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22 May 2006 07:05

Emblaze Ltd22 May 2006 Emblaze Ltd Orca Signs Agreement with Leading Next Generation Network Equipment Vendor for IPTV Deployment with Major Service Provider Leading IPTV middleware provider selected to help provide high quality TV viewing experience for triple play service RA'anana, Israel - 22 May, 2006 - Emblaze Ltd ("Emblaze" or "the Company")(LSE:BLZ) announces that its Group company, Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA), a global market leader in developing middleware and applications for IPTV, hassigned an agreement with a Global Next Generation Network (NGN) equipment vendorfor IPTV deployment by a large European telecommunications service provider. The deal consists of an initial purchase of 50,000 Orca RiGHTv(TM)middlewarelicenses and professional services for a triple play service of IPTV,Video-overIP and broadband Internet access being built by a large Europeantelecommunications service provider. The IPTV service is expected to be launched in the second half of 2006 and thatthe agreement will be extended to eventually include up to 400,000 end-usermiddleware licenses. Alon Laor, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Professional Services at OrcaInteractive, said, "Orca's advanced middleware offering allows our customers totake advantage of the burgeoning IPTV opportunity by providing superior qualityTV viewing, an intuitive user interface and additional advanced features. Thisannouncement is the latest step in Orca's efforts to enable operators andsystems integrators to enter the IPTV market." Enquiries: EmblazeDoron Cohen, Hagit Gal +972 9 7699831/339 Note to Editors: About Emblaze Emblaze Ltd is a group of companies sharing a common mission to provide telecomoperators with technologies, products and solutions for next generationservices: Emblaze Mobile, a new breed in handsets design and manufacturing;Emblaze VCON, is a leading provider of wireless video communicationstechnologies and conferencing solutions for operators and enterprise marketsover IP networks; Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA), provider of InteractiveTelevision IPTV middleware for Video On Demand (VOD) and broadcast services,aimed at Telecom, cable and xDSL operators; Emblaze SmartContent, developer ofhighly advanced technology for Content-Push over wireless and IP networks tomobile devices and personal computers; emoze, a free global Push Email servicefor mobile devices that will push send your Emails and PIM data to you anywhereand to any device and Visual Defence (LSE: VDI), a provider of wireless and IPvideo solutions for military and homeland security markets. Emblaze Group is traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BLZ) since 1996 andhas offices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Korea andIsrael. www.Emblaze.com About Orca Interactive Orca Interactive (LSE-ORCA) is a leading provider of IPTV middleware andapplications for broadband network operators and service providers. Orca enablestriple-play providers to deliver a full array of attractive video-over-IPservices that generate new revenue streams and strengthen customer loyalty.Leveraging a flexible telco-grade middleware platform, Orca empowers operatorsto deliver broadcast TV, video on demand (VOD), personal video recording (PVR),home media and other compelling interactive services. Orca's SI-enabledsolutions are designed for easy outsourcing of integration services by anoperator's preferred systems integrator. Orca has formed strategic partnershipswith leading players across the IPTV value chain to ensure best-of-breedsolutions with low total cost of ownership. For more information, please visitwww.orcainteractive.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange