Siemens SHC Licenses ANT Galio Client and TV Application Manager for Worldwide Hybrid TV and IPTV; ANT's Galio Client Solution Enables Fast Network Roll-out of Advanced Media Applications and Flexibility for Future Service Deployments

Business Wire, Feb 28, 2006

CAMBRIDGE, England -- ANT plc (AIM: ANTP), the market leading provider of software and solutions for IPTV, hybrid TV and digital home products, announces that Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co KG (Siemens SHC) has licensed the ANT Galio(TM) Client to enable existing and new TV services across a range of Siemens SHC devices in worldwide DVB/IPTV hybrid and pure IPTV markets.

Through the adoption of ANT's client technology, Siemens SHC is able to provide these markets with a harmonized product suite that brings the advantages of scale and scope to their network operator customers.

"Siemens SHC will offer the most advanced end-to-end solutions for the IPTV and hybrid TV markets today," said Harald Sendlinger, vice president Home Media, Siemens SHC. "ANT Galio gives Siemens SHC a significant competitive edge in terms of functionality, maneuverability and scalability by delivering a consistent, comprehensive application framework across our product range."

ANT Galio Client provides a dynamic application framework for set-top boxes, televisions, portable devices and PCs. It controls device and service capabilities while presenting an advanced and consistent look and feel across applications, making new services easy to deploy and use. Galio unifies the user experience across services and client devices, simplifying product introduction and network roll-out.

"ANT is excited about the alliance with Siemens SHC, a world-leading supplier to many network operators in the telecommunications market, and for the opportunity to broaden the deployment of ANT Galio," said Stephen Reeder, executive director of product strategy, ANT plc. "Until now, iTV client software has been largely designed in a network-by-network bespoke manner, keeping the larger consumer electronic companies out of the market due to the lack of available scale. The ANT Galio Client provides a TV Client Platform standard which enables this much needed scaling ability."

The Galio Client builds upon the award-nominated Galio browser to provide an extensible, modular architecture to support the easy development and integration of applications. The Galio browser separates application control and presentation to deliver themed or co-branded services along with personalization capabilities that maximize user engagement.

The ANT Galio Client:

--Manages resources and capabilities across devices, applications and services;

--Delivers consistency across products and provides seamless inter-application communication;

--Enables live update of service look and feel to retain competitive edge while delivering personalization and revenue generating branding opportunities;

--Supports advanced industry standards for media-rich application delivery and user interface (UI) presentation, enabling consistent multi-application service design;

--Provides the set-top box with the browsing functionality required to interpret portal and third party Web-based TV services.

About ANT

ANT plc (www.antplc.com) is a leading provider of digital TV solutions and services. ANT's unique client solutions allow robust and consistent delivery of digital-media, user interfaces and interactive services and applications to the TV. ANT's products are pre-integrated with many industry-leading solutions and standards, enabling low-risk, cost-effective and efficient roll-out of services, while ensuring flexible client hardware choice with efficient bill of materials. ANT software has been extensively deployed by customers throughout the world including Thomson, Pace, Philips, Amino, Samsung and Sagem.

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