DivX releases version 5.2.(industry news)(DivXNetworks Inc.)

In late July, DivXNetworks, Inc. announced the release of version 5.2 of its codec, offering a built-in bitrate calculator, a new fast encoding mode, and support for French, German, and Japanese in addition to English--a move that points to the inter national nature of the company's market.

"About 75% of our traffic and two-thirds of our revenue are from outside the United States," says Kevin Hell, DivX's chief marketing officer and managing director. "The DivX brand is appealing to the European market, since (co-founder) Jerome 'Gej' Rota is from France, and there's a