sentences:  Hochman and Weber presented Dacom's data compression technology at the 1970 International Conference on Communications in a paper which has been since cited as a seminal work in the field of image digitization and data compression.The company was awarded a number of patents that constitute the foundation of modern data compression and facsimile transmission (see table below).1971 brought a partnership with CBS and Savin to provide both development funds and commercial distribution for Dacom.