Avistar Communications Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets networking video communications products. The company provides various services for installation, design and adoption of its video communications products and offers software development, maintenance, support, and training services. Its two segments are Products and Intellectual Property. The Products segment engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and marketing of networked video communications products. The Intellectual Property segment engages in the development, prosecution, maintenance, support, and generation of licensing revenue through license and sale of its Intellectual Property and technology. The company was founded by Gerald J. Burnett, William L. Campbell, and R. Stephen Heinrichs in 1993 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.