BSD.L Regulatory News (BSD)

8 Jun 2005 07:01

Emblaze Ltd08 June 2005 For immediate release: Orca Wins Pilot Agreement with Tier 1 Operator Ra'anana, Israel, Wednesday June 8, 2005: Emblaze Ltd ("Emblaze" or "theCompany") (LSE: BLZ) announces that its Group company, Orca Interactive (LSE:ORCA), a global market leader in developing applications for IPTV, announcesthat it has signed an agreement to undertake a market pilot with a tier onetelecoms service provider. The pilot is expected to last until the end of theyear before moving into full commercial deployment. Under the terms of the agreement, Orca will provide its RIGHTv IPTV middlewareplatform to one of its global partners who will be the primary contractor onthe pilot. The IPTV solution will be integrated with other leading vendors ofthe IPTV value chain to deliver a "best of breed" solution that will offer allthe functionality that an advanced TV provider needs. The pilot will generaterevenues to Orca during the current financial year. Haggai Barel, CEO, Orca Interactive said, "I am delighted to be able to announcethis pilot with such a significant player, as it demonstrates the suitability ofour solutions for tier one operators. The pilot has been won through one of ourmajor partners and validates our strategy of building partnerships with theindustry's biggest and best integrators and vendors." Further details on the agreement are expected to be announced towards the endof the year. For further information: ENQUIRIES Emblaze GroupDoron Cohen, Hagit Gal + 972 9 7699 831/339 Corfin CommunicationsHarry Chathli, Neil Thapar + 44 20 7929 8989 Notes to Editor About The Emblaze Group (Emblaze LTD) 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;Adamind (LSE: ADA), a global leader in content adaptation (transcoding) forwireless operators; Visual Defence (LSE: VDI), a provider of wireless and IPvideo solutions for military and homeland security markets; Emblaze Systems,leading provider of customized, media centric, end-to-end solutions for mobilemedia and Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA), provider of Interactive Television IPTVmiddleware for Video On Demand (VOD) and broadcast services, aimed at Telecom,cable and xDSL operators. 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 visithttp://www.orcainteractive.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange