AMO.L Regulatory News (AMO)

25 Oct 2007 07:02

Amino Technologies PLC25 October 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 October 2007 AMINO TECHNOLOGIES PLC NEW PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENTS Amino Technologies plc ("Amino"; stock code: AMO), the Cambridge based broadbandnetwork software and systems group, has issued a series of trade announcementswhilst participating at the TelcoTV Conference & Expo Atlanta which finishestoday. These are summarised below. NDS LAUNCHES METRO(TM) HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER WITH AMINO;SES AMERICOM ANNOUNCED AS FIRST CUSTOMER Industry-first allows broadcasters and telcos to offer AmiNET530 High DefinitionDVRs with full turnkey content protection NDS, the leading technology provider for digital pay-TV, has introduced its HighDefinition Digital Video Recorder, an Amino AmiNET530 Set-Top Box (STB) poweredby Metro middleware, for the IPTV market - a first for the OpenCA industry. NDSMetro(TM) is an integrated IPTV middleware and conditional access solution thatprovides a complete end-to-end turnkey offering for telecommunications companiesand broadband operators. SES AMERICOM, the only company currently delivering MPEG4 IPTV service to telcosin the US, is the first customer and will integrate the HD DVR solution into itsIP-PRIME(R) IPTV solution for service providers. NDS will offer innovative revenue driving opportunities and features for telcoand broadband operators by integrating its solution with the world-class AminoAmiNET530 interactive STB. At TelcoTV, NDS demonstrated key elements of theadvanced viewer experience for the first time, including one-touch recording,scheduling a recording through the electronic programming guide (EPG) and diskplayback capabilities. The NDS Metro solution ensures that video content isprotected at all times with the HD MPEG4 DVR, regardless of when it is recordedor played. NDS Metro is part of the NDS MediaHighway middleware family of products, whichis currently deployed around the world on more than 61 million set-top boxes.Metro also provides conditional access and digital rights management via NDSVideoGuard(R), the most widely used conditional access solution in the world,currently protecting content on more than 75 million set-top boxes globally. AMINET130 COMPLETES MPEGIF LOGO QUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 World's first HD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 IPTV STB to obtain top level conformance Amino's AmiNET130 Set-Top Box (STB) is the first HD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 IPTV STB tomeet the Premium Conformance Tier of the MPEGIF Logo Qualification Programoffered by the MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF). MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 is a part of the MPEG-4 standard (MPEG-4 Part 10) and enablesthe AmiNET130 to deliver video compression offering high quality at low-bitrates. This effective compression technology offers excellent results across abroad range of bandwidths including the transport of High Definition (HD)streams for entertainment services and TV broadcasting. The AmiNET130 uses the latest innovations in video compression technology toprovide the optimum in HD quality using compressed video data. This means userswith low bandwidth speed available at their homes can still benefit from a HDvideo experience. MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 gives as high quality as MPEG-2 but with upto a half the data rate by using the best compression technology available. The AmiNET130 is an advanced STB enabling service providers to deliverend-to-end digital High Definition TV as multicast, on-demand video andmulti-room IPTV services. The AmiNET130 is the world's first IP STB capable ofdisplaying HD graphics for HD gaming. AMINO POWERS FIRST WIRELESS IPTV CONNECTED HOMES IN LATIN AMERICA Telefonica del Sur deploys Amino's industry 'de-facto' IPTV Set-Top Boxes tothousands of customers in Chile Telefonica del Sur (Telsur), a leading provider of Internet-based multimedia andcommunication services in Chile, has selected the AmiNET110 IPTV Set-Top Box(STB) to deliver pure IPTV services to thousands of its customers in the region.Telsur is distributing content to the AmiNET110 via Wi-Fi, creating the firstwireless in-home multimedia solution in Latin America. Launched in July, Telsur's "WiTV" IPTV service is being offered on its broadbandnetwork between the southern Chilean cities of Concepcion and Puerto Montt.Telsur has invested heavily in upgrading and expanding its broadband network. Currently, with the AmiNET110, Telsur offers 100 channels of standard definitiondigital television via IP with an electronic program guide, parental controloptions and video on demand capabilities. The company has installed connectedhome IPTV services in volume with an average of two STBs per home. The AmiNET110 STB is based on Amino's award-winning compact design and iscompatible with the MPEG-2 video compression standard, the most common formatfor digital IPTV content today. The unit features an Ethernet input and flexibleaudio/video output with a USB interface for game controllers and other devices. Ends About Amino Amino Technologies plc (www.aminocom.com) designs and supplies electronicsystems, software and consultancy for IPTV (telco triple-play applications),on-demand video and in-home multimedia distribution. Amino is partnered with world-leading companies in systems integration, middleware, conditional access, silicon, head-end systems and browser technologies. Ends CONTACTS Amino Technologies: 01954-234100Keith Todd, Chairman www.aminocom.comBob Giddy, Chief ExecutiveStuart Darling, Finance Director Bankside: 020-7367-8888Steve Liebmann or Simon Bloomfield KBC Peel Hunt Ltd. 020-7418-8900David Anderson This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange