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About Access Co. Ltd
ACCESS CO., LTD. is a global company providing leading technology, software products and platforms for Web browsing, mobile phones, wireless handhelds, and other networked devices.
ACCESSproduct portfolio, including its NetFront™ Browser, Garnet™ OS (formerly PalmOS®) and ACCESS Linux Platform™, provides customers with solutions that enable faster time to market, flexibility and customizability.
The company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates subsidiaries and affiliates within Asia, Europe and the United States. ACCESS is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Index under the number 4813.
For more information about ACCESS, please visit www.access-company.com;
About Advanced Digital Broadcast
Advanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com ) is a leader in the design, development and supply of high-quality products to the digital television market world-wide. The company has deployed over 11 million set-top boxes, across cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial networks, incorporating the industry's pioneering middleware, conditional access and hardware technologies.
ADB is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and is a member of ADB Group (www.adbholdings.com )
The Company has been a member of the Open IPTV Forum since December 2008.
ADB. Defining Digital.
PR Contact: Denise Kennedy
T: +41 (0) 22 799 07 99
d.kennedy@adbglobal.com
www.adbglobal.com
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com. Alcatel-Lucent has been a member of the OIPTVF since November 2006.
About Allion
Allion Test Labs, Inc. is one of the world's largest 3rd party independent test houses with labs in Portland, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. It hosts compliance, certification, interoperability, performance and functionality testing for most of the world's most prominent manufacturers and has done so since 1991. With over 350+ certified test engineering professionals, Allion holds the largest independent inventory of test equipment, test devices and test methodologies. Currently Allion works with over 26 standards organizations in developing test methodologies, test fixtures and conducting logo certification programs.
Company Website: http://www.allion.com
Press Contact: Dan Liu dannyliu@allion.com
About Amino
Amino Communications Ltd develops the AmiNETâ„¢ series of IPTV set-top boxes (STBs), combining reliability and low cost with high performance and innovative design. The company has won numerous industry awards and has secured a leading position in the IPTV market, with over 1.5m units sold in over 80 countries. Customers include telecommunications, broadcast, enterprise and hospitality service providers. Amino is based near Cambridge in the UK, is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM (symbol AMO), and has been a member of the Open IPTV Forum since November 2007.
PR Contact:
Jan Back
T: +44 (0) 1954 234 100
jback@aminocom.com
www.aminocom.com
About Ant
ANT plc (www.antplc.com) is the leading provider of client software solutions and services to the digital media industry. It develops open-standards-based client software and applications to enable operators to exploit digital media across a broad range of consumer devices including TV's, set-top boxes and portable media devices such as mobile phones and personal media players, regardless of content delivery platform.
ANT enables media driven organisations to quickly create and roll-out innovative and successful applications and TV services on any consumer device, enabling operators to attract new subscribers, reduce churn and increase average revenue per user.
ANT's software has been extensively deployed by customers throughout the world including Scientific Atlanta a Cisco Company, Chunghwa Telecom, Foxconn, France Telecom, Humax, LG/Nortel, Philips, Sagem, Samsung, SaskTel, Telecom Italia and Thomson.
ANT plc's shares are listed on AIM, a London Stock Exchange regulated market, under the ticker ANTP (Reuters: ANTP.L, Bloomberg: ANTP.LN).
About AwoX
AwoX offers networked media solutions ranging from audio and video connected white-label products down to home network middleware, as well as electronic modules for TV and Audio. AwoX solutions create a seamless TV Everywhere experience enabling content and service providers to deploy premium content services.
AwoX is a board member of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) and is a founding member of the Internet Media Device Alliance (IMDA). AwoX headquarters are located in Montpellier, France with branches in Singapore and Hong Kong. AwoX is backed by Innovacom, BNP Paribas Private Equity, Soridec, and CIC-CM Private Equity.
The BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. Its mission is to enrich people's lives with programmes that inform, educate and entertain.
It is a public service broadcaster, established by a Royal Charter and funded by the licence fee that is paid by UK households. The BBC uses the income from the licence fee to provide services including 8 national TV channels plus regional programming, 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations and an extensive online presence including:
bbc.co.uk, BBC iPlayer and the BBC channel on YouTube.
The BBC has a commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, which operates a range of businesses including selling programmes around the world and publishing books, DVDs and merchandise. Its profits are returned to the BBC for investment in new programming and services.
The BBC is governed by the BBC Trust, which represents the interests of licence fee payers and sets the overall strategy. The Trust's Chairman is Sir Michael Lyons. The BBC's Executive Board, chaired by the Director-General, Mark Thompson, manages the day-to-day operation of the corporation.
For more information, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/info/
About Bouygues Telecom
Created in 1994, Bouygues Telecom has over 9.7 million customers, including 7.3 million with contracts, and 8,650 employees. Bouygues Telecom is committed to being "the preferred brand of personal communication services" for both mobile and fixed phone service, as well as TV and Internet, thanks to a continuous focus on greater freedom and exemplary customer service.
After pioneering the talk-plan concept in France in 1996, followed by the Millennium (1999) and neo (2006) unlimited call plans, Bouygues Telecom ushered in a new era in 2008 with neo.2, the first plan with unlimited calls to all operators during a selected time slot. Bouygues Telecom also acquired its own fixed network in 2008 and became an Internet Service Provider (ISP), launching the Bbox broadband router.
In 2009, Bouygues Telecom invented the "all-in-one" solution with ideo, bringing customers the "best of all worlds", with integrated mobile call plans and Bbox services for fixed telephone, television and Internet access.
Bouygues Telecom's mobile internet network combines 3G+ (77% of the population covered) and EDGE (over 94% of the population covered) technologies in order to provide customers with seamless coverage everywhere in France and very high speeds in the country's biggest cities.
Ranked No. 1 in Customer Relations in the mobile phone sector1 for the third year running, Bouygues Telecom is committed to proactive, direct customer service. Customer relations centres, a distribution network of 590 Bouygues Telecom Club stores, and a website available 24/7 combine to ensure optimum customer service.
1BearingPoint-TNS Sofres Customer Relations Quality League Table (April 2009)
press contact is Mr. Guillaume Sterin: gsterin@bouyguestelecom.fr
http://www.bouyguestelecom.fr/
About British Telecom
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About Canal Plus Group
Canal+ Group is France's leading pay-TV operator and a major player in the programming and production of premium and special-interest channels, the broadcasting of pay-TV services, and a pioneer in the development of new television services. At year-end 2007, Canal+ Group had over 10.5 million subscriptions to its different product offerings. CANAL+ Group runs pay-TV operations in Poland and in French-speaking countries around the world via Canal Overseas.
CANAL+ GROUP is also a European leader in the financing, acquisition and distribution of feature films through its affiliate StudioCanal.
About Cisco
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Deutsche Telekom is one of the leading integrated telecommunications companies worldwide with more than 119 million mobile customers, around 37 million fixed network lines and more than 13 million broadband lines. Our three product brands, T-Home, T-Mobile and T-Systems, offer customers the full range of telecommunications and IT products and services from a single source: T-Home provides 'everything for at home' - state-of-the-art fixed-network infrastructures, fast internet access, and innovative multimedia services such as the T-Home Entertain packages with TV, Internet and telephony all rolled into one. T-Mobile, one of the world's leading mobile service companies, provides a comprehensive portfolio of mobile voice and data services in Europe and the United States, as well as broadband services, such as our mobile Internet service, web'n'walk. Our business customer arm, T-Systems, offers integrated ICT solutions to multinational corporations and medium-sized enterprises in Germany. As an international group with some 240,000 employees in around 50 countries throughout the world, we generated more than half of our revenues of EUR 62.5 billion outside of Germany in 2007.
Digisoft.tv is a leading global provider of carrier class solutions to the IPTV and Media & Entertainment markets. Leveraging our years of experience in the Broadcast market, Digisoft delivers solutions from head-end to STB that allow operators to develop, test, manage and deploy advanced revenue generating services. Digisoft's scalable solutions reduce the CAPEX required to launch differentiating new services and increase ARPU.
Digisoft's DigiHost Service Delivery Platform combined with its Java based middleware technology gives operators an open, flexible and scalable solution that supports play-out of applications and service to set top boxes and PC Players in SD or HD.
Founded in 2000, Digisoft.tv is a privately held company with headquarters in Ireland and offices in USA, UK, Singapore and New Zealand. The company is backed by strategic investors. For more information, please visit - www.digisoft.tv
Enquiries please contact:
Digisoft.tv
Padraic Marren
Email; pmarren@digisoft.tv
Tel: +353 86 3811031
Founded in 1986, D-Link is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of advanced networking, broadband, digital, voice and data communications solutions. Following our company motto, "Building Networks for People", D-Link continually meets the global networking and connectivity needs of digital home consumers, small office professionals, small to medium-sized businesses, and enterprise environments. A major contributor to our success is our established and expanding network of global distribution and delivery channels to bring products to more than 100 countries every day. D-Link's core competency is in Ethernet connectivity. In fact, we are the global leader in providing network connectivity solutions to small and medium-sized businesses. From the beginning, D-Link engineers have researched, designed and manufactured innovative, standard-based networking solutions. We sell our state-of-the-art hardware at the best prices. Price may be the deciding factor for many new customers, but D-Link innovation, reliability and service keeps them loyal year after year.
www.dlink.comAbout Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories is the global leader in technologies that are essential elements in the best entertainment experiences. Founded in 1965 and best known for high-quality audio and surround sound, Dolby innovations enrich entertainment at the movies, at home, or on the go. Dolby Laboratories is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA, with offices in Burbank, New York, London, Shanghai, Beijing, Sydney, Seoul, and Tokyo. Open IPTV Forum member since March 2009. "DLB" on the New York Stock Exchange. www.dolby.com
DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI - News) is a digital technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience. DTS decoders are in virtually every major brand of 5.1-channel surround processor, and there are hundreds of millions of DTS-licensed consumer electronics products available worldwide. Founded in 1993, DTS' corporate headquarters are located in Agoura Hills, California with its licensing operations headquartered in Limerick, Ireland. DTS also has offices in Northern California, Washington, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For further information, please visit
www.dts.com. DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.About Ericsson - founder member
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
Read more at www.ericsson.com/press
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
For media:
Ericsson Media Relations
Phone: +46 8 719 6992
E-mail: press.relations@ericsson.com
About France Telecom - founder member
France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators, serves more than 153 million customers on five continents (220 countries or territories) as of September 30, 2006 and had consolidated sales of 49 billion euros in IFRS in 2005 (38.4 billion euros for the year-to-date at September 30, 2006). Launched in June 2005, the NExT program (New Experience in Telecommunications) will allow the Group to pursue its transformation as an integrated operator and to make France Telecom the benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. On June 2006, Orange thus became the Group's single brand for Internet, television and mobile in France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Spain, and Orange Business Services the brand name for the services offered to businesses worldwide. France Telecom is number two mobile operator and provider of Internet services in Europe and amongst the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris Eurolist market and on the New York Stock Exchange.' http://www.francetelecom.com/en/
Press contact Fabienne Moiteaux +33 1 44 44 93 93
About Fastweb
FASTWEB is Italy's second largest fixed telephony provider and the first player worldwide to develop an all IP network for Triple Play service delivery, currently operating in more than 150 Italian cities via a network of more than 27,000 km. FASTWEB uses a unique technological model combining extensive use of the Internet Protocol (IP) for voice, data and video transmission with optical fiber and xDSL technology. Totalling more than 1,3 million clients, FASTWEB provides families with a wide range of integrated services (voice, data and video) on a single support. For business users it offers advanced competitive services in all market segments – Public authorities, large companies, small and medium enterprises, professionals, sohos, universities and research institutes. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since March 2000 and included within S&P Mib Index, following a friendly bid completed last May, FASTWEB is now controlled (82%) by Swisscom.
Headquarters: Via Caracciolo 51, 20155 Milano - ITALY
Website: www.company.fastweb.it, www.fastweb.it
Contacts: http://www.company.fastweb.it/index.php?sid=40
About Fraunhofer
The Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS
Based in Berlin the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) has a distinguished track record of over 20 years work in the research and development of integration and communication solutions for partners from industry, contract research and public administration in the fields of telecommunications and software development. Its own solutions and those developed together with its partners are tried, tested and demonstrated in a broad range of dedicated FOKUS laboratories. Fraunhofer FOKUS sees itself as a forger of links between university research and the industry. The FOKUS Media Interoperability Lab (MIL) researches and develops innovative media technologies with special reference to "interactive rich media applications" and "personalized converged media delivery".
Together with Open IPTV Forum, Fraunhofer FOKUS develops new media strategies, service demonstrators and platform prototypes for analyzing and testing the feasibility of novel media services, formats and content.
http://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de & http://www.mediainteroperabilitylab.org/
For more information please contact:
Dr. Stefan Arbanowski,
Head of Future Applications and Media,
Fraunhofer
stefan.arbanowski@fokus.fraunhofer.de
About Funai
Funai Electric Co., Ltd is one of the top manufacturers of consumer electronic products in Japan. FUNAI's high-quality and fairly-priced brands produced on the basis of advanced technology and efficient production systems are highly evaluated not only within Japan but also internationally. In addition, FUNAI's products are also well received in the marketplace through OEM supply to prime clients on the global base.
About Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei") is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions. The company is committed to providing innovative products, services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for its customers.
Huawei's products and solutions cover wireless products (HSDPA/ WCDMA/ EDGE/ GPRS/ GSM, CDMA2000 1x EV-DO/ CDMA2000 1X, TD-SCDMA and WiMAX）, core network products (IMS, Mobile Softswitch and NGN), network products (FTTx, xDSL, Optical, Routers and LAN Switch), application and software (IN, mobile data service and BOSS), as well as terminals (UMTS/ CDMA).
Huawei" global R&D centers are located in India, the USA, Sweden and Russia in addition to those in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, etc. in China. Huawei has around 62,000 employees, and 48% of them are dedicated to R&D. As of the end of 2006, Huawei has filed 19,187 patent applications, ranking No.1 in terms of the number of patent applications for many consecutive years in China. Huawei has set up over 100 branch offices worldwide to provide customers with quick and excellent services.
Huawei's products and solutions are deployed in over 100 countries and serve 31 of the world's top 50 operators, as well as over one billion users worldwide. For more information, please visit www.huawei.com.
Our Media Contact is: Ms. Hu xianghui huxianghui@huawei.com
HwaCom Systems Inc. is established in 1994, The Headquarter is located in Taiwan and with branch office at Shanghai, China. With the mission of "Bring Broadband Digital Life to You ", HwaCom is the leading broadband system integrator and supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks related services as well as multimedia application. In addition, with strong in house R&D capability and the partnerships of major international leading IT companies, HwaCom provides the most comprehensive broadband application integration service covered Datacom, Telecom and Media industries from infrastructure to application to fulfill the requirement of enterprises and residential services to the market. For more information please check website at Http://www.hwacom.com.
Press contact information
Ms.Vanessa Hung
e-mail: vanessa.hung@hwacom.com
tel:886-2-8691-4068
fax:886-2-2696-7199
12F, #98, Sec. 1, Hsin-Tai-Wu Road. Hsi-Chih, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan
About Intel
Intel pushes the boundaries of innovation so our work can make people's lives more exciting, fulfilling, and manageable. And our work never stops. We never stop looking for the next leap ahead in technology, education, culture, manufacturing, and social responsibility. And we never stop striving to deliver solutions with greater benefits for everyone. Intertrust develops and licenses intellectual property for Digital Rights Management (DRM) and trusted computing. The company holds over 100 patents and has over 250 patent applications pending worldwide. Currently, we have two reference technology environments known as NEMO and Octopus. http://www.intertrust.com/main/research/reference.html Intertrust is also spearheading several standardization efforts in the consumer media industry. These include: The Coral Consortium http://www.coral-interop.org/ and The Marlin Developer Community http://www.marlin-community.com/
Intel Consumer Electronics
Today's Internet is largely built and optimized on personal computers based on Intel architecture, and Intel technology is an important asset for developers of consumer electronics products and solutions. Intel provides a family of system-on-a-chip (SoC) media processors that extend the performance and connectivity benefits of Intel architecture to bring the Internet to TV, complemented by a software framework to help you develop and deploy new interactive applications and Internet-based services.
www.intelconsumerelectronics.com
PR Contact:
Mary Ragland
Intel
916 356 4870
Email: Mary.M.Ragland@intel.com About Intertrust
Intertrust's patent portfolio covers software and hardware techniques that can be implemented in a broad range of products that use DRM and trusted computing technologies, including computer operating systems, digital media platforms, web services, and enterprise infrastructure. Intertrust has research, engineering, and IP groups focusing on developing trusted distributed computing and monetizing next-generation technologies and inventions. We are active in standardization and the scientific research and technology development communities. Intertrust continues to promote and develop reference technologies aimed at driving the adoption of DRM products and services in the marketplace.
Our pioneering DRM products lead the world in functionality and sophistication. The features in those products have been widely emulated in many third-party DRM products available on the market.
Press Contacts to:
Robin Buckley or Isabel Kaldenbach
Fax: +1 703-979-0135
The Institute fuer Rundfunktechnik has been comitted to preserving broadcasting in Germany and abroad. This commitment also extends to new markets and modern requirements now and in the future. IRT's extensive experience enables it to provide its associates and clients with reliable and knowledgeable service every step of the way, from the development of new broadcasting/media technologies to their implementation.
Its associates are the following public broadcasters: ARD, ZDF, DLR, ORF and SRG/SSR. In addition, the institute collaborates not only with numerous clients in the broadcasting, media, communications-engineering and IT sectors, but also with various research organizations and institutions of higher education.
"Innovating for a Better Future"
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is a national research organization that provides technology and solutions to strengthen the technological competitiveness of Taiwan. The headquarter is located in Taiwan and ITRI's overseas offices in the United States, Japan, Russia, and Germany work closely with the Taiwan headquarter. Our focus on Information and Communications, Electronics and Optoelectronics, Advanced Manufacturing and Systems, Nanotechnology Material and Chemical, Biomedical Technology, Energy and Environment will lay down the foundation for innovative research in the future and transform our domestic industry into global bedrock for technological innovation.
http://www.itri.org.tw/eng/
press contact:
http://www.itri.org.tw/eng/news-and-events/news-contacts.asp?RootNodeId=050&NodeId=0507
Alvin Liang Kuo TEL: +886-3-591-6371 Email: alvinlk@itri.org.tw
or Kristie Lee TEL: +886-3-591-9392 Email: kristielee@itri.org.tw
About LGE
About MediaTek Inc. MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital media solutions. The company is a market leader and pioneer in cutting-edge SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition digital TV, optical storage, and high definition DVD products. Founded in 1997 and listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange under the code "2454", MediaTek is headquartered in Taiwan and has sales and research subsidiaries in Mainland China, U.S. , England,Ireland, Denmark, India, Japan, Korea and Singapore. For more information, please visit MediaTek's website at www.mediatek.com Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com. Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company (SIX: KUD.VX), is the world's leading independent supplier of open conditional access systems, DRM and integrated on-demand solutions. Quative, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kudelski Group founded end 2005 in the UK, is a specialist for IPTV solutions providing a next generation IPTV Service Delivery Platform (SDP). Both companies are representing the Kudelski Group as part of the Open IPTV Forum. Besides telecom and internet service providers launching new IPTV services or migrating to a next-generation IPTV solutions, Nagravision and Quative offer also solutions for cable, satellite and terrestrial pay TV operators deploying IPTV to seamlessly enrich their existing broadcast services. About NAbout Motorola
For more information, please visit www.nagravision.com and www.quative.tv.
