AMO.L Regulatory News (AMO)

9 Dec 2005 07:02

Amino Technologies PLC09 December 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 December 2005 AMINO TECHNOLOGIES PLC NOVIS SELECTS AMINO FOR PORTUGAL'S FIRST IPTV SERVICE ROLLOUT Amino Technologies plc ("Amino"; stock code: AMO), the Cambridge based broadbandnetwork software and systems company, announces it has been selected by Novis, amajor Portuguese telco, for a residential service to be branded as 'ClixSmartv'. A commercial test launch with AmiNET110 set-top boxes is scheduled for December2005 in Lisbon and Porto, with full commercial deployment planned for 2006 inall major cities. The service will include an electronic programme guide (EPG),Video on Demand (VOD), and a personalised choice of channels. The service willoffer 50 channels for the test launch, increasing to 100 when the commercialdeployment commences. "We are very pleased to be working with Amino to bring IPTV to Portugal for thefirst time" explained Susanna Barbato, Managing Director of IPTV services forNovis. "Amino's proven interoperability and excellent track record made them theobvious choice for us. With a strong IPTV offering, we expect to create a largesubscriber base in Portugal over the coming years". "The AmiNET110 has proved to be a very successful product this year on aworldwide scale, due to the combination of award-winning design,industry-leading software interoperability and high quality. With Novis, Aminois well positioned in another emerging market", said Bob Giddy, Amino's CEO. About Amino Amino (www.aminocom.com) is a designer and supplier of electronic systems,software and consultancy, specialising in applications for on-demand video, IPTV(telco triple-play applications) and in-home multimedia distribution. Amino'sIntActTM client-side system software provides users with the twin benefits oflow cost deployment and rapid time-to-market. The key to these benefits is asoftware stack with a wide selection of pre-integrated third-party components. Amino's own range of small, low cost, high functionality set-top boxes andgateways incorporating its IntActTM software is designed for consumerapplications in telecommunications and broadcast markets, as well as on-demandsystems for hotels and hospitality markets, healthcare, retail and education.Amino also provides systems consultancy and partners with world-leadingcompanies in content aggregation, middleware, conditional access and head-endsystems. CONTACTS Amino Technologies: 01954-234100Grant Masom, Chairman www.aminocom.comBob Giddy, Chief ExecutiveStuart Darling, Finance Director Bankside: 020-7367-8888Steve Liebmann or Susan Scott This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange