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NewWave Communications to Deploy Single and Multi-Room Motorola Broadband Media Centers With Moxi(TM)

Posted on: Monday, 4 April 2005, 09:00 CDT

SIKESTON, Mo., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- NewWave Communications, a leading independent cable operator in the Southern United States, today announced plans to deploy the Motorola Broadband Media Center (BMC) with Moxi(TM) in Dexter, Mo. this spring.

"Like all cable operators, we're always looking for products and services that will distinguish us from our competition," said Jim Gleason, president and COO of NewWave Communications, and chairman of the American Cable Association (ACA). "Moxi's robust feature set and aggressive product roadmap confirm that this product will not only help us beat competitive satellite advances, but also give our analog subscribers a great reason to upgrade."

The single-room Motorola BMC9012 and multi-room BMC9022 media centers integrate high-definition television (HDTV) with a dual-tuner digital video recorder (DVR) to enable maximum flexibility and management of digital TV programming. Utilizing the powerful processor, internal hard drive, and built-in cable modem of the Motorola BMC, the Moxi service offers a competitive choice for delivering digital home entertainment. The Emmy(R) award-winning Moxi Menu TV interface, which will feature "NewWave DVR with Moxi" branding, makes it easier than ever for viewers to find out what's on. "Moxi is a customer magnet," said Tom Gleason, EVP of NewWave Communications and chairman of the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC). "It draws in customers with its friendly, easy-to-use UI, encouraging full exploration of NewWave's DVR functionality."

The Motorola BMC with Moxi offers NewWave Communications subscribers a compelling entertainment experience, including the ability to:

-- Pause and instantly replay live TV;

-- Record single programs or series by title;

-- View two weeks of program guide data to plan viewings and set

recordings;

-- Easily browse the rapid and responsive Moxi Menu;

-- Access Moxi's smart search capabilities using title or keywords;

-- Record first-run episodes only and avoid repeats;

-- Quickly access their most-watched channels with the Favorite Channels

Menu;

-- Easily browse multiple categories for movies, sports, kids, news and

music;

-- Receive instant on-demand updates on weather, sports and news with the

Moxi Ticker, regardless of what channel the consumer is watching;

-- Enjoy fun, family-friendly Moxi Games that can be played using the

remote control.

"We're extremely pleased to count NewWave Communications as one of our deployment partners," said Jim Billmaier, chief executive officer of Digeo, Inc. "We're dedicated to helping cable operators of all sizes deliver a first-class feature-rich media center experience to subscribers nationwide." NewWave Communications joins Adelphia Cable, BendBroadband, Charter Communications, and Sunflower Broadband in a growing list of top cable providers currently deploying the award-winning Moxi Media Center products. Additional information on Moxi(TM) Media Center availability, features, and services is available online at http://www.digeo.com/.

About Digeo, Inc.

Delivering a competitive advantage with Emmy(R) award-winning Moxi(TM) Media Center software and services, and the most powerful digital entertainment experience for cable subscribers, Digeo, Inc. enables cable providers to become the focal point of the whole-home digital entertainment space. Leading edge software technologies, custom silicon innovation, and full OCAP support allow Digeo to continuously provide lucrative, cost-effective and content-rich media solutions to cable customers nationwide.

Moxi Media Center products empower subscribers with the full range of digital entertainment capabilities including: digital video recording (DVR); high-definition (HD) programming; digital media management of photography and music with Moxi Photos and Moxi Jukebox; content sharing with the PC; live, interactive news feeds with Moxi Ticker; Moxi Games; as well as integrated telephony and multi-room capabilities.

Digeo has established Moxi deployment partnerships with Adelphia, BendBroadband, Charter Communications, Comcast, NewWave Communications, and Sunflower Broadband. Digeo is primarily backed by Paul Allen's Vulcan, Inc. The company was founded in 1999 and has offices in Kirkland, Wash., Palo Alto, Calif. and Longmont, Colo. For more information, please visit http://www.digeo.com/.

About NewWave Communications

NewWave Communications, headquartered in Sikeston, Missouri is a cable television provider to nearly 20,000 customers in smaller communities in the Midwest and Southeast U.S. NewWave provides a complete array of services in its systems including digital video, high-speed data and telephony services. The company is managed by Jim Gleason, Tom Gleason and Keith Davidson and has a significant investment from Wachovia Capital Partners.

About Motorola

Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, while on the go. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: http://www.motorola.com/.

Contact: press only, Rebecca Holmes of Digeo, Inc., +1-435-896-6065, or cell, +1-206-852-0652, or rebecca.holmes@digeo.com; or Sheila Bryson of Sparkpr, +1-415-369-1866, or cell, +1-925-768-6127, or sheila@sparkpr.com, for Digeo; or Greg Lathum of NewWave Communications, +1-573-472-9500, or glathum@newwavecom.com.

Digeo, Inc.

CONTACT: press only, Rebecca Holmes of Digeo, Inc., +1-435-896-6065, orcell, +1-206-852-0652, or rebecca.holmes@digeo.com; or Sheila Bryson ofSparkpr, +1-415-369-1866, or cell, +1-925-768-6127, or sheila@sparkpr.com, forDigeo; or Greg Lathum of NewWave Communications, +1-573-472-9500, orglathum@newwavecom.com

Web site: http://www.digeo.com/

Web site: http://www.motorola.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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