Original sentence: ) is an imaging technology company co-headquartered in San Ramon, California and Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Edited sentence: ) is an imaging technology company headquartered in Reston, Virginia.A better and cheaper alternative is to either use open-source versions of stitching software, such as Helmut Dersch's Panorama Viewer, or commercial software such as Easypano.Good summary of why not to use IPIX software.IPIX has applied for its main patents also at the European Patent Office.Its prime business for the past five years has been suing developers in the graphical sphere for patent infringement.Open Source Alternative Software.Page of links on the controversy.Patent lawsuits are the moneymaker of IPIX.Some people are trying to raise funds to file an opposition.These activities have acted to put a damper on the development of interactive immersive image technologies originally introduced to the web by Apple Computers as a feature of its Quicktime technology