Executive Summary
Forbidden Technologies plc develops and markets innovative technology for video distribution over the fixed line and wireless Internet. The Company develops and markets a powerful internet video platform, FORscene, which is used by broadcasters, in professional web video, in education and by consumers. FORscene is one of the world’s most advanced browser-based applications, operating in The Cloud.
Company History
- Founded by Stephen Streater in 1998, Forbidden Technologies is based on a 20-year heritage in video and broadcast technologies.
- In February 2000, Forbidden listed on the AIM stock exchange.
Current Events
Forbidden Technologies recenty announced that it has launched an Android tablet version of Clesh. Edits are synchronised with the Cloud and are immediately available from any PC, Mac or tablet running Clesh. Clesh is available as an app to download from the Google Market for GBP2.49.
Business Model
Forbidden Technologies plc operates in the fast growing internet video market, with one of the world’s most advanced Cloud computing applications: FORscene. According to the company, years of continuous development, and the experience of handling over 1,000,000 hours of professionally shot video, have put the FORscene video post-production platform at the heart of the Internet video revolution.
Forbidden's flagship product, FORscene is a 'pay-as-you-go' web-based tool for video post production, (logging, editing, browsing and publishing) for broadcast, Internet and mobile video. Its Java design allows modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines to use FORscene without any software installation or hardware upgrades. Its interface is designed to be intuitive, responsive, reliable and accessible anywhere, anytime.
FORscene provides professional editing tools in a SaaS (Software as a Service) package for all video industries including Broadcast post production, News and Corporate Professional environments. FORscene enables:
- Management of media through an online directory
- Connection through any web browser from anywhere
- Monitoring usage to ensure productivity
- Control of access to media via individual user settings
- Savings in training time and storage costs
Clesh offers a fully interactive consumer web-based editing package that lets novices become ‘prosumers’. Video can be shared across multi-media devices via a secure log-in. Clesh is available as a plug in service for video portals.
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Management
- Chairman, Victor Steel has held a series of senior roles including deputy chairman of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute (NAAFI), a non-executive director of Eidos…
