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20 Jul 2006 07:26

Emblaze Ltd20 July 2006 Emblaze Ltd Trading Update 20 July 2006: Emblaze Ltd (Emblaze or "the Group") (LSE: BLZ), the wired andwireless telecom technology group, announces today that its business performssignificantly ahead of management expectations. The Group is pleased to report that it has maintained a strong operationalperformance during the first and second quarter led primarily by the EmblazeMobile division, which has won further significant contracts during the periodincluding its appointment as Original Device Manufacturer (ODM) supplier toVirgin Mobile for its exclusive Lobster mobile phone range. As a result the Group now expects that the strong deal flow and businessexpansion will continue in the next two quarters resulting in a significantincrease in revenues from operations. Emblaze is a company that deals in over 50 countries around the world.Specifically Emblaze Mobile, the largest contributor to the revenues, isheadquartered in the UK and has most of its operations outside Israel, henceunaffected by events occurring in the Middle East. Eli Reifman, Chief Executive Officer of Emblaze Group said: "We are very pleasedwith our progress in Emblaze Mobile. The team is doing a fantastic job turningthe Mobile division into a significant player in the cellular arena. Due to ourstrengthening market position we now enjoy much better visibility in thebusiness and are confident of our long term prospects and delivering stronggrowth this year and beyond." Enquiries: EmblazeDoron Cohen, Hagit Gal + 972 9 7699831/ 339 Corfin CommunicationsHarry Chathli, Neil Thapar +44 20 7929 8989 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange