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BitBand, Orca Interactive and DigiEyeZ A/S to Power Dansk Bredband IPTV Services for more than 100,000 Subscribers.


NETANYA, Israel & RA'ANANA, Israel & ODENSE, Denmark -- IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet.  technology leaders BitBand and Orca Interactive (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :ORCA) and Danish system integrator DigiEyeZ A/S announced today that Dansk Bredband, a Danish broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider.  provider, has selected the three companies to launch IPTV services in Denmark. The services, planned for Copenhagen with later expansion across Denmark and other parts of Scandinavia, will initially include live TV channels and Video On Demand (VOD See video-on-demand.

VoD - video on demand
), allowing subscribers to enjoy high quality entertainment packages in the comfort of their own homes.

Dansk Bredband will implement Orca's RiGHTv(TM) middleware, IPTV applications and Subscriber User Interface (SUI Sui (swā), dynasty of China that ruled from 581 to 618. This short-lived dynasty reunified China in 589 after 400 years of division and laid the foundation for further consolidation under the T'ang dynasty. ) SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK.

SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit").
, coupled with BitBand's Maestro(TM) Content Distribution and Management suite and Vision 280(TM) VOD servers.

In addition to offering live TV and VOD, Dansk Bredband will participate in a beta program for Orca's Home Media, a home networking solution designed to empower operators' IPTV offerings by strengthening the TV integration into the digital home. Home Media, a service offered on RiGHTv, offers the quality television viewing experience for digital media content stored on the PC from sources such as digital cameras and Web downloads, providing subscribers with the capability to view pictures and listen to music through their television.

The deployment, led by DigiEyeZ A/S, will provide subscribers with a higher level of service and viewing experience while enabling smooth distributed growth. DigiEyeZ A/S will execute the development and customization of the SUI (Subscriber User Interface) using Orca's SUI SDK that allows them to differentiate Dansk Bredband's IPTV offerings by adding applications, modifying the solution's look and feel and porting the SUI to additional set-top-boxes. By offering such vendor independency, DigiEyeZ A/S is lowering the total cost of ownership of the solution.

Orca, BitBand and DigiEyeZ A/S were chosen by Dansk Bredband based on the advanced capabilities, scalability and rich set of readily available features in the companies' combined solution, plus their expertise and proven experience in delivering IPTV services. Dansk Bredband decided on this best of breed approach to their IPTV solution to stay ahead of the innovation curve while maintaining flexibility.

"Dansk Bredband's goal is to offer our subscribers, in the short term, a differentiated, advanced digital viewing experience whilst leveraging existing network resources; in the future we will use the same solution to scale the service in terms of new applications and more subscribers," said Birger Hauge, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Dansk Bredband. "Orca, BitBand and DigiEyeZ A/S presented solutions that meet our unique needs, enabling us to build upon competitive service bundling for enhanced revenue generation."

"We are proud to cooperate with Dansk Bredband and harness our technological expertise to the advanced offering presented to audiences in Denmark," said Yuval Sovinsky, executive vice president of marketing and sales, BitBand. "Dansk Bredband's decision to commercially deploy IPTV services in Denmark and Scandinavia sharpens the company's competitive edge in the fast evolving European IPTV market."

"We are excited to take part in this project and continue to provide operators with a customized solution in a short time to market via our SI-enabled solution," said Alon Laor, vice president sales and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , Orca Interactive. "Dansk Bredband decided to outsource the IPTV service integration, customization and management to their system integrator of choice -- DigiEyeZ A/S -- who successfully assumed project leadership."

About BitBand

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 for Telcos. The company's solutions are targeted at large scale deployments of TV-centric residential subscribers and are optimized for Telco's hybrid and distributed network architectures. BitBand Maestro(TM) Content Distribution and Video network Management Suite and BitBand Vision(TM) appliance servers form the most scalable and cost-effective On-Demand solution existing today for the IP-TV environment. BitBand helps Telcos and Next Generation Service Providers realize the Triple Play offering, enabling quick entry into new markets, faster ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot).  and a safe track to profitable large scale service. BitBand's technology is field proven and widely deployed, serving more than 200,000 commercial subscribers, more than any other IP-TV VOD technology vendor. Additionally, BitBand partners with many system integrators and suppliers of other components of the IP-TV value chain, to provide the operator with a complete end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved.

Compare: turn-key solution.
.

About Orca Interactive

Orca Interactive (LSE:ORCA) is a leading provider of IPTV middleware and applications for broadband network operators and service providers. Orca enables triple-play providers to deliver a full array of attractive video-over-IP services that generate new revenue streams and strengthen customer loyalty. Leveraging a flexible telco-grade middleware platform, Orca empowers operators to deliver broadcast TV, video on demand (VOD), personal video recording (PVR See DVR. ), home media and other compelling interactive services. Orca's SI-enabled solutions are designed for easy outsourcing of integration services by an operator's preferred systems integrator. Orca has formed strategic partnerships with leading players across the IPTV value chain to ensure best-of-breed solutions with low total cost of ownership. For more information, please visit www.orcainteractive.com.

About DigiEyeZ A/S

DigiEyeZ A/S (DigiEyeZ Business Solutions A/S) is one of Denmark's leading providers within the Broadcast, DAM (Digital Asset Management) and IPTV-area. Representing the most recent technology and knowledge on the IPTV-area of business, DigiEyeZ A/S functions as system integrator and enables IPTV solutions for customers like Dansk Bredband by adding world renowned technologies and know-how into the process. DigiEyeZ A/S has gained a lot of experience from being among some of the earliest providers to spot the digital trend within broadcasting, web-based solutions and DAM-technologies. This experience and know-how empowers our costumers to grow within that field and explore the latest trends. www.digieyez.com

About Dansk Bredband a/s

Dansk Bredband a/s is primarily a broadband Internet See broadband.  Service Provider establishing broadband connections See broadband and wireless broadband.  based upon Fiber-to-the-Home and Fiber-to-the-Building concepts. Through fiber-based Metro Ethernet A metropolitan area network (MAN) that uses a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) backbone rather than SONET/SDH links. Ethernet offers a more economical alternative. In a Metro Ethernet network, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) may be deployed to provide quality of service (QoS).  networks, Dansk Bredband delivers 10 to 100 Mb/s Internet connections to private households, companies and municipalities throughout Denmark. The company has a significant financial strength through its main shareholders Dansk Kapitalanlaeg Aktieselskab, ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate.
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 Private Equity Partners and InnFond P/S P/S

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. More information to be found at http://www.dbnet.dk.
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