caption parents image article_title name alma_mater
h. s. magnuski henryk magnuski magnuski-hank . gif hank magnuski
 hank magnuski university of illinois at urbana-champaign
hank magnuski

prior to founding ncast , dr. hank magnuski was co-founder and ceo of gammalink .
he invented the industry 's first pc-to-fax communications technology in 1985 .
in 1994 , gammalink merged with dialogic corporation of parsippany , new jersey , a leading manufacturer of voice cards for the pc .
in 1999 , dialogic corporation merged with intel .
it was then bought by eicon and subsequently acquired by open media labs , which now functions as dialogic media labs .
in 1995 , dr. magnuski received the fax industry award from bis , now giga information group , inc. .
he pioneered the internet 's first video service provider internet video services , inc. in 1995 and founded mediamart , an early video on-line store and electronic commerce site .
in 2005 the university of illinois college of engineering named dr. magnuski as a recipient of the alumni award for distinguished service .
the department of electrical and computer engineering of the university of illinois , in 1998 , recognized dr. magnuski as a distinguished alumni `` `` in recognition of outstanding contributions to the telecommunications industry , including pioneering work in the area of pc-fax technology '' . ''
in 1980 magnuski established the first packet repeater for amateur radio in the us .
this repeater , ka6m/r , located in the san francisco bay area , created interest in packet radio technology and led to the establishment of the pacific packet radio society .
in honor of his father , henryk magnuski , dr. magnuski , and his wife , cynthia jose , established the `` henry magnuski scholar fund for outstanding young faculty members '' which has now become the `` henry magnuski endowed professorship '' within the department of electrical and computer engineering at the university of illinois .
a key patent in multicast videoconferencing was granted to dr. magnuski in 2008 .
dr. magnuski graduated from university of illinois at urbana-champaign with a bsee in electrical engineering in 1965 , and an msee from mit in 1966 .
he holds a ph.d. in electrical engineering from mit -lrb- 1973 -rrb- and conducted postdoctoral work at stanford university .
