CopperGate to Demonstrate Amino and ReadyLinks' Solution for IPTV In-Home Distribution at Connections Conference.

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. & MINNEAPOLIS & NEWARK, Calif. -- Innovative Solution from ReadyLinks and Amino Eliminates Dongle when Connecting Set-Top Box to High Speed HomePNA 3 Multimedia Network

E[acute accent]Amino Communications, ReadyLinks and CopperGate Communications today announced that they will be demonstrating a solution for distribution and display of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) over existing home wiring at the Connections Conference and Showcase May 11-13, 2005 in San Francisco. The demonstration, to be held in the CopperGate booth, #304, will showcase a cost effective solution developed by Amino and ReadyLinks for directly connecting IP set-top boxes to HomePNA 3 multimedia networks over coax cable or phonelines. E[acute accent]"We believe that advanced HomePNA 3 offers service providers a very cost effective and robust home networking technology," said Karthik Ranjan, VP Marketing, Amino. "The ability to transport high speed data over both phonelines and coax cables with guaranteed QoS makes it an ideal way to provide in-home triple play service distribution." E[acute accent]"The ReadyLinks SmartFoot(TM) Adapter is a compact design, which provides a secure base while connecting power and data to the Amino set-top box," said Larry Synstelien, President of ReadyLinks. "The SmartFoot saves on installation costs and reduces the wiring clutter typically required with external bridge products." E[acute accent]Amino and ReadyLinks have put together an elegant and effective set-top box product that simplifies the deployment of IP TV services," said Richard Nesin, VP Marketing for CopperGate. The demonstration uses Amino set-top boxes and ReadyLinks SmartFoot adapters, which incorporate CopperGate's CopperStream chipset, in a network carrying multiple video streams in addition to best effort data at rates of 128Mbps over a hybrid phoneline/coax network.

E[acute accent]About Amino

E[acute accent]Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) is a designer and supplier of technology, specializing in products for digital broadcast and on-demand TV, IPTV (telco triple-play applications), and in-home multimedia distribution. E[acute accent]The Amino range of small, low cost, high functionality set-top boxes and gateway products is designed for consumer applications in telecom, satellite and digital terrestrial broadcast markets, as well as on-demand systems for hotels and hospitality markets, healthcare, retail and education. Amino also provides systems consultancy, and partners with world-leading companies in content aggregation, middleware, conditional access, and head-end systems. E[acute accent]Amino Communications is part 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.

E[acute accent]About ReadyLinks

E[acute accent]ReadyLinks Inc., a broadband solutions company, provides off-the-shelf and custom enterprise communications for high speed data, video and audio applications. The ReadyLinks custom designed systems utilize the latest wireless or wired industry standard protocols for cost savings and continuous reliable service. ReadyLinks SmartFoot(TM) and other fiber and copper bridge products enable service providers to optimize their IPTV solution for various residential and multi-dwelling installations. For more information contact ReadyLinks at 952-906-1680 or visit their Website at www.ready-links.com.

E[acute accent]About CopperGate

E[acute accent]CopperGate Communications develops chipsets which are designed to revolutionize home networking and provides the only currently available standards-based technology for multimedia networking in the home without any new wires. CopperGate works with the world's leading system manufacturers to deliver the only products that operate over both phone lines and coax cables on a single network enabling consumers to conveniently connect equipment to broadband services throughout the home. CopperGate's products have been field tested and selected by leading service providers as key components for their triple play deployment solutions. E[acute accent]Founded in 2000, CopperGate is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with offices in Newark, California, Taiwan and Tokyo. For more information, please visit www.copper-gate.com.

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