Amino Announces STB for HD Home Entertainment; The AmiNET131: A Stylish Future-Proof Solution for High Definition H.264/AVC Video.

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In response to strong customer demand, Amino, leading IPTV set-top box supplier, today announces the latest addition to its range of High Definition (HD) set-top boxes (STBs) which supports the advanced H.264 video codec. The launch of the AmiNET131 reinforces Amino's vision of the future of the connected home, which features the IPTV STB as a hub of an advanced home entertainment network.

"We are increasingly seeing customers asking for a high quality home entertainment system," commented Roy Kirsopp, VP and General Manager, Amino Communications. "Discerning consumers want a high performance in-home entertainment system. This has encouraged service operators to request STBs with a greater range of connectors and the flexibility to integrate future technologies which will allow them to stay at the forefront of IPTV services."

The AmiNET131 builds on the advanced performance of the company's HD H.264/AVC platform. New features include a full suite of connectors on the rear panel together with a LCD display and controls in the front panel for easy navigation. Sleek styling in keeping with the design quality of other elements of a prestige home entertainment system makes the AmiNET131 ideal for high value deployments with tech-savvy consumers.

The AmiNET131 provides service operators with a scaleable solution, enabling innovative future-proof services including home networking. The STB presents a range of flexible options which will include coax, phoneline, powerline and wireless technologies for reliable HD media streaming around the home.

The AmiNET131 will begin volume shipping in Q3 2006. As with all Amino products, the unit will offer proven and pre-tested integration with the major components of an IPTV value chain, such as middleware, content security, headend and browser technologies.

About Amino Communications

Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) supplies the AmiNET(tm) series of set-top boxes renown for their low-cost and reliability. The AmiNET range materially reduces service operators' capital expenditure, whilst offering the full range of specification required; MPEG2 and MPEG4 encoding standards, standard and high definition TV, personal video recording and home networking. The high performance coupled with the innovative design of Amino's set-top boxes, have brought the series industry accolades and the company a leading position within the IPTV market.

The AmiNET series of IPTV set-top boxes has been used by more than 400 customers in commercial deployments and trials in over 50 countries worldwide. The set-top boxes have also been sampled by another additional 700 customers. Amino Communications' principal customers are telecommunications, broadcast and hospitality service operators. Generally, AmiNET products are supplied with the IntAct(tm) IPTV software stack pre-loaded.

Amino Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amino Technologies plc. listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol AMO. Amino is based near Cambridge, UK, and has offices in Atlanta Georgia and Hong Kong.

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