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vrfie- trail jrwi r a sfoppingii m centre- f 9 9 liiii fconomistsun the tribune hm- t iaiy- the insurers immkclmlmlmc 4461 no 7 hwy unionviue insurance for home ufe auto business 4775000 v l third section 29422006402100 wednesday june 5 1985 markham student videoproofs homes for your protection by steve houston staff reporter your home ought to be in pictures at least thats what 20-year- old roger kortschot a young markham resident who has started his own business of video proofing homes thinks he said its a good idea to have your home video proofed so all of your posses sions can be documented on video tape should something happen such as a theft or fire with video you have over 100 pictures just from scan ning across a room mr kortschot said its a good tool for insurance claims the idea came to him a few months ago while still in his first year of a computer scien ce course at the university of toronto he then applied for a student loan through the stu dent venture capital prog ram and received 2000 to start his company called video file with the money he in vested in top of the line video equipment and set out with his idea he said hes had a fantastic response and has already sold the idea to many homeowners in the markham area im just getting started now but things are really looking good he noted in explaining the process involved in video proofing a home mr kortschot pointed out many of the items within a home that people tend to either forget or overlook when making an insurance claim he said that when he enters a house with his equipment everything from shoes in the front hall to clothing and draperies are documented on tape this way it makes every thing more clear cut and les- sens the confusion and aggravation after a theft or fire he concluded he added that in a drawer in one clients house he found calculators and camera equipment items the client had forgotten about but still had some value mark kortschot he video proofs homes with the items documented he said a claim for that particular client would be more valuable and would be honored by insur ance companies im working as a third party as an observer he noted that lends credibility when it comes down to insur ance claims along with the video proof ing idea mr kortschot said he has started doing wed dings as well he said that he is willing to do anything that will bring in the business for video file a wedding he recently did was interesting to do and added that although it was his first it came off without a hitch i was a little apprehensive at first but it went well so im a bit more confident now he said he filmed part of the wed ding rehearsal then did the bride and groom individually before the wedding and sequ ences at both the ceremony and reception he pointed out one sequ ence where the wedding photographer had the bridal party setting up for different shots as the photographer moved in and out of the view- finder the video captured the expressions of members in the party as they composed themselves for the picture then relaxed with exhalations of breath after the flash went off you can capture the spirit and mood of a wedding he said of the video i wouldnt recommend it over photos but it certainly is a great addi tion and its always something nice to look back on he added for now mr kortschots plans for the summer are simple he hopes to do enough business so he can at least pay back his venture loan and would even like to continue part time when he returns to school in the fall there arestill a lot of new areas opening up with video he said fire extinguished bonnie graziano takes a shot at extinguishing a che mical fire in an oil barrel filled with water the exer cise was part of the fire extinguisher training program put on by the industrial accident prevention associa tion at emerson electric in markham employees of several markham firms attended the course last thursday paula crowell geac president predicts information revolution by don atanasoff i news editor if canada is going to retain its standard of living and con tinue to grow then it must accelerate the shift from a manufacturing to an informa tionbased society that was just part of the message that charles wil liams the president and chief executive officer of the geac computer corporation ltd delivered at the markham board of trades recent din ner meeting at the bayview golf and country club while mr williams told of geacs remarkable rise in the- computer- industry from 700000 in sales in 1974 to the 614 million revenue produc er it became by the end of 1984 he also said that the fu ture depends on the informa tion revolution the world is moving inex orably from an industrial based to an information socie ty said mr williams canada must be a part of that information society if we are to retain our high stan dard of living and hundreds ot companies like geac need encouragement and develop ment if that process is to take place mr williams urged that the capital gains tax be elimin ated for the creators of new canadian enterprise that special taxbased incentives be provided for export sales that all levels of government provide support in signing contracts with canadian companies and improve the investment climate for risk oriented people some of mr williams concerns were addressed in the recent federalbudget although mr williams sug- gestions may encourage busi ness to develop and expand in the future few such tax breaks existed when geac be gan operations geac was formed in 1971 by bob isserstedt and gus ger man both of whom had work ed for large corporations both men dreamed of putting some new ideas- for the ap plication of existing technolo gy so they decided to put their ideas to use and formed- geac the companys initial paid up capital was 50 25 contributed by each said mr williams to this day bob accuses gus of claiming his contribution back on his expense account the two principals had a business philosophy total solutions to data processing problems at a known cost what it meant was the geac unlike other major computer companies would provide the hardware write the applic able software install the communication facilites and provide the operating person nel all at a fixed contract price in order to foster their dream the new partnership went out on a limb with an in novative approach to financ ing they received upfront payment from customers who believed in the company extraordinary payment terms from suppliers con- version of overdue payment accounts into loans a 50000 loan from the canadian de velopment corporation and a line of credit from a char tered bank that extended from 10000 to 50000 by the summer of 1974 see money re2 aolden- ithehome day log cabin builfwlth modernday values is ofthe week listed by lee real estate the iagtthnmtammuhhhnhj home situated on 103 acres of land near stouffville has an asking price of 329000 an unusual home loaded with extr is ourhome of the week v located in the middle of a hardwood 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