AMO.L Regulatory News (AMO)

9 May 2007 10:05

Amino, the world leading IPTV platform supplier, and Orb Networksannounced today the integration of Orb's MyCasting service withAmino's AmiNET110 and AmiNET125 set-top boxes (STBs) to unlock all thedigital content on users' PCs. With Amino's cutting-edge AmiNET rangeof products, users can enjoy all the media they currently watch ontheir PCs - videos, movies, music, even Internet websites - on theirTVs. £ The AmiNET110 is the most popular and proven IP STB in the worldwith an award-winning design. The Orb application integrated with theAmiNET110 allows consumers access to personal media on the PC, as wellas streamed media delivered over the open Internet. The resultingproduct closes the gap between the STB and the PC, using the OrbMyCast application platform as the bridge. The MyCasting service isalso now available with the AmiNET125, Amino's second generationmulti-codec STB. This allows MPEG-2/4 and VC1/WM9 content to bestreamed in native format from the PC to the TV, enabling even olderPCs with less horsepower to benefit from the Orb MyCastingapplication. £ "We are happy to be working with Amino to bring media convergenceto the TV", said Herve Utheza, VP and Executive Producer, TVProperties, Orb Networks. "With Orb, Amino's product line will enablea single STB to manage IPTV, pay TV, PC media including movies,videos, user-generated videos, and even web browsing, directly to theTV through a unified user interface. Service operators can bring theirown branded version of Orb to their customer base, and let themappreciate the depth and breadth of what IP television can deliver." £ "Orb's technology was integrated seamlessly with Amino's versatileIntAct(TM) client software stack to bridge the gap between thetelevision and PC," said Karthik Ranjan, Vice President, Internet TV,Amino. "This partnership expands the boundaries of television,allowing cable companies and other service operators to offer theirconsumers an exciting and diverse range of services." £ Orb MyCasting and Amino's STBs enable a much more compellingchoice of services in comparison to traditional TV programming. Userscan: £ -- Watch home movies and videos, as well as thousands of Internet TV stations, now unlocked for display on the big screen TV £ -- Search for and watch the entire online video catalog from main providers such as YouTube, Yahoo, AOL Videos and more £ -- Record Internet TV programming to watch on your living room TV £ -- Enjoy your photos from your PC on your TV, share them with family and friends, or watch their own media selection on your TV £ -- Listen to your entire music library, streamed across the home £ About Amino £ 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. £ About Orb Networks, Inc. £ Orb Networks is an award-winning developer of software andservices that unlock the digital media stored on personal computers.Orb MyCasting gives consumers secure, free, instant, andeverywhere-access to everything from their photos and video to TV andmusic on virtually any Web-enabled device. The company's partners andaffiliates include: AOL Winamp, AMD, Creative Labs, Hauppauge,Hutchison, Nokia, Orange and Vodafone. Orb Networks is a privatelyheld company in Emeryville, Calif. For more information about OrbNetworks and the Orb MyCasting service, please visit www.orb.com. £ Orb and MyCast are trademarks of Orb Networks, Inc. All othertrademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of theirrespective owners. £ Visit Amino at the NXTComm event in Chicago, 18-21 June, at standn. 2023 Copyright Business Wire 2007