Description If geography prevents you from concluding business with a firm handshake, Avistar Communications is ready to furnish the next-best thing. The company provides communication software and hardware used to equip communications networks with video capabilities. Its systems enable videoconferencing, content creation, video broadcasting, and data sharing between users over telephony networks and the Internet. Avistar markets its products primarily to corporations in the financial services industry, including UBS Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase. Chairman Gerald Burnett owns about 42% of the company.