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Chris Piche | |
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Born | 1971 Vancouver, Canada |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
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Years active | 2000 - present |
Notable work | Creator of the STUN, TURN, and ICE, NAT traversal protocols |
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Chris Piche is a Canadian computer scientist and technology entrepreneur who specializes in peer-to-peer networking, streaming, and computer vision technologies.
Piche pioneered the technology behind online multiplayer gaming and formed a joint venture with Stanley Ho and Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau (STDM) to create the first Internet-based, real-time casino platform. [1] Piche then built Eyeball Chat – an early instant messaging, Voice over IP, and video telephony service with over 7 million active users in 2012. [2]
Chris Piche was born in Vancouver, Canada. He began programming computers at age 11, entered university at the age of 13, and later graduated in computer science from the University of British Columbia. [1]
Beginning in 2000, Piche pioneered the technology behind online multiplayer gaming and formed a joint venture with Stanley Ho and Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau (STDM) to create the first Internet-based, real-time casino platform. [1]
Piche and Ho later defeated patent trolls in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, [3] where Piche was awarded US$1,361,418.79 in fees, costs, and damages. [4]
Piche created Eyeball Chat, a popular instant messaging, Voice over IP, and video telephony service with over 7 million active users. [2] Eyeball Chat was awarded as Best Communication Product of Internet World. [5]
In a joint venture with Nifty, a Japanese ISP and Fujitsu subsidiary, Piche created Eyeball Lite and Eyeball Pro, video telephony services for the Japanese market. [6] [7] [8]
Piche was Canada's representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Information and Communications Technology Forum in Shanghai in 2001. [9]
![]() | A major contributor to this article appears to have a
close connection with its subject. (February 2020) |
Chris Piche | |
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Born | 1971 Vancouver, Canada |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 2000 - present |
Notable work | Creator of the STUN, TURN, and ICE, NAT traversal protocols |
Awards |
|
Chris Piche is a Canadian computer scientist and technology entrepreneur who specializes in peer-to-peer networking, streaming, and computer vision technologies.
Piche pioneered the technology behind online multiplayer gaming and formed a joint venture with Stanley Ho and Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau (STDM) to create the first Internet-based, real-time casino platform. [1] Piche then built Eyeball Chat – an early instant messaging, Voice over IP, and video telephony service with over 7 million active users in 2012. [2]
Chris Piche was born in Vancouver, Canada. He began programming computers at age 11, entered university at the age of 13, and later graduated in computer science from the University of British Columbia. [1]
Beginning in 2000, Piche pioneered the technology behind online multiplayer gaming and formed a joint venture with Stanley Ho and Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau (STDM) to create the first Internet-based, real-time casino platform. [1]
Piche and Ho later defeated patent trolls in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, [3] where Piche was awarded US$1,361,418.79 in fees, costs, and damages. [4]
Piche created Eyeball Chat, a popular instant messaging, Voice over IP, and video telephony service with over 7 million active users. [2] Eyeball Chat was awarded as Best Communication Product of Internet World. [5]
In a joint venture with Nifty, a Japanese ISP and Fujitsu subsidiary, Piche created Eyeball Lite and Eyeball Pro, video telephony services for the Japanese market. [6] [7] [8]
Piche was Canada's representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Information and Communications Technology Forum in Shanghai in 2001. [9]