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NDS
Announces Integration of Synamedia™ Metro IPTV Middleware with Amino
Aminet Platform
Other Topics: Internet TV Content
Distribution, IPTV MPEG Solutions,
IPTV Future-Proof
Content Delivery
NDS
November 7, 2006
Highlights:
- The integration provides
telcos with a proven, economical second generation solution
enabling fast deployment of advanced IPTV services
- NDS Synamedia Metro brings
new capabilities to telcos, including content portability to PCs
and portable media players, distributed digital video recorder
capabilities and peer-to-peer content distribution
- Amino’s AmiNET130 IPTV
platform offers telcos cost-effective content delivery using the
latest low bit-rate advanced codecs to maximize the efficient use
of network bandwidth
- NDS (Booth # 712) and Amino
(Booth # 907) to showcase technology at Telco TV event
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Dallas (TelcoTV
Conference) -- NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for
digital pay-TV, and Amino, a leading IPTV platform supplier,
announced today that the NDS Synamedia Metro middleware solution has
been integrated into the AmiNET130 advanced IPTV platform. The
integration of Synamedia Metro with the AmiNET130 provides telco
operators with a second generation IPTV solution for a fast and
economical deployment of next-generation IPTV services. The
combination of Amino’s advanced set-top box plus the functionality,
performance and scalability of Synamedia Metro offers telcos the
most leading edge IPTV offering available today.
The AmiNET130 IPTV set-top box features support for H.264, a low-bit
rate advanced video codec for SD and HD quality video, enabling
operators to provide revenue-generating services by maximizing the
efficient use of network bandwidth. The AmiNET130 offers operators a
cost effective means to deliver end-to-end digital High Definition
TV as multicast, on-demand video and multi-room IPTV services with
stunning TV quality and minimal capital expenditure.
NDS Synamedia Metro provides operators with a complete IPTV
middleware solution based on its MediaHighway™ set-top box (STB)
middleware application development platform which is running on 44.7
million set-top boxes today. Through this solution, NDS Synamedia
Metro brings the world's most advanced technologies to telcos and
their digital subscribers, including advanced SD and HD Electronic
Program Guides, interactive TV applications, Video on Demand and
interactive games.
Synamedia Metro also includes NDS VideoGuard®, the world’s most
deployed video content protection system with 66.7 million active
clients. The integration with the AmiNET130 includes the VGS version
of VideoGuard, which provides an extremely secure hardware solution
that does not need smart cards in the STB. The solution uses the
security tools available on the processor in the Amino set-top box
which communicates with secure headend security servers. NDS has
worked closely with the major chipset manufacturers to develop these
non-proprietary secure processors – one of which is implemented in
the AmiNET130. VideoGuard DRM further extends this capability to
provide secure content portability to PCs and personal media
players.
“We are very pleased to announce another strong offering for the
IPTV market, and another successful partnership between NDS and
Amino,” said Dr. Dov Rubin, vice president and general manager, NDS
Americas. “We think telcos need a cost-effective, secure IPTV
integrated solution and this integration will enable them to provide
the most cutting edge, next-generation applications to their
customers.”
Roy Kirsopp, vice president and general manager of Amino, added: “We
are very excited to be working with NDS again to expand our market
leading range of integrations with IPTV middleware offerings. NDS is
already established as one of the leaders in conditional access and
by integrating their proven middleware solution into our advanced
IPTV set-top box, we can offer reliable solutions to telcos as they
work to bring IPTV services quickly and economically”.
This integration builds upon several customer deployments around the
world where NDS technology has been successfully integrated with
Amino IPTV set-top boxes.
About NDS
NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS), a majority owned subsidiary of News
Corporation, supplies open end-to-end digital technology and
services to digital pay-television platform operators and content
providers. See www.nds.com for more information about NDS.
About Amino Communications
Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) supplies the AmiNET™ series
of set-top boxes, renowned for their low-cost and reliability. The
AmiNET range materially reduces service operators' capital
expenditure, whilst offering the full range of specification
required; MPEG2 and MPEG4 encoding standards, standard and high
definition TV, personal video recording and home networking. The
high performance coupled with the innovative design of Amino's
set-top boxes, have brought the series industry accolades and the
company a leading position within the IPTV market.
The AmiNET series of IPTV set-top boxes has been used by more than
500 customers in commercial deployments and trials in over 50
countries worldwide. The set-top boxes have also been sampled by
another additional 800 customers. Amino Communications' principal
customers are telecommunications, broadcast and hospitality service
operators. Generally, AmiNET products are supplied with the IntAct™
IPTV software stack pre-loaded.
Amino Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amino
Technologies plc. listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol
AMO. Amino is based near Cambridge, UK, and has offices in Atlanta
Georgia and Hong Kong.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-looking Statements
This document contains certain “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on management’s views and assumptions
regarding future events and business performance as of the time the
statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in global economic, business,
competitive market and regulatory factors. More detailed information
about these and other factors that could affect future results is
contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The “forward-looking statements” included in this
document are made only as of the date of this document and we do not
have any obligation to publicly update any “forward-looking
statements” to reflect subsequent events or circumstance, except as
required by law.
Media Contacts:
NDS:
Cynthia Ritchie Director O: +44(0)20 8476 8378
Public Relations M: +44 (0)7799 768464
Kelly Fitzgerald Managing Partner O: +1 212 616 6006
Breakaway Communications M: +1 917 731 5734
Noah Schwartz Vice President, O: +44 (0)20 7321 5032
Shared Value M: +44 (0)7713 642 717
Amino:
Jenna Keighley EML O: +44 (0) 20 8408 8000
amino@eml.com
Joanne Martin-Loat Amino Communications O : +44 (0) 1954 234 100 |
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