Mr. William Baker

"They had to call the IT guy every time they wanted to watch a video," said William Baker, founder and director of technology for IQue."He would have to configure the router to allow that video stream to come into the building."

The IQue video streaming technology allows videos to play on demand as well as in real time, without compromising security or calling the IT department.

"We have multiple ways to get the video through the firewall to the computer," said Baker.
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"Typically with streaming video, if you have five different people trying to watch the video at the same time, you'll see stopping and freezing," said Baker.

"They had to call the IT guy every time they wanted to watch a video," said William Baker, founder and director of technology for IQue."He would have to configure the router to allow that video stream to come into the building."

The IQue video streaming technology (http://www.iqueip.com) allows videos to play on demand as well as in real time, without compromising security or calling the IT department.

"We have multiple ways to get the video through the firewall to the computer," said Baker.
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"Typically with streaming video, if you have five different people trying to watch the video at the same time, you'll see stopping and freezing," said Baker.

We spent the major part of the day with Mr. William Baker (president of IQue) and his partner, Mr. Charles Trower.

John Bartoletta updated us on his very exciting visit to Made in Italy along with Bill Baker of IQue.

Bill Baker of Web International Inc introduced us to Love Grams working on a powerful animated film and was introduced to Alex Matini for financing and real estate development.

IQue Founder, William Baker, Appears "In The Spotlight" of the Western Carolina Business Journal
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William Baker grew up within the entertainment industry.Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Baker grew up in Berlin Center.A confirmed self-starter, he built his own recording studio in his bedroom when he was a teenager.He started running audio for his parents, which led him to running audio for a programming manager of an ABC affiliate in Ohio.

He worked for a small satellite company before joining RCA.RCA sent him to school for a year where he learned how to make and fix CCD cameras.At that time, "there were only a handful of people in the world who knew how to fix that thing in the field," says Baker.He was fortunate to have great teachers at a young age.
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Baker says anyone can learn how to use his product, which is part hardware and part software, in half an hour - you don't need a techie to install, maintain, or operate it.WCI, a business and systems management company in Asheville, uses Baker's video-casting system to create their own Omnicast, a presentation tool for online training.

Some may define Baker as an entrepreneur but he likes the term founder much better; he loves to create things, taking businesses from the ground floor until they're running smoothly.His downfall he says is not letting go, but he's learning; his forte lies not in the running of a business but in the actual conception.He now leaves the actual day-to-day running to others (his CFO, COO, etc.).He doesn't want to manage.He spends his time being creative and has a creative team of six others who work with him.He says he tries "to convey my vision to people" in order to collaborate ideas and come up with something spectacular.His team put together the itStudio logo in two days because he needed to "have something online."He says his team works well together and that he's "good at judging people so far as what they're capable of doing."

Involved in a lot of manufacturing, the problem he sees is learning when to say enough."It's really important to judge from a company standpoint when do I take this to market - when is it right to market and when is it not good enough."This is where his expertise comes into play and what he's responsible for now.He's spent years fine-tuning his product and created the first itStudio in Tampa, FL, last year.

There were no unforeseen costs in producing this product but Baker says he "incurred the cost on the back end - putting all that stuff to work; it took several people to produce."He says the cost was small compared to what other people do."We've been able to incorporate a lot of people that are very, very talented but yet can believe in what we're doing."

He says his next hard cost is marketing.They could do their own marketing, but Baker doesn't see this as "their strong suit," instead choosing to hire a Dallas-based PR firm.He sees that as his biggest mistake - trying to do everything himself.After owning several companies, he has learned to let go and say, "You know what, you deal with it."

He doesn't continually review a business plan.Instead, he travels to Tampa (IQue headquarters) monthly for "a mini board meeting," where they review "where we are and where we're heading," keeping things on track.

Baker seems to have lived a lifetime for accomplishing so much.Yet this self-made man is only 45 years old and doesn't need to think of changing the industry."We're in the process of changing it," he says.Experts agree.He has a product that is simple to use and economical to buy.His biggest problem is that they're fulfilling "the needs of every industry out there."Every possible industry has a use for his product.
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"At some point in time, this type of business will be huge enough - the government is going to look at it and go ' how can I make our money back?'" Baker believes it's only a matter of time before the government taxes the Web.

But right now, his future is bright.
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Baker agrees.

IQue Founder, William Baker, Appears "In The Spotlight" of the Western Carolina Business Journal
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William Baker grew up within the entertainment industry.Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Baker grew up in Berlin Center.A confirmed self-starter, he built his own recording studio in his bedroom when he was a teenager.He started running audio for his parents, which led him to running audio for a programming manager of an ABC affiliate in Ohio.

He worked for a small satellite company before joining RCA.RCA sent him to school for a year where he learned how to make and fix CCD cameras.At that time, "there were only a handful of people in the world who knew how to fix that thing in the field," says Baker.He was fortunate to have great teachers at a young age.
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Baker says anyone can learn how to use his product, which is part hardware and part software, in half an hour - you don't need a techie to install, maintain, or operate it.WCI, a business and systems management company in Asheville, uses Baker's video-casting system to create their own Omnicast, a presentation tool for online training.

Some may define Baker as an entrepreneur but he likes the term founder much better; he loves to create things, taking businesses from the ground floor until they're running smoothly.His downfall he says is not letting go, but he's learning; his forte lies not in the running of a business but in the actual conception.He now leaves the actual day-to-day running to others (his CFO, COO, etc.).He doesn't want to manage.He spends his time being creative and has a creative team of six others who work with him.He says he tries "to convey my vision to people" in order to collaborate ideas and come up with something spectacular.His team put together the itStudio logo in two days because he needed to "have something online."He says his team works well together and that he's "good at judging people so far as what they're capable of doing."

Involved in a lot of manufacturing, the problem he sees is learning when to say enough."It's really important to judge from a company standpoint when do I take this to market - when is it right to market and when is it not good enough."This is where his expertise comes into play and what he's responsible for now.He's spent years fine-tuning his product and created the first itStudio in Tampa, FL, last year.

There were no unforeseen costs in producing this product but Baker says he "incurred the cost on the back end - putting all that stuff to work; it took several people to produce."He says the cost was small compared to what other people do."We've been able to incorporate a lot of people that are very, very talented but yet can believe in what we're doing."

He says his next hard cost is marketing.They could do their own marketing, but Baker doesn't see this as "their strong suit," instead choosing to hire a Dallas-based PR firm.He sees that as his biggest mistake - trying to do everything himself.After owning several companies, he has learned to let go and say, "You know what, you deal with it."

He doesn't continually review a business plan.Instead, he travels to Tampa (IQue headquarters) monthly for "a mini board meeting," where they review "where we are and where we're heading," keeping things on track.

Baker seems to have lived a lifetime for accomplishing so much.Yet this self-made man is only 45 years old and doesn't need to think of changing the industry."We're in the process of changing it," he says.Experts agree.He has a product that is simple to use and economical to buy.His biggest problem is that they're fulfilling "the needs of every industry out there."Every possible industry has a use for his product.
...
"At some point in time, this type of business will be huge enough - the government is going to look at it and go ' how can I make our money back?'" Baker believes it's only a matter of time before the government taxes the Web.

But right now, his future is bright.
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Baker agrees.

This is a presentation from William (Bill) Baker, founder of IQue, for over 27 years, has been designing and managing special projects for the international broadcasters around the world.