VSS INC - The Art of Video Compression. Vanguard Software Solutions, Inc. is R&D company with offices in Silicon Valley and St. Petersburg, Russia. Since 1995, we provide quality, efficient end-to-end software solutions. One of the main focus areas is digital video and audio compression technology, where we offer a variety of high-end solutions, including state-of-the-art video codecs, compression libraries, DSP implementations, IP cores and custom development. The software products we also deliver range from desktop applications to large e-commerce, information processing systems or scientific projects. Members of technical team have advanced degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics and an excellent track record of developing commercially successful products. In 2007 Vanguard Software Solutions, Inc has been split into 2 entities: VSS, Inc, a market leader in video and audio codec technology. Having been the first to develop a commercial real-time H.264/AVC and HEVC encoders for the PC, VSS continues to offer unparalleled performance and quality in compression technology for various standards, platforms, and applications Vanguard Services, Inc