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Advanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com ) is a leader in the design, development and supply of high-quality products to the digital television market world-wide. The company has deployed over 9 million set-top boxes, across cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial networks, incorporating the industry’s pioneering middleware, conditional access and hardware technologies.

ADB is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with its main Research and Development facility in Zielona Gora, Poland and Operations division in Taipei, Taiwan. ADB has local representation in Australia, Italy, Singapore, Spain, the Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom. 
 
ADB is a member of the ADB Group (www.adbholdings.com ) 
 
ADB. Defining Digital.

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
www.alcatel-lucent.com

Appear TV is based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 2004, the company has grown rapidly to produce world-class equipment that enables operators to deliver professional broadcast services to millions of users around the globe. The company is dedicated to developing reliable, revenue-generating and innovative solutions for operators looking to deliver real-time content to the home. Appear TV head-ends are designed for modularity, high density, and flexibility. www.appeartv.com

ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology supporting triple- and quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver reliable telephony, demand driven video, next-generation advertising and high-speed data services. ARRIS products expand and help grow network capacity, reliably deliver voice, video and data services and assure optimal service delivery for end customers. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Beaverton, Wallingford, Cork, Ireland and Shenzhen, China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. http://www.arrisi.com

ASTRO meets the complex demands of tomorrow's market with individual solutions at the highest level of technology.

As a modern high-tech company with over sixty years of experience in radio reception technology, we benefit from a successful combination of tradition and innovation.

With 226 highly qualified employees and a seamless service network, we are the professional partner for you.

Auspice^® OpsLogic^® network service assurance solutions automate manual operation support processes for communications service providers. We monitor, integrate and correlate events in real time across diverse network environments for network operations centers, customer support, and field service operations to proactively manage IP-based broadband services. The results are increased reliability and operational efficiencies that deliver superior customer experiences and improve the bottom line.  

Avinity provides a solution to uniformly bring rich Internet applications directly to simple Set-Top-Boxes at the home. The platform streams all Internet TV applications using standard MPEG to any STB, resolving the existing problem of fragmentation in the Digital TV market, and lowering the cost of ownership of the operator.

Blankom Digital GmbH is one of the leading specialists for professional TV equipment and digital signal processing. Our products and solutions are used by cable operators and broadcasting corporations worldwide and include professional systems for the reception, modulation, conversion and aggregation of RF signals as well as transport stream processing.

Blankom Digital stands for technical know-how, high-quality, reliable products and excellent service concepts: Professional Headend Solutions “Made in Germany”.

Channel One Russia is the most high-scale and famous Russian-speaking TV project in the world. The international broadcasting of Channel One started in 1999 from the territory of Europe. Nowadays the geography of broadcasting includes the whole globe. The channel's program offerings include famous talk-shows, quiz games, thrilling shows, award-winning documentaries and movies, news, sports broadcasting and much more!

Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Cisco^®, together with Scientific Atlanta^® and Linksys^®, offers unique capabilities and innovative end-to-end solutions to help video operators and service providers bring “The Connected Life” to consumers, whether at home or at work.

For more information: www.cisco.com/www.saeurope.com

Making sense of your networks
Making business sense

Planning, documentation & inventory management for the complete life-cycle of your HFC network. Supporting effective design, build, verification, upgrades, and maintenance. Allowing you to provide a leaner, more efficient, future-orientated business. AND is Europe’s leading GIS-based HFC and fibre network solution.

Communication Distribution Solutions GmbH, www.and-cds.com

FRANCE 24 is the international news channel that goes beyond the news and offers a French perspective on world events. It broadcasts on a 24/7 basis on three channels, in French, English and Arabic.FRANCE24 is available in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and on the east coast of the U.S. via cable, satellite and DSL and on  france24.com.

ICTV® delivers ActiveVideo™, a dynamic viewing experience that brings broadband choice and control to the television via cable networks. ActiveVideo combines interactive elements and targeted, clickable advertisements with the high-quality video, immediate responsiveness and remote control navigation of TV. The ActiveVideo platform requires no new customer premise equipment and utilises existing Web and video standards, enabling network operators, programmers and advertisers to create content once for real-time delivery to any digital set-top box. ICTV is based in the heart of Silicon Valley, with offices in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Beijing and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.ictv.com

JacobsRimell develops packaged service fulfillment solutions for Communications Service Providers enabling business and residential customers to more rapidly and reliably adopt and self-select an ever wider range of IP-based products and services.

JR’s OSS solutions support more than 20 million multi-service subscribers across 15 countries.

Latens is the pioneer and market leader in the supply of dynamic, software-based Conditional Access for broadcast and broadband networks.
Latens content and revenue protection systems are trusted by the world's largest content owners to secure the delivery of their most valuable content.
For more information on Latens Conditional Access please visit www.latens.com

MBPA, Media Bureau for Programming Advice, a Dutch company, is a full service agency for satellite television channels. For the last ten years MBPA has successfully represented major cable and satellite channels. Besides TV5MONDE and Bloomberg Television, MBPA represents seven Turkish channels, which are Kanal D, ATV, STV, Fox Türk, Star TV, Haber Turk and Kanal1.

MoCA, the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA^™), is an open, industry driven initiative promoting distribution of digital video and entertainment through existing coaxial cable in the home. MoCA technology provides the backbone for whole home entertainment networks of multiple wired and wireless products.  Visit www.mocalliance.org for more information.

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100 company with a global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com.

Nagravision is the world's leading independent supplier of open conditional access systems, DRM and integrated on-demand solutions for content providers and digital TV operators over broadcast, broadband and mobile platforms. Its technologies are currently being used by more than 100 leading Pay-TV operators worldwide securing content delivered to over 77.5 million active smart cards and devices.

Pace Micro Technology plc is the leading digital TV technology company, creating intelligent and innovative products for pay TV operators and consumers around the world. Pace’s global headquarters are in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK, with further offices in the US, France, India and Hong Kong. For more information on Pace, please visit www.pacemicro.com

PRO TV International is the premier Romanian-language channel specifically targeting the growing number of Romanians living throughout Europe. It keeps its viewers connected to their home with a competitive offer of top-rated programming comprised of live news, quality entertainment, modern series and classical movies.

PRO TV International brings Romania everywhere!

www.protvintl.ro

Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR), with its 4 nationwide channels, 5 radio stations, and over 80 regional networks, is the world’s leading Russian language broadcaster. An EBU full member and a trusted newsgathering organisation, RTR provides a broad range of high quality content. RTR-Planeta is an integral part of RTR’s commitment to global broadcasting. It is a round-the-clock general channel in Russian available throughout the globe via cable and satellite. In addition, viewers in Europe and America enjoy the opportunity to learn about the latest developments from Russia via the 24-hour VESTI news channel. The tricolor RTR brand uniting the channels is widely recognised and requested at hotels and from operators worldwide.

www.rtr-planeta.com
www.vesti.ru

Ruwido (founded in 1969) specialises in IR remote controls and is the European usability, design & technology leader. ruwido, based in Salzburg, Austria has 185 employees, of whom 20% are in research, development and engineering. Ruwido is a premium partner for premium brands like virgin media, canal+, T-Home, ONO, Alice, Telenet, Astro, Orange, UPC, Swisscom, and Telia, and manufacturers like Loewe, Samsung, Motorola, Philips, Scientific Atlanta, Telsey, and Siemens.

Scopus Video Networks (NASDAQ:SCOP) produces digital video networking products and solutions for satellite, cable, and terrestrial network operators, broadcasters and telecom service providers worldwide. Scopus solutions reduce capital and operating expenses and support advanced video services that boost operator revenues and improve customer retention.

For more information visit: www.scopus.net

Sigma Systems is the global leader in service fulfillment solutions for delivering bundled broadband services. Sigma enables cable providers to deliver an infinite number of subscription and on-demand services and applications. The company’s award winning software includes products for the fulfillment of triple play, quad play and all play services.

Sony manufactures audio, video, communications and information technology products for the global consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, game and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be one of the world’s leading digital entertainment brands. Sony recorded consolidated global annual sales of EUR 55.83 billion (yen 8,296 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, based on an average market exchange rate for the same period of yen 148.6 to the EUR. It employs approximately 163,000 people worldwide.

In Europe, the Sony Group recorded consolidated annual sales of EUR 13.71 billion (yen 2,038 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Sony Europe, headquartered at the Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, is responsible for the company's European electronics business and registered consolidated sales of EUR 9.12 billion for the same period.

For more information on Sony Europe, please visit http://www.sony-europe.com and http://www.sony-europe.com/presscenter.

TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group, provides award-winning advanced compression systems, on-demand and content distribution solutions that enable new television experiences and revenues. With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Television offers the highest quality solutions for Digital TV, HDTV, VOD, and IPTV.

http://www.tandbergtv.com

Technetix Group Ltd (“Technetix”) is a global broadband engineering and supply chain solutions provider based in Burgess Hill, UK. Technetix design, build and supply all the essential components for the network, final mile and in-home segment of the high speed broadband network. Technetix is a leading player across all European countries and in America, having facilities in Austria, the Balkans, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, the UK and the US.

Teleste is an international technology group specialized in broadband video and data communication systems and services. The group is active in two business areas, Broadband Cable Networks and Video Networks, and we are among the global leaders in both fields. At the core of our business activities is video, and our focus is on processing, transmission and management of video and data for the operators that provide video-related services to end-users. We serve both network operators and service operators, with cable and CCTV operators being the major customer groups. Using our core technologies, we also provide cost efficient and reliable services to improve customers’ operational efficiency. Our service portfolio, together with our innovative technologies, and our deep understanding of customers’ situation and needs, forms the basis for our optimized end-to-end solutions.

http://www.teleste.com

About Thomson — World leader in digital video technologies
Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology, services and systems to help its Media & Entertainment clients – content creators, content distributors and users of its technology – realize their business goals and optimize their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment. The Group is the preferred partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA, and Thomson brands.

For more information: http://www.thomson.net

Corporacion Radiotelevision Española, Spain’s largest audiovisual group, is one of the most important bodies of its kind in the world. Publicly-owned Corporation RTVE comprises TVE - Television of Spain and RNE - Radio Nacional de España, the radio company.

Altogether, RTVE airs nine generalist and thematic, national, multinational and international TV channels and six radio stations, including an international service in nine languages. On top of these public services, RTVE operates a Symphonic Orchestra and Choir –established back in 1950, the internationally acclaimed Radio and Television Training Center and Publishing House and the Classical, Folk and Serious Music Editorial Company called RTVE Musica.

Zappware is a one-stop solution provider specialised in Interactive Digital Television (iDTV). Zappware designs, develops and integrates innovative Interactive DTV solutions for operators, broadcasters, service providers, production houses, ad agencies and brands. By providing content, tools and infrastructure, Zappware assists its customers in the quick and affordable launch and maintenance of compelling Interactive DTV services. Zappware has built iTV solutions for a variety of middleware technologies, including MHP, OpenTV and IPTV. Zappware is headquarterd in Belgium and provides its services to major digital TV markets throughout the world.