BSD.L Regulatory News (BSD)

2 Feb 2005 07:00

Orca Interactive Ltd02 February 2005 2 February 2005 Orca Interactive to work closely with IBM Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA), a global market leader in developing applicationsfor TV over IP, today announced that it has signed a global co-marketingagreement with IBM. This will help Orca to promote its products in telco tendersworldwide. Under the terms of the marketing agreement, Orca will enable its RiGHTv*software to be delivered on the IBM eServer** xSeries** platform and WebSphere**middleware offering. The sales forces of both companies will then market thisjoint IPTV solution on a global scale. IBM will be the prime contractor in alljoint opportunities. Orca's RiGHTv applications are highly scalable solutions that facilitate thedeployment of complete commercial IPTV services such as Broadcast TV, VOD(Video-On-Demand), EPG (Electronic Programming Guide), NVOD (NearVideo-On-Demand) and PVR (Personal Video Recorder). About Orca (LSE: ORCA) Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA) is a leading provider of middleware solution toenable xDSL and FTTx operators to offer enhanced entertainment services such asbroadcast TV, video-on-demand and interactive services. Our applications delivercompelling and differentiated services to maximize the revenue stream of theoperators. Orca's user-friendly, end-to-end applications enable delivery andmanagement of VOD, TV channels, EPG, NVOD, Pay-Per-View and e-commerce forrelated merchandise. Orca Interactive has formed strategic partnerships withAmino, BitBand, GooMe, ECI, HP, IBM, Kasenna, Kreatel, Microsoft, nCUBE, NDS,Nokia, Nortel Networks, Optibase, Pace, Samsung, SeaChange and more).www.orcainteractive.com. About IBM IBM's ISV and Developer Relations initiatives are administered by PartnerWorld,the ISV resource for IBM Business Partners. It is a worldwide program designedto help software developers reach broader markets, lower their costs of doingbusiness, and take their products faster to market. With 80 years of leadershipin helping businesses innovate, IBM is the world's largest informationtechnology company. IBM is a leading provider of On Demand Business solutionsand is dedicated to helping companies, Business Partners and developers leveragethe potential of the Internet and network computing across a wide range ofbusinesses and industries. The company offers a host of cross-industry andindustry specific solutions designed to meet the needs of companies of allsizes. For more information on partnering with IBM, please visit: www.ibm.com/isv Enquiries: Orca InteractiveHaggai Barel (CEO)Tel: +972-9-7699444Financial DynamicsJames Melville-Ross / Cass HelstripTel: +44 (0) 207 831 3113 * Indicates trademark or registered trademark of Orca Interactive **IBM, the IBM Business Partner emblem, WebSphere, IBM eServer xSeries andPartnerWorld are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in theUnited States and/or other countries All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. WebSphere and xSeries are products of IBM; RiGHTv is a product of ORCAInteractive. Neither party has any responsibility for, or makes anyrepresentations or warranties about the other's products. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange