Four Market Leaders Team Up to Offer New Cost-Effective Digital Solution for Smaller and Mid-Size Operators.LONDON & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services , TANDBERG Television  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Pace Micro Technology and MGt, Join Forces to Offer End-to-End Pay-TV Solution for Digital TV Operators Highlights: --Low cost, fully integrated and ready-to-operate solution meets requirements of smaller and mid-size TV operators. --System offers NDS VideoGuard Express conditional access Conditional Access (acronymized CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. The term is commonly used in relation to digital television systems, most notably satellite television. ; video headend infrastructure from TANDBERG Television; Pace set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. with NDS Guide(TM) electronic program guide (EPG (Electronic Program Guide) An online listing of TV or other programs. Periodically, EPGs are downloaded into set-top boxes so that viewers can preview offerings by time or category and set reminders. ) and NDS MediaHighway middleware; MGt's CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. system, Profile(TM), supporting subscription management and pay-per-view services. --New solution is available in a standard, off-the-shelf configuration that is quick to implement and cost effective. NDS, TANDBERG Television, Pace Micro Technology and MGt, four leading names in the global broadcasting Global Broadcasting LLC. is a broadcasting company in the United States. Global is based in Delaware and is jointly owned and operated by media veterans Kevin O'Brien and Robinson Ewert. industry today announces the launch of an end-to-end digital pay-TV solution specifically designed for smaller and mid-size cable and pay-TV operators. This new fully integrated and ready to operate solution is designed to meet the requirements of smaller operators wishing to transition from analog to digital. A demonstration of the system will be shown at IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention 2005, Amsterdam on the NDS stand 1.171, TANDBERG Television stand 1.461, Pace Micro Technology stand 1.221 and MGt stand 1.550. The Standard Configuration Option, which will be fully integrated with NDS's new VideoGuard Express(TM), can be installed, commissioned and operational within three months from contract. This option includes: --The entire CA system based on NDS's new VideoGuard Express. This system can be managed remotely by NDS if required. --TANDBERG Television's market-leading digital television headend that provides an easy to use and reliable platform that is fully integrated with VideoGuard Express. --Pace's new entry level STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box (DC235) integrated with NDS EPG and NDS MediaHighway middleware allowing the addition of further advanced digital TV functionality as the operator's business grows. --MGt's Profile(TM) CRM system (optimized for the digital broadcast market supporting subscription management and pay-per-view services) offered as a managed service up to complete end-to-end call centre operation. Each of the above solutions offer different levels of multi-channel access, automation and integration to the client's existing systems as well as different levels of local and remote support. The solutions also provide a roadmap for growth and advanced functionality including interactive TV, impulse pay-per-view, near video-on-demand and personal video recorder See DVR. (PVR See DVR. ) technology. Alan Dishington, NDS Head of Marketing Europe commented: "NDS and our partners, TANDBERG Television, Pace Micro Technology and MGt, recognized that there was a gap within the small to mid-sized operator market. The joint offering provides a low cost, easy to deploy solution for operators wanting to transition from analog to digital. We offer all of the elements, fully integrated and ready to operate." He added, "This is 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. based upon VideoGuard Express that can grow with the operator's business plan and is designed so that as subscriber figures increase more features can be added." About MGt (IBC Stand 1.550) MGt is a leading provider of outsourced support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services specializing in the digital broadcast and new media markets. The company offers a full range of customer management services as well as professional services enabled through innovative technology and superior service quality. At the heart of MGt's success is its service delivery technology platform, with a leading edge CRM system, Profile(TM), providing fully integrated and automated multi-channel front and back office functionality. See www.mgtplc.com for more information. About NDS (IBC Stand 1.171) NDS Group plc (NASDAQ/ Euronext Brussels: NNDS NNDS Norsk Nettverk for Down Syndrom (Norway) ), a majority owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is a leading supplier of open end-to-end digital pay TV solutions for the secure delivery of entertainment and information to television set-top boxes and IP devices. See http://www.nds.com/ for more information about NDS. About Pace Micro Technology (IBC Stand 1.221) Pace Micro Technology plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : PIC) is a leader in digital television technology. The Company's primary focus is the development of innovative set-top box solutions for operators, broadcasters, telecommunications companies and retail markets worldwide. Pace's head office is in Shipley West Yorkshire, with further offices in the USA, Hong Kong, Germany and France. For further information, please visit Pace's web site at www.pacemicro.com. About TANDBERG Television (IBC Stand 1.461) TANDBERG Television (Oslo: TAT.OL) designs and develops professional systems that enable new business models in the media and entertainment market through the delivery of high quality live digital video and on-demand content. The company provides open standards-based technology solutions, systems integration, support and monitoring through its sales and 24-hour support operations in the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. TANDBERG Television's customers include many of the major broadcasters, network operators, telephone companies, cable operators and content owners around the world. http://www.tandbergtv.com/ Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-looking Statements This document contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on management's views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global economic, business, competitive market and regulatory factors. 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