of the project also hinged on the creation of software and tools to create the content which would be essential in driving the market. Bastiaens moved the project into the MPEG standard, getting Philips more actively involved in that technology. By the time the first CD-I products where launched in 1992, using the MPEG-1 standard for video, development of MPEG-2 technology was well under way for the upcoming DVD technology, which used a red laser for encoding more than eleven times as much information on a disk of the same size as a CD, which used a yellow laser. In 1992 Bastiaens was approached by Apple CEO John Sculley to move to Apple Computer as a vice president, and the first General Manager of Apple's newly formed Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) division in the early 1990s. In this role, he oversaw the launch of the Apple Newton. He was president of Quarterdeck. In 1996, he became president, and CEO of Lernout & Hauspie. In August 2000, he disputed a Wall Street Journal article about Korean sales. In 2001, he was accused of fraud, and extradited to Belgium. On 21 May 2007, he went to trial in Ghent, Belgium. In 2008, he demanded a full acquittal. On 20 September 2010 Gaston Bastiaens was sentenced to three years in prison and two years of probation. In December 2010, he appealed the sentence. References Bloomberg.com 1946 births Living people Belgian electrical engineers People extradited to Belgium People extradited from the United States People from Westerlo KU Leuven alumni