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ELLIPTIC TECHNOLOGIES FIRST TO MARKET WITH HDCP 2.1 COMPLIANT CONTENT PROTECTION SOLUTIONS

Important Development in the “Connected Consumer” Era

November 30, 2011 – Ottawa, Canada: Elliptic Technologies, a global leader in security IP and content protection solutions has announced the release of its HDCP 2.1 Software Development Kit (SDK). The software suite is the first commercially available solution in the market that complies with the recently released standard HDCP 2.1 or High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection 2.1, a key security technology used to protect premium content.

The digital media market is booming and the demand for robust solutions to protect high-value content continues to increase. Elliptic is at the forefront of the security technology with a comprehensive portfolio of highly integrated DRM and content protection solutions which have been delivered to lead customers worldwide.

The Elliptic HDCP 2.1 SDK is a complete and cost-effective content protection solution more

Envivio Muse™ Multi-Screen Transcoder on HP BladeSystem and ProLiant Servers Allows Large-Scale Operators to Combine the Headend and IT Infrastructures

ATLANTA – November 15, 2011 (SCTE Cable-Tec Expo Booth 326) – Envivio, a leading provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions, today extended its portfolio with the introduction of a dense and high quality transcoder that meets the most demanding IT and headend requirements. The solution, built on HP BladeSystem c7000 and ProLiant BL460c series servers and powered by Envivio Muse™, the multi-screen software architecture at the heart of the market-leading Envivio 4Caster™ platform, has been selected by a leading tier 1 US carrier to power a new, large-scale multi-screen service.

Envivio offers a unique software-centric approach to video compression and processing that increases flexibility, improves scalability and reduces time-to-market for service and content providers. Operators can use Muse on the enterprise-class more

4Caster™ C4 Gen III Encoders Power Nationwide HTTP Streaming Service

LONDON – November 15, 2011 (OTTtv World Summit Stand 9) – Envivio, a leading provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions, today announced that Altibox, a leading telecom service provider in Norway, has deployed Envivio 4Caster™ C4 Gen III encoders to power the new Altibox Chill multi-screen streaming service. Chill delivers 40 channels of video as well as the Altibox library of VOD content to PCs, Macs, iOS and Android devices using HTTP adaptive bit-rate (ABR) streaming in Microsoft Smooth Streaming format. Altibox plans to expand the service to more devices in coming months.

“We wanted to go beyond our existing IPTV, voice and data services and enable video content to any device in order to provide a better experience to our 270,000 subscribers throughout Norway,” said Per André Rykhus, VP of markets, more

Digital Security, Identity Management and Authentication Leader Supports Mandate for Stricter Policies and Controlled User Access

Route1 (www.Route1.com), a security and identity management company whose customers include the U.S. Navy, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, and the Federal Courts, today lauded President Obama’s executive order for stricter data security measures to be applied by government agencies. The White House Mandate defines specific rules that will protect data in order to prevent further breaches, in addition to detailing the creation of committees that will oversee the entire effort.

Tony Busseri, CEO of Route1, noted that, “With this most recent directive, the White House has reinforced its commitment to establishing, implementing and enforcing long overdue protocols to protect sensitive information and to prevent data from being leaked or accessed by unauthorized more

Cavium Ships New Multi-Format High Definition Set Top Box SoC for OTT, IPTV and Pay Cable Markets

Cavium’s Celestial(tm) CNC1800 Family of high-performance, low-cost solutions is optimized for high definition video broadcast, video chat and interactive set top boxes

SAN JOSE, Calif. September 27, 2011 -Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and the digital home, today announced the Celestial(tm) CNC1800L multi-format, high definition Set Top Box System-on-a-Chip (SoC) processor is sampling to customers for Over the Top (OTT), IPTV, and Digital Cable Set Top Box applications.

Internet OTT and digital cable entertainment markets are growing rapidly. Informa Telecoms and Media predict that OTT-to-the-TV viewers will outnumber traditional managed IPTV viewers by 2013 globally. Additionally, according to a recent report from China Daily News, China cable TV subscribers reached 187 million in more

Cisco announced that ZON Multimedia has deployed the Cisco Carrier-Grade Internet Protocol version 6 (CGv6) Solution to handle the transition of its Carrier Ethernet network to IPv6.

The Portuguese cable operator has worked closely with Cisco to drive the activation of IPv6 features in its access, aggregation and Internet peering networks to implement a transparent end-to-end IPv6 infrastructure.

Connecting to the Next-Generation IPv6 Internet

- Support for IPv6 using a dual-stack network (allowing both IPv4 and IPv6 to coexist) will allow ZON to offer enhanced IPv6-ready services to its customers while maintaining customer satisfaction by allowing them transparent usage of both protocols during the transition period.

- ZON customers can select the time of their choosing to utilize the almost unlimited number of IP addresses enabled with IPv6. This infrastructure provides support for IPv6 with advanced network capabilities, address space expansion, device mobility support and easier more

NeoPhotonics Announces Extended Reach 10G PON OLT Transceivers

NeoPhotonics Also Triples OLT Capacity To Serve Rapidly Growing FTTH Deployments

San Jose, CA – August 2, 2011 – NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN), a leading designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit, or PIC, based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks, today announced sample availability of its first extended reach “XG PON1” transceiver module for 10G PON applications in an XFP form factor.

The company also today announced that it has tripled capacity for its current OLT transceivers over the last year to help satisfy demand from Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments in Asia and North America.

The new pluggable transceiver increases the link budget from 29 dB (ITU-T G987.2 Class N1) to 31 dB (ITU-T G987.2 Class N2), and is designed to support network overlay of 10G XG-PON1 over existing Class more

Digital+ has signed an important agreement with Cisco, for the further technological development of iPlus, the Digital+ next-generation decoder, to enhance viewing and interaction with video entertainment.

Prisa TV, part of the Prisa Group, owners of Digital+, also agreed that Cisco will provide financing through Cisco Capital for the technological development of iPlus, which will allow Prisa TV to pursue its interest in the latest technology, and reinforce its leadership position in the Spanish market.

Pedro García Guillén, the managing director of Prisa TV, highlighted the importance of this agreement and its future value: “The collaboration between Digital+ and Cisco is critical for our digital transformation process. We can continue to develop the production of our iPlus with the contribution of financing and leading technology. And from the customer services point of view, it allows us to fulfil our promise to offer the best content with more

Game-changing solution connects caring family members, professionals
with the elderly, prolonging independence and enriching Golden Years

SAN DIEGO, June 28, 2011 – Independa™, Inc. today announced launch of the Angela™ personal interaction solution for the independent elderly. Angela is fully integrated with existing Independa services that monitor care recipients’ health and well-being.

This new addition to Independa’s integrated telecare suite provides the all-important social engagement that helps the elderly continue living healthy, safe, rewarding lives in their own residences. Knowing their loved ones or patients are thriving also gives remote caregivers peace of mind.

“Angela is unique, powerful and inviting – truly angel-like,” said Independa CEO Kian Saneii. “We see it as the next Wii or iPad for the golden generation. It’s especially designed to entertain and engage while being convenient for those who care for the elderly. Imagine being able to see more

SAN DIEGO – June 28, 2011 – Telcentris®, Inc., a cloud communications leader and creator of VoxOx®, today announced that Rob Lewis, VP of product management at Telcentris, will speak at eComm America 2011, a key communications industry event held in San Francisco June 27-29, 2011. At the event, Lewis will present on the future of communications, discussing how communications technology will evolve by 2025.

Who: Rob Lewis, VP of product management, Telcentris

What: Presentation – “Telepathy by Machine: Fact or Fiction in 2025?”

When: 4:35 - 4:50 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Where: eComm 2011, San Francisco Airport Marriott, Salon E

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