News Articles 2003

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San Jose Mercury News
December 25, 2003—"The Sorenson VP-100 is a stand-alone videophone that works with a television and broadband Internet connection. It has a remote control and a flashing light that can be used instead of a ringer to signal incoming calls. Users can sign directly with another deaf person or with a Sorenson interpreter. Because of the high quality of the video, the interpreter can read the deaf user's signing while simultaneously translating and speaking to the telephone user, and vice versa."

The New York Times
December 18, 2003—"One offering, a videophone and relay service introduced by Sorenson Media, enables users to sign with each other or with banks of interpreters who translate live phone conversations between the deaf and those who hear."

"From the telephone user's perspective, the relay service is nearly seamless. A conversation with Ms. Gertz occurred naturally and with few pauses, and the interpreter added vocal inflexion and tone in a way that conveyed emotion and created a connection."
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CNBC
November 19, 2003—"Well, the Internet age has finally found a way to make life much easier for America's deaf and hard of hearing. A small media company [Sorenson Media] has hit gold in Utah with this concept, which combines broadband, video compression and sign language interpreters."

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San Francisco Chronicle
October 6, 2003—"And last week, the Ohlone College Deaf Center announced it has picked a Utah company, Sorenson Media, to provide video relay services for more than 200 students and six teachers at the school."
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Utah Business
October 2003—"If he had merely invented scores of ingenious medical products that are now ubiquitous in hospitals, such as disposable paper surgical masks, blood-recycling systems and computerized heart monitors, James LeVoy Sorenson would be a remarkable man. If he was responsible only for devising cost-effective ways to build and produce those innovative healthcare products for the benefit of millions of patients, that would be an accomplished career."
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KSL 5 TV
September 8, 2003—"For diversity try Sorenson Media, which the younger Jim Sorenson brought into the family portfolio. Live and taped images from the battlefields of Iraq this year, reached to you through Sorenson Media's new video compression tools. The same technologies power Internet videophones and video teleconferences, and make it possible for the deaf to use the phone using sign language interpreters on a Video Relay Service."
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KSL 5 TV
September 7, 2003—"A man who quietly pioneered medical devices is one of Utah's most remarkable success stories. And now, he's giving thought to his place in history."
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Deseret News
September 7, 2003—"In a rare interview last month with the Deseret Morning News and KSL-TV, Sorenson talked about his life and the legacy he hopes to leave behind."
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Deseret News
September 7, 2003—"He [James Lee Sorenson] is chief executive over two of the family's most visible holdings: Sorenson Media and Sorenson Medical. He sits as chairman of the board for DataChem Laboratories, an environmental and industrial hygiene testing company. And his influence extends over many of the vast holdings of The Sorenson Group."
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NBC 4 TV (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia)
September 5, 2003—"Ralph Fernandez is a web designer with Gallaudet University. When he wants to make a phone call to a hearing person, he jumps on the Internet and connects to the Sorenson Video Relay Service, which has a partnership with Gallaudet. Sorenson makes a videophone appliance that hooks up to a computer monitor or TV and software for videoconferencing."
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Salt Lake Tribune
June 11, 2003—"The holder of 50 patents, Sorenson is credited with marketing the first disposable surgical filter masks and one-use venous catheters. Today, he actively supports research into laser surgery, genetics and analytical chemistry."

Deseret News
June 11, 2003—"His latest mission, which he describes as the "big one," involves the makeup of a monumental DNA database, allowing people to trace their ancestry. Known as the Molecular Genealogy Research Project, Sorenson's company is gathering DNA samples from around the world, mapping inheritance patterns against which future customers will be able to compare their own DNA."