NEOTION is a French high-tech company created in 2000, and now listed on the Alternext market of Euronext (Paris). NEOTION is a leading provider of highly-sophisticated System-on-a-Chip (SoC) MPEG-4 processors, as well as turnkey sub-systems and reference designs enabling seamless integration and unrivalled time to market for the Consumer Electronics Industry and the TV Operators.
NEOTION's secured silicons uniquely combine: MPEG-4 decoding, advanced security modes (gearing up towards ultimate Security, Watermarking, Fingerprinting, CSA-3, and CI+), and hybrid IP connectivity opening sidewise also towards digital home convergence, IPTV and TV 2.0.
As part of its numerous patent portfolio, NEOTION is the inventor of the original MPEG-4 decoder in a card designed for Common Interface receivers (iDTV and set-top boxes). NEOTION offers a compelling range of disruptive MPEG-4 Modules enabling - beyond MPEG-4 upgrade - secured silicon based Security, DVR functions in a SD-Card, and Hybrid IP home network capabilities for genuine legacy TV sets.
Side to breakthrough Modules, NEOTION has designed the NP5 series processors that are able to power ultimate low cost / ultra low power boxes tailored for green field broadcast TV Markets (DTT and DTH), as well as for Telecom Operators looking for simple IP box solutions in a multi room and home network context.
NEOTION also offers reference designs, API, SDK, and development boards enabling various levels of implementation and customization (from application specific, to dedicated chipset ROM code).
NEOTION is an active Member of several Standardization and Digital TV lobbying activities, namely DVB Project, Open IPTV Forum, CI+ Forum, DTG UK, UPnP Forum and DigiTAG.
Netgem provides set top boxes and software to develop innovative television Services combining the best of broadcast and IP worlds. Netgem based solutions are scalable and can be quickly deployed in a cost effective manner with very limited network investment while delivering breakthrough customer experience even in low bandwidth areas. Headquartered in Paris and listed on Nyse Euronext market, Netgem has already an installed base of more than 1.5 million High Definition Hybrid DVB- T&C / IP set top
boxes delivered in last 4 years to Telcos such as SFR/Neuf in France or Elisa in Finland.
About Nokia Siemens Networks - founder member
Nokia Siemens Networks engages in a dialog with its customers to create trendsetting communications solutions that help network operators and service providers achieve their business goals. Nokia Siemens Networks contributes its innovative strength, worldwide experience and unsurpassed implementation expertise in all areas of voice and data communications. As an innovation leader, Nokia Siemens Networks delivers customer value today and prepares customers for tomorrow with trendsetting solutions.
More about Nokia Siemens Networks at http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/
For Media:
Ruth Lileg
Phone: +49 (89) 722-61235
E-Mail: ruth.lilig@nsn.com
About Opera Software
Opera Software's vision is to provide the best Internet experience on any device. Opera Software is the only dedicated Web browser development company in the world with 510+ employees in nine countries across Americas, EMEA and APAC regions (Headquarter is in Oslo, Norway).
Delivering solutions with unmatched performances across PCs, mobile phones and other connected devices, Opera Software is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and its leading customers are: T-Mobile, Vodafone, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung, Archos, Amino, Sony and Nintendo + others."
website:
- United States
Michelle Valdivia
Tel: +1 786 208 6072
Email: michelle[at]opera.com
- Europe and Asia Pacific
Julie Sajnani
Tel: +47 2416 4355
Email: julies[at]opera.com
- Central and Eastern Europe
Katrin Jaakson
Tel: +47 2369 2549
Email: katrinj[at]opera.com
- Japan
Kaori Kotobuki
Tel: +81 3 57 68 82 24
About Panasonic - founder member
Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded consolidated net sales of 7.77 trillion yen (US$78.4 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2009. The company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE:MC) stock exchanges.
For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at http://www.panasonic.net/.
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For media contacts:
Natasha Konstantinova
Philips Consumer Electronics
Phone: + 31 20 59 776 77
E-mail: natasha.konstantinova@philips.com
About PCCW Limited
PCCW Limited is Hong Kong's premier telecommunications provider and a world-class player in Information and Communications Technologies. As the provider of Hong Kong's first quadruple-play experience, PCCW offers a range of innovative media content and services across four platforms - fixed-line, broadband Internet access, mobile and TV. It operates now TV, which is one of the world's largest commercial deployments of IPTV and Hong Kong's largest pay-TV provider.
In addition to the quadplay, PCCW meets the sophisticated needs of the local and international business community, while supporting network operators with cutting-edge technical services and handling large-scale IT outsourcing projects for public and private sector organizations.
PCCW is headquartered in Hong Kong and maintains a presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and mainland China, as well as other parts of Asia.
For more details, please visit www.pccw.com.
For press inquiries, please contact pr@pccw.com
About Pirelli
Pirelli Broadband Solutions develops products that enable the delivery of innovative services to the broadband connected homes and offices. Incorporated in 2005, Pirelli Broadband Solutions has become in a few years the partner supplier of leading Service Providers and Telecom Operators, delivering over 10 million custom CPEs. Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Pirelli Broadband Solutions builds on a portfolio comprising residential and small business access gateways, IPTV and hybrid set-top boxes, home networking adapters, remote management systems, fixed-mobile convergence solutions and open middleware.
Please visit www.pirellibroadband.com
web site is http://www.pirellibroadband.com/web/default.page
Please see here below our marketing contacts:
Roberto Pellegrini
Director, Marketing & Innovation
Phone +39 02 664 2027
e-mail roberto.pellegrini@pirelli.com
Anna Perfetti
Marketing & Communication
Phone +39 02 6442 50617
e-mail anna.perfetti@pirelli.com
RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana is the Italian Public Service Broadcaster and Italy's largest radio-television broadcasting company. RAI broadcasts over 32.000 hours of television programmes (of which 75% are produced in-house) and 52.000 hours of radio programmes per year. It has the right to broadcast radio and television programmes over the air, via cable or satellite, by wire, or by any other means. In February 2009 RAI websites (www.rai.it and www.rai.tv) have had 6,3 Millions of visitors. Since 1st of January 2009 is member of Open IPTV Forum.
Rovi Corporation delivers technology solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect to and discover new entertainment content from many sources and locations. The company provides industry leading interactive media and program guides; a catalog of entertainment metadata; advanced media recognition solutions and standard-based networking technologies. These solutions are deployed by companies working to create a more cohesive entertainment experience for the consumers. Rovi is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with numerous offices around the world.
More information about Rovi can be found at rovicorp.com.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - founder member
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US$63.4 billion and net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000 people in 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit http://www.samsung.com
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bout SecureMediaSecureMedia is the world's most experienced provider of proven open platform content protection software for the delivery of video-on-demand, IPTV, multimedia, music and other digital content over broadband IP networks. Winner of the industry's two highest awards for best content protection, SecureMedia enables “Entertainment Everywhere!™†by delivering innovative
digital media content security solutions including the popular Encryptonite ONEâ„¢ System CA/DRM software suite, the eONEâ„¢
Virtual Set Top Box for PC and MAC, the eONEâ„¢ PC Media Player and comprehensive software developer kits for IP-supported
devices. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, SecureMedia today has offices in San Francisco, London, Dubai, Beijing and Auckland with representatives in Moscow, Bucharest, Pretoria, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei and Melbourne. Media Contact: Jim Welch (+508-400-2175)
jwelch@securemedia.com. More information at www.securemedia.com
About SES Astra
SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe, delivering services to more than 109 million DTH and cable households. The satellite fleet currently comprises 12 ASTRA and three SIRIUS satellites. The combined satellite system transmits a total of 2,295 analogue and digital television and radio channels.
SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies.
The prime orbital positions for ASTRA and SIRIUS are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East and 5° East.
SES ASTRA is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG).
About Sharp Corporation
Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies that play a key role in shaping the future of electronics. As a leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and digital technologies , Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, information products and electronic components, while also creating new network businesses.
Sharp Corporation employs about 58,900 people in the world (as of December 31, 2007) and recorded consolidated annual sales of 3,127,771 million yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. For more information, please visit Sharp's Web site at http://sharp-world.com/index.html.
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bout Sigma DesignsSigma Designs is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly-integrated System-on-a-Chip (SoC) semiconductors for IPTV Set-top Boxes.
Headquartered in Milpitas, California, the company also has sales offices in China, Europe, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Sigma's Common Stock, publicly traded since 1986, is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol SIGM.
Headquarters: 1778 McCarthy Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035 USA
Website: www.sigmadesigns.com
Press/media contact: www.sigmadesigns.com/public/Company/media_contacts.html
SK telecom is Korea's first and leading wireless service operator with 50.5% market share.(22.9 million subs as of 2008.3Q)
We provide CDMA/WCDMA mobile service, Mobile TV(satellite DMB) service and Mobile Wimax service in Korea.
In 2006, we acquired Hanaro telecom (currently SK Broadband) which provide broadband internet service and IPTV service.
