Orca Launches Home Media

14 Jun 2005 07:02

Emblaze Ltd14 June 2005 For Immediate Release Orca Interactive Launches Home Media for IPTV Operators Orca Interactive expands offering Ra'anana, Israel, Tuesday June 14, 2005: Emblaze Ltd ("Emblaze" or "theCompany") (LSE: BLZ) announces that its Group company, Orca Interactive (LSE:ORCA), a leading provider of IPTV middleware and applications, today announcedthe launch of Home Media, a digital entertainment application that bringsdigital media content from the PC to the TV. Home Media enables subscribers tocomfortably view photos and listen to music via the TV, and empowers IPTVoperators to gain a bigger share of the large digital entertainment market. By providing Home Media, operators can further differentiate their serviceofferings from cable and satellite competitors, and strengthen their positioningin the leisure and digital lifestyle arenas. Home Media enables operators toincrease their share of this market by providing subscribers with enhancedentertainment services that generate additional revenues and increase customerloyalty. "We are pleased to introduce our new Home Media application that allows IPTVoperators to claim a larger and more central role in the digital home," saidHaggai Barel, Chief Executive, Orca Interactive. "Offering Home Media over ourRiGHTv middleware provides subscribers with an integrated IPTV service that isexciting and easy to use. In addition, since Home Media runs on existing set-topboxes in use, operators enjoy low total cost of ownership." For further information: Emblaze GroupDoron Cohen, Hagit Gal + 972 9 7699 831/ 339 Corfin CommunicationsNeil Thapar, Harry Chathli + 44 20 7929 8989 Notes to Editors 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 visitwww.orcainteractive.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange