Irdeto Access is Honored to Become an Approved Conditional Access Supplier for the Chinese Market.

Business Editors

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2002

Irdeto Access, a world leader in content protection and management, announced that it has become one of the approved conditional access suppliers by China State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) for the Chinese market.

Irdeto Access is one of only two foreign conditional access suppliers approved by the SARFT.

During the Conditional Access (CA) System Lectotype Selection Meeting held in October, the Digital Television Experimental Work Group, formed by 20 conditional access technology experts, assessed the proposals provided by 17 foreign and domestic CA technology providers.

As a result the SARFT released a list of the approved CA technology suppliers that are allowed to sell their products in China. The list contains only two foreign CA suppliers; Irdeto Access ranks first.

Irdeto Access, a subsidiary of MIH Limited (Nasdaq:MIHL)(Euronext Amsterdam:MIHL), the Subscriber Platforms and Supporting Technologies group, is one of the world's leading providers of content protection technology, with 30 years of experience in the field.

Headquartered in the Netherlands (Hoofddorp), with offices in China (Beijing), the United States (San Diego), South Africa (Johannesburg), Australia (Sydney), and Singapore, Irdeto Access solutions provide protection of data from concept to consumer across all media platforms; including digital TV and IP streaming media to more than 60 customers worldwide. Irdeto Access is ISO 9001 certified.

Under SARFT's guidance, Irdeto Access worked with a Chinese partner to integrate a Chinese algorithm with its systems, converting its most advanced conditional access system into a product meeting the requirements of the Chinese government. In September last year, Irdeto Access presented and demonstrated to a group of SARFT experts the first localized foreign CA product.

"Irdeto Access is honored to be selected by the SARFT as one of the two approved foreign conditional access suppliers to the Chinese market. Irdeto Access will continue to provide high quality security products by listening and acting proactively to our customers' and potential customers' requirements worldwide.

"The endorsement of our technology by the SARFT and being first to market with a localized solution is a demonstration of our ability to respond to the SARFT's requirements through an early commitment to the Chinese market," said Graham Kill, CEO of Irdeto Access.

Since its entrance into the Chinese market in 1998, Irdeto Access has made a number of outstanding achievements in China, namely:

-- 15 Chinese customers have chosen Irdeto Access' technology to support their
businesses

-- 13 IRD manufacturer partners have been licensed and completed their
integration with Irdeto Access' CA, allowing Irdeto Access to provide its
customers a wide selection of Chinese IRDs.

-- Irdeto Access' products are offered with Chinese GUIs and the conversion
process is nearing completion.

-- Established its legal structure in China, "Irdeto Access Technology
(Beijing) Co. Ltd."

About Irdeto Access

Irdeto Access, a subsidiary of MIH Limited, the Subscriber Platforms and Supporting Technologies group is a world leader in technology for the securing of content from concept to consumer. Irdeto Access specializes in designing, developing, and marketing end-to-end solutions to manage and protect content from unauthorized access in both the television broadcast and Internet environments.

Irdeto Access has been providing encryption technology for more than 30 years, and was first to launch an MPEG-2/DVB compliant digital conditional access (CA) system. Irdeto Access developed a compact CA system Irdeto M-Crypt for small- to medium-size operations and a complete CA system Irdeto (pi)sys for medium to large operations.

The company's security systems are operational at more than 60 customer sites and are deployed in more than 50 countries worldwide. There are over 7 million Irdeto Access smart cards in circulation and a total of 9.5 million secured devices active in the field. The company is ISO 9001 certified.

Irdeto Access was first to market with technology for secure Internet Protocol multicast scrambling with its Irdeto CypherCast(TM) product. Irdeto CypherCast can be used in combination with any streaming media application, including distance learning, corporate training/business TV, data caching, and entertainment business.

Consistent with its multi-faceted approach to content protection, Irdeto Access is a founder and active member of the European Association against Pay Media Piracy (AEPOC), as well as the DVB committee, European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), IP Multicast Initiative (IPMI) and numerous other industry bodies.