More information about SK telecom can be found at http://www.sktelecom.com/
SmartLabs LLC is a leader in service delivery platforms (SDP) for interactive digital television (IPTV, DVB, hybrid, satellite, Internet TV), innovative client applications and user interfaces for STBs. In particular, SmartLabs LLC is focused on making IP STBs software in line with latest technology and interface usability trends.
Company's key customers are largest IPTV and digital television service providers in Eastern Europe. Originally focused on EE region, the company is currently expanding to EMEA and overseas territories. SmartLabs LLC is headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Contact: Mikhail GrachevTel.: +7 495 6454456pr@smartlabs.tv
http://www.smartlabs.tv
About Sony Corporation - founder member
Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and on-line businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading personal broadband entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $64 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. Sony Global Web Site: http://www.sony.net
About Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems Inc., (NASDAQ: JAVA) develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership.
Sun provides a diversity of software, systems, services, and microelectronics that power everything from consumer electronics, to developer tools and the world's most powerful datacenters. Our core brands include the Java technology platform http://java.sun.com, the Solaris operating system http://www.sun.com/software/solaris, StorageTek http://www.sun.com/storage/products.jsp and the UltraSPARC processor http://www.sun.com/processors.
*Employees:* 33,350 worldwide.
*Press Resources:* sun.com/news http://www.sun.com/news
*Investor Resources:* sun.com/investors http://www.sun.com/investors
*Ranking:* #187 on the Fortune 500 (2007)
*Fiscal Year 2008 Q2 Revenues:* $3.615 billion.
*Locations:* Sun conducts business in more than 100 countries around the globe.
About Swisscom
Swisscom is Switzerland's leading telecoms provider, 5 million mobile customers, around 5.3 million fixed lines included 1.6 million broadband connections. With revenue of CHF 11,1 billion in 2007 and a workforce of 19'844 full-time employees, the Swisscom Group is Switzerland's leading telecoms company. Swisscom is present nationwide, delivering all services and products for mobile, fixed and IP-based voice and data communications.
The Swiss telecoms market is divided primarily into the business fields of network-based communications, mobile communications, IP-based voice and data communications, and value-added services. One relatively recent branch of business is digital television, which is being marketed along with Internet access and telephony as a triple play offering via the Internet/cable network.
The Swiss telecoms market has an estimated total volume of around CHF 15 billion. The sector employs some 25,000 persons, of whom approximately 17,000 are Swisscom employees. Every year around CHF 2 billion is invested in operating equipment. As the largest network carrier by far, Swisscom contributes the lion's share to this investment volume.
Contact Media
Swisscom AG
Media Relations
3050 Bern
Tel: 
+41 31 342 91 93
media@swisscom.com
About Telecom Italia Group - founder member
The Telecom Italia Group is Italy's leading ICT enterprise and a major player on the world stage: a significant force in strategic markets ranging from fixed-line and mobile telecommunications to the internet and high growth data services and broadband. At the national level, the company manages more than 25 million fixed line connections and 31.5 million mobile customers, of which 3.9 million are UMTS customers (Sept. 2006 data). Telecom Italia's international presence focuses on broadband, fixed line and mobile telephony. Mobile operations outside Italy are concentrated in Brazil, where Telecom Italia launched the country's first GSM service – an important step in the Group's primary international growth project: South America's first GSM network. wwwww.telecomitalia.com
Contacts:
Telecom Italia r />Media Relations
Corso D'Italia 41 - 00198 Rome
Ph. +39 06 3688 2610
Fax +39 06 3688 2609
About Telefonica
Telefonica is a leading private company in the global telecommunications market, with headquarters in Spain; it is listed on the main international stock exchanges. With a presence in 23 countries, Telefonica's revenue represents an average of 1.5% of the GDP of the economies of the countries where it operates. Over 63% of its earnings (more than 52.9 billion euros in 2007) come from outside Spain. In 2006, the company offered a return of 31.2% to its 1.7 million shareholders.
Telefonica employs over 233,000 persons and provides access to more than 218 customers: 160 million mobile phones accesses. 42 million landline telephones accesses. 9.6 million broadband accesses. 1.4 million pay-per-view accesses. In 2006, the operator invested over 4.3 billion euros in R+D+i."
About TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic region, with strong positions within mobile communications in Eurasia, Turkey and Russia. At the end of 2006, TeliaSonera launched mobile services in Spain. We provide reliable, innovative and easy-to-use services for transferring and packaging voice, images, data, information, transactions and entertainment.
The TeliaSonera share is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock Exchange, and the company is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Simplicity and service are important tools for us in creating profitable growth and value for our customers and shareholders. More information about TeliaSonera can be found at www.teliasonera.com
About Thomson
Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) is the world leading provider of solutions for the creation, management, delivery and access of video, for the Communication, Media & Entertainment (CME) industries. Our clients are studios, broadcasters, network operators (telcos, broadband, satellite and cable operators) and an increasing range of professional users of videos.
We deliver superior value to our customers through a unique combination of industry leading technologies, systems and services, enabling us to offer differentiated and innovative end-to-end solutions based on a broad portfolio of Intellectual Property. At the cross-roads of the CME industries, leveraging our core competencies in video but also audio, data and voice, we enable our customers to take advantage of the growth opportunities brought on by the digital convergence revolution. For more information: http://www.thomson.net
About Toshiba
Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications equipment and systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances.
Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 670 companies, with over 191,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing US$60 billion. Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm
About UStarcom
UTStarcom is a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and international service and support. The company sells its broadband, IPTV, NGN and handset solutions to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications markets around the world. UTStarcom enables its customers to rapidly deploy revenue-generating access services using their existing infrastructure, while providing a migration path to cost-efficient, end-to-end IP networks. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California, the company has research and development operations in the United States, Canada, China, Korea and India.
Read more at: www.utstar.com
Contact: Jimmy Ding
Tel: 510-708-8883
Email: jding@utstar.com
About Verimatrix
Verimatrix sets the standard for software-based content security and revenue enhancement technologies in pay-TV networks, with a global customer base of telecommunications providers. The Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) offers a suite of next-generation technologies that has been independently audited and ranked as the global leader in IPTV content protection. VCAS was designed for two-way and hybrid networks to protect content and enhance revenue streams, while combating digital piracy wherever it occurs within the distribution chain. The company's content security experts maintain close relationships with the major studios and broadcasters to help address the challenges facing pay-TV networks of today, and those of tomorrow. Verimatrix customers benefit with most favorable access to premium content, enabling the richest, most versatile viewing experience for their digital video subscribers. For more information on why VCAS is the most widely deployed IPTV content security system with tier one operators, please visit www.verimatrix.com.
About Vestel
Vestel Group is comprised of 25 companies operating in manufacturing, technology development, marketing, and distribution fields in the consumer electronics, digital technologies, and household appliances, with € 3.7 billion turnover. Operating in 15 different locations around the world, with its headquarters located in Manisa TURKEY and being a member of ZORLU Group (www.zorlu.com), Vestel is the largest TV manufacturer in Europe accounting for 16% of the LCD TV, as well as 25% of the digital set-top box markets in Europe. For more information visit VESTEL on the internet: http://www.vestel.com
VESTEL has been a member of the Open IPTV Forum since January 2010.
About Wyplay
Wyplay is a Europe-based ODM providing a range of internationally recognized full-HD IP & DVB STB and in-home Multimedia-Hard Drive reference designs. Wyplay's STB and multimedia designs have an unsurpassed range of connectivity and media playability capabilities. In addition to an impressive technical and performance pedigree, Wyplay customizes and provides an elegant, intuitive, and easy-to-use subscriber UI that greatly delivers to an unmatched Quality of Experience for the most demanding customer. Wyplay is committed to the development of an open platform to assist device manufacturers in deploying successful IPTV solutions. Consistent with this spirit, Wyplay has been a member of the OpenIPTV Forum since September 2008.
http://www.wyplay.com.
About ZTE
ZTE is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions. ZTE's product range is the most complete in the world, covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless, terminal and service markets.
ZTE commits around 10% of its annual turnover to research and development and takes a leading role in a wide range of international bodies developing emerging telecoms standards. It is China's only listed telecoms manufacturer, with shares publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. ZTE was the only Chinese IT and telecoms manufacturer listed in Business Week 2005's Information Technology 100 and was also included in Business Week's 2006 ranking of China's Top 20 Brands.ZTE offers its customers a unique range of services. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to major operators in the world, helping them to achieve continued revenue growth and to shape the future of the world's communications.
ZTE has set up 15 research and development institutes in China, USA, Sweden, India, Pakistan and France. The company has set up a complete human resources management system for recruitment, training, appointment and employee motivation.
ZTE has achieved fast market share growth at home and abroad and a considerable proportion of ZTE's growth is now coming from the international market. The company has established partnerships with over 500 operators in more than 120 countries around the world. http://www.zte.com.cn/
ZyXEL Communications Corp. (TSE: 2391), headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, is the world's leading residential gateway provider and was recently ranked as Taiwan's First "Green Enterprise" and the second best "Green" Company in Asia (2007 CG watch, Asian Corporate Governance Association). ZyXEL's comprehensive Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions include access multiplexers, customer premise equipment, Internet security and Wireless LAN equipment, enabling high-performance network services for SOHO, small to mid-sized businesses and service providers. ZyXEL works closely with worldwide network equipment vendors, telecommunications companies, ISPs, and other major businesses. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.zyxel.com
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Emily Chen
Marketing Communications Department
Branding Sales & Global Marketing Business Unit
Tel: +886-3-5783942 Ext. 8416
Email: emily.chen@zyxel.com.tw