009-product-the.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"Announcing the 2011 Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award Winners". <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/251356-announcing-2011-internet-telephony-product-the-year-award.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/251356-announcing-2011-internet-telephony-product-the-year-award.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"VideoMost Space Wins 2012 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award". <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2013/04/08/7044118.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2013/04/08/7044118.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"SPIRIT DSP Receives 2013 Excellence Award". <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spirit-dsp-receives-2013-excellence-145500116.html" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spirit-dsp-receives-2013-excellence-145500116.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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