Orca teams up with Chinese company Yuxing to market integrated IPTV set-top box

Cost effective set-top box offers advanced functionality for operators worldwide

BEIJING China, RA’ANANA, Israel — Orca Interactive Ltd. