Amino Technologies PLC
25 October 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 October 2007
AMINO TECHNOLOGIES PLC
NEW PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENTS
Amino Technologies plc ('Amino'; stock code: AMO), the Cambridge based broadband
network software and systems group, has issued a series of trade announcements
whilst participating at the TelcoTV Conference & Expo Atlanta which finishes
today. These are summarised below.
NDS LAUNCHES METRO(TM) HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER WITH AMINO;
SES AMERICOM ANNOUNCED AS FIRST CUSTOMER
Industry-first allows broadcasters and telcos to offer AmiNET530 High Definition
DVRs with full turnkey content protection
NDS, the leading technology provider for digital pay-TV, has introduced its High
Definition Digital Video Recorder, an Amino AmiNET530 Set-Top Box (STB) powered
by Metro middleware, for the IPTV market - a first for the OpenCA industry. NDS
Metro(TM) is an integrated IPTV middleware and conditional access solution that
provides a complete end-to-end turnkey offering for telecommunications companies
and broadband operators.
SES AMERICOM, the only company currently delivering MPEG4 IPTV service to telcos
in the US, is the first customer and will integrate the HD DVR solution into its
IP-PRIME(R) IPTV solution for service providers.
NDS will offer innovative revenue driving opportunities and features for telco
and broadband operators by integrating its solution with the world-class Amino
AmiNET530 interactive STB. At TelcoTV, NDS demonstrated key elements of the
advanced viewer experience for the first time, including one-touch recording,
scheduling a recording through the electronic programming guide (EPG) and disk
playback capabilities. The NDS Metro solution ensures that video content is
protected at all times with the HD MPEG4 DVR, regardless of when it is recorded
or played.
NDS Metro is part of the NDS MediaHighway middleware family of products, which
is currently deployed around the world on more than 61 million set-top boxes.
Metro also provides conditional access and digital rights management via NDS
VideoGuard(R), the most widely used conditional access solution in the world,
currently protecting content on more than 75 million set-top boxes globally.
AMINET130 COMPLETES MPEGIF LOGO QUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
World's first HD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 IPTV STB to obtain top level conformance
Amino's AmiNET130 Set-Top Box (STB) is the first HD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 IPTV STB to
meet the Premium Conformance Tier of the MPEGIF Logo Qualification Program
offered by the MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF).
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 is a part of the MPEG-4 standard (MPEG-4 Part 10) and enables
the AmiNET130 to deliver video compression offering high quality at low-bit
rates. This effective compression technology offers excellent results across a
broad range of bandwidths including the transport of High Definition (HD)
streams for entertainment services and TV broadcasting.
The AmiNET130 uses the latest innovations in video compression technology to
provide the optimum in HD quality using compressed video data. This means users
with low bandwidth speed available at their homes can still benefit from a HD
video experience. MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 gives as high quality as MPEG-2 but with up
to a half the data rate by using the best compression technology available.
The AmiNET130 is an advanced STB enabling service providers to deliver
end-to-end digital High Definition TV as multicast, on-demand video and
multi-room IPTV services. The AmiNET130 is the world's first IP STB capable of
displaying HD graphics for HD gaming.
AMINO POWERS FIRST WIRELESS IPTV CONNECTED HOMES IN LATIN AMERICA
Telefonica del Sur deploys Amino's industry 'de-facto' IPTV Set-Top Boxes to
thousands of customers in Chile
Telefonica del Sur (Telsur), a leading provider of Internet-based multimedia and
communication services in Chile, has selected the AmiNET110 IPTV Set-Top Box
(STB) to deliver pure IPTV services to thousands of its customers in the region.
Telsur is distributing content to the AmiNET110 via Wi-Fi, creating the first
wireless in-home multimedia solution in Latin America.
Launched in July, Telsur's 'WiTV' IPTV service is being offered on its broadband
network between the southern Chilean cities of Concepcion and Puerto Montt.
Telsur has invested heavily in upgrading and expanding its broadband network.
Currently, with the AmiNET110, Telsur offers 100 channels of standard definition
digital television via IP with an electronic program guide, parental control
options and video on demand capabilities. The company has installed connected
home IPTV services in volume with an average of two STBs per home.
The AmiNET110 STB is based on Amino's award-winning compact design and is
compatible with the MPEG-2 video compression standard, the most common format
for digital IPTV content today. The unit features an Ethernet input and flexible
audio/video output with a USB interface for game controllers and other devices.
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About Amino
Amino Technologies plc (www.aminocom.com) designs and supplies electronic
systems, software and consultancy for IPTV (telco triple-play applications),
on-demand video and in-home multimedia distribution.
Amino is partnered with world-leading companies in systems integration,
middleware, conditional access, silicon, head-end systems and browser
technologies.
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CONTACTS
Amino Technologies: 01954-234100
Keith Todd, Chairman www.aminocom.com
Bob Giddy, Chief Executive
Stuart Darling, Finance Director
Bankside: 020-7367-8888
Steve Liebmann or Simon Bloomfield
KBC Peel Hunt Ltd. 020-7418-8900
David Anderson
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