NDS and VBOX Team up to Enable the Broadcast of Premium Digital HDTV Content on PC's.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NNDS NNDS Norsk Nettverk for Down Syndrom (Norway) ): Highlights: * Broadcast content will be received by VBox Cat's Eye PC-TV receiver, empowering viewers to view, store, and replay content on their PC's * NDS VideoGuard PC, using the plug-and-play simplicity of the NDS VideoGuard Key, lets consumers seamlessly and securely enjoy content delivered to and stored on their PC NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, and VBox Communications, a leading provider of digital broadcast solutions, will showcase Cat's Eye Premium at CES, an innovative solution that enables the secure viewing and storage of premium digital HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates broadcast content on PCs. VBox's Cat's Eye Premium, the first of a new family of VBox products for the pay-TV market, is an HDTV receiver optimized for reception of video, audio, and IP data. The VBox PC-TV receivers provide digital set-top-box functionality in a PC environment by simply connecting to a PC via a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. or PCI slot. They receive TV broadcast in the same manner as a digital set-top box, requiring no changes in either broadcast infrastructure or in the consumers' premises. The content is protected by the NDS VideoGuard PC conditional access and DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M technology. VideoGuard PC enables broadcasters to expand their offerings to the PC, reaching new audiences that prefer the PC as a media consumption device. The solution includes PC-TV software applications, and provides full DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. capabilities at an affordable price. The DRM portion of VideoGuard PC enables the TV operator to offer more value to consumers by allowing them to take their content on the go without compromising the rights of the content owners. "Supporting reception of premium content on the PC is a natural extension of NDS's offerings for TV broadcasters," said Joseph Deutsch, vice president of product marketing for NDS. "This collaboration enables broadcasters to utilize the PC as an additional consumption device for retaining viewers and expanding their revenue base." About VBox VBox Communications Ltd. is a provider of customer-premises receiver solutions for digital TV and data broadcasting networks. VBox's PCI cards and USB boxes provide a whole range of digital TV reception capabilities, including handling of encrypted content for Pay TV services and delivery of high-quality video, audio and data services. VBox also provides routers and gateways for the reception of data and high quality digital content from digital broadcast infrastructures and their distribution over LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. . About NDS NDS Group plc (NASDAQ:NNDS), a majority owned subsidiary of News Corporation, supplies open end-to-end digital technology and services to digital pay-television platform operators and content providers. See www.nds.com for more information about NDS. 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. 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