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Vidiom Systems Corporation Joins Advanced Digital Broadcast Group of Companies

Posted on: Thursday, 22 December 2005, 18:00 CST

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Vidiom Systems Corporation, a leading provider of technology solutions to the cable and consumer electronics industries, has signed an agreement pursuant to which it will be acquired by Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings S.A. (http://www.adbholdings.com/), . This strategic move will provide Vidiom with the resources to take Vidiom's products and services to the next level.

Vidiom is a pioneer in interactive television (iTV) with unique expertise in software engineering, iTV application design, consulting, documentation, and training services. Vidiom's customers include many of the largest cable operators in the U.S., such as Comcast Cable and Time Warner Cable. Vidiom designed and developed the OCAP(TM) stack for the OCAP Development, LLC, a joint venture between Comcast Cable and Time Warner Cable and is licensed to distribute the software. Vidiom also provides a complete line of OCAP products including tools, testing solutions, training, and professional services that make up its OCAP ecosystem.

"ADB Group's resources and worldwide presence will assist Vidiom in expediting Vidiom's OCAP Products and Services strategy," said Timothy R. Wahlers, President/CEO of Vidiom. Tim added "ADB Group is a great fit as their MHP(TM) knowledge complements Vidiom's OCAP expertise. I envision the ADB Group/Vidiom iTV software will experience global success.

OCAP, part of the OpenCable initiative created by CableLabs(R), has been adopted as a standard by the SCTE and other standards organizations. The goals of the OpenCable initiative are to provide a unified, open standard that allows programmers to deploy interactive services over multiple cable networks, enable supplier competition, and create a retail market for digital cable receivers.

About Vidiom Systems

Vidiom Systems Corporation is an established leader providing innovative iTV software and services solutions to network operators, content and technology providers, and set-top box and consumer electronics manufacturers. Our expertise includes software design and engineering, porting and testing, application development, technical documentation, and technical training as well as network migration and deployment. Vidiom is the leading provider of OCAP solutions to the cable and consumer electronics industries and has been involved in every stage of the evolution of OCAP from assisting in the design and development of the specification, to building the OCAP implementation for the OCAP Development, LLC, to designing and building the first OCAP application development, documentation and testing tools. Founded in 1996, Vidiom Systems is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, and has additional engineering offices in Portland, Oregon, and Des Moines, Iowa. For more information about our products and services please visit our web site at http://www.vidiom.com/.

Contact Vidiom Systems Corporation 10901 W. 120th Ave, Suite 230 Broomfield, CO 80021 Michael D. Malcy 303-604-0800, x136 mmalcy@vidiom.com OCAP is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. The MHP trademark belongs to the DVB project.

Vidiom Systems Corporation

CONTACT: Michael D. Malcy of Vidiom Systems Corporation,+1-303-604-0800, ext. 136, mmalcy@vidiom.com

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

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

Source: PRNewswire

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