Orcadian Engy Regulatory News (ORCA)

26 Apr 2006 09:33

Orca Interactive Ltd26 April 2006 For Immediate Release Orca and Telrad Networks Bring IPTV to Georgia RA'anana, Israel - April 26, 2006 - Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA), a globalmarket leader in developing middleware and applications for IPTV, announcestoday that it is working with Telrad Networks, a leading IP/NGN best of breedsolution provider and system integrator for telecom carriers, to provide tenlarge urban areas of the country of Georgia with an IP/MPLS-based voice, dataand video networking system for Georgia's second largest telecom operator,NewNet Telecommunications ("NewNet"). The new network has been designed to meetNewNet's growth and capacity requirements for the next 10 years. Utilizing Orca's RiGHTv middleware for IPTV to provide broadcast television andvideo on demand, the initial project phase will focus on 10 of the largest urbanareas of Georgia, including Tbilisi and Kutaisi. A second phase will focus onsubscribers in other areas of the country, completing the planned shift to thenew network. The best-of-breed system provides a complete customized multi-vendor networkthat also includes Amino set-top boxes, BitBand video servers and Optibase IPTVplatforms. "NewNet's main priority for their deployment is to provide the high quality ofreliable connection and the wide spectrum of advanced quality IP-based servicesfor its subscribers," said Dror Pockard, president and CEO of Telrad. "We arevery pleased that they chose Telrad for our vast telecom experience and "best ofbreed" single point of integration approach, together with our partner Orca, aleading provider of IPTV technology." "Telrad has a long and successful history of delivering carrier-grade voice anddata networking projects and complete customized solutions, and we are delightedto work with this dynamic company to bring IPTV to Georgia," said Alon Laor,vice president of worldwide sales and professional services, Orca Interactive. "This deployment is further proof of our carrier-grade middleware's openness andflexibility that makes it ideal for adoption and implementation by operatorsworldwide." 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 . About Telrad Networks With over 50 years of heritage, Telrad Networks utilizes its extensiveexperience and know-how to provide end-to-end solutions and to create IP/NGNnetworks for carriers and telecom operators. Telrad has successfully deployedvoice, data and multimedia systems for carriers around the globe. Its three maindivisions include the IP/NGN Division that specializes in triple play andmultimedia solutions over the network; the Optical Solutions Division, whichdevelops access and metro solutions; and the System Integration Division whichexcels in the creation and upgrading of telecom infrastructures to IP/NGN. Formore information about Telrad, visit Telrad at www.telrad.com. # # # Orca Interactive Investor Orca Interactive Press Contact: Telrad Networks ContactContact: Alexandra Crabb David Leichner, CMOHaggai Barel ink Communications for Orca +972-3-915-7504+972-9-7699444 Interactive David.Leichner@telrad.comIR@orcainteractive.com +1-617-488-0988 ext. 7 alex@theinkstudio.com Financial Dynamics:James Melville-Ross Cass Helstrip+44 207 269 7179 +44 207 269 7214James.melville-ross@fd.com Cass.helstrip@fd.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange