Digital Fountain's DF Raptor(TM) Selected for DVB's IPTV Standard.

Ground-Breaking Standard for the IPTV Industry is the Latest of Many Global Standards to Adopt DF Raptor Technology

FREMONT, Calif. -- Digital Fountain, Inc., a leading provider of advanced software solutions for optimizing digital media delivery, today announced that its patented DF Raptor[TM] technology has been adopted as the enhanced application layer FEC option for the Digital Video Broadcasting Project's (DVB) global IPTV standard. This new component will enable IPTV providers to deliver broadcast-quality service while eliminating many of the common problems associated with existing IPTV services, including video and audio degradation.

"We are very pleased that our core technology is recognized and endorsed by DVB as part of this breakthrough standard for the IPTV industry," said Dr. Michael Luby, Chief Technology Officer at Digital Fountain. "The flexibility and reliability of the DF Raptor solution makes it a perfect fit for IPTV networks."

IPTV networks are vulnerable to video and audio quality issues due to packet loss, an inherent network problem that causes data to be lost during transmission, and is the leading cause of customer dissatisfaction. IPTV providers that adhere to the DVB standard can now offer Standard Definition or High Definition IPTV service with no video or audio degradation, fast channel change times, and the lowest bandwidth overhead.

The DVB standard for IPTV combines DF Raptor with a slimmed-down version of the Pro-MPEG CoP3 specification to provide a robust forward error correction (FEC) solution at the application layer. DF Raptor is a universal digital media delivery technology that ensures broadcast-quality video and audio regardless of the amount of packet loss on the network, making it an important addition to the new DVB standard for IPTV.

Professor Ulrich Reimers, Chairman of the DVB Technical Module, welcomed the approval of the new IPTV specification, which includes the newly developed application layer FEC component. "We identified that such FEC may be very useful in situations where the network performance may not be able to maintain the Quality of Service required for IPTV. After quite some discussions we identified that a merging of two proposed solutions would be the optimum choice for network operators".

DVB is widely regarded as an expert in developing high-quality standards for digital television services, including terrestrial satellite and cable. This important specification is under close review by other leading standards that are preparing specifications for IPTV, including the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Standards (ATIS) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

DF Raptor has been adopted by several other standards, including DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld Devices) and 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service). Many other standards bodies are currently evaluating DF Raptor as a best practices standard for digital media delivery.

About Digital Fountain

Digital Fountain software optimizes the delivery of digital media over any network, even in the most challenging environments. The company's proprietary DF Raptor technology redefines the science of forward error correction (FEC) and sets the standard for efficient and reliable transmission of digital media. Digital Fountain solutions and services are used today in advanced mobile broadcast, IPTV, streaming video, file transfer, and national defense applications, and are recognized by leading international standards bodies including DVB, 3GPP and IETF. Partners and customers include leading global companies such as Cisco Systems, Sumitomo Electric Networks, Scientific Atlanta, Northrop Grumman, Pioneer, KDDI, Sirius Satellite Radio, XM Radio, Sony, Nokia, and many more. For more information, please visit www.digitalfountain.com.

About DVB

The Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB) is an industry-led consortium of over 250 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers, regulatory bodies and others in over 35 countries committed to designing global standards for the delivery of digital television and data services. The DVB standards cover all aspects of digital television from transmission through interfacing, conditional access and interactivity for digital video, audio and data. The consortium came together in 1993 to create unity in the march towards global standardization, interoperability and future proofing. To date, there are numerous broadcast services using DVB standards. There are hundreds of manufacturers offering DVB compliant equipment, which is already in use around the world. DVB dominates the digital broadcasting world. A host of other services is also on-air with DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-C including data on the move and high-bandwidth Internet over the air and on cable and DSL networks. Further information about DVB can be found at: www.dvb.org.