AMO.L Regulatory News (AMO)

17 Apr 2007 05:00

Amino has announced today that its IntAct(TM) IPTV software stackwill be ported on to the new Intel(R) CE 2110 Media Processor. £ Based on Amino's IntAct IPTV software stack and the new Intel SoCmedia processing platform, operators will be able to offer attractiveservices such as advanced interactive TV, web browsing, video callingand communications applications, thus enhancing consumers' homeentertainment experience. £ Amino's IntAct IPTV software stack enables IP STB platforms to becreated in a flexible and dynamic way to support a wide range of IPTVmiddleware and conditional access systems. STB vendors can thereforeconcentrate on their core business such as design and engineeringwhile Amino provides the most cutting edge processor ecosystems.Third-party application software can also be ported to add newfeatures for IPTV service providers, thanks to the open softwareplatform architecture. £ "The Amino IntAct IPTV software stack coupled with Intel's SoCmedia processing platform allows operators and STB manufacturers todeliver a premium IPTV experience," said William O. Leszinske, Jr.,general manager of Intel's Consumer Electronics Group. "Working withthe broader CE ecosystem, the Intel CE 2110 Media Processor deliversthe processing performance, flexibility and headroom needed to bringadvanced information and entertainment services into consumers'homes." £ "Home entertainment is changing, evolving into something beyondthe digital television services consumers know," said Karthik Ranjan,Vice President at Amino. "Powered by Intel's new media processingplatform, this idea will be closer to reality, allowing operators andSTB suppliers to offer so much more. IPTV services can now exceedconsumers' expectations with the addition of next generation services,which will be available through their televisions." £ Amino's technology licensing services facilitate outsourcing thecostly software development function, bringing reductions incomplexity, management and hence operating expenditure, time to marketand risk by using a proven and scalable product. With the IntAct IPTVsoftware platform, operators can minimise their overall CAPEX costs bychoosing from a number of different STB hardware suppliers, yetmaintain low OPEX costs by relying on an industry leading IPTVoperating system, to deliver the integrated software to run across alltheir STB hardware platforms. £ About Amino Communications £ Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) supplies the AmiNET(TM)series of set-top boxes, renowned for their low-cost and reliability.The AmiNET range materially reduces service operators' capitalexpenditure, 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 performancecoupled with the innovative design of Amino's set-top boxes, hasbrought the series industry accolades and the company a leadingposition within the IPTV market. £ The AmiNET series of IPTV set-top boxes has been used by more than600 customers in commercial deployments and trials in over 50countries worldwide. The set-top boxes have also been sampled by anadditional 900 customers. Amino Communications' principal customersare telecommunications, broadcast and hospitality service operators.Generally, AmiNET products are supplied with the IntAct(TM) IPTVsoftware stack pre-loaded. £ Amino Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of AminoTechnologies plc. listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol AMO.Amino's HQ is based near Cambridge, UK, with offices worldwide. Copyright Business Wire 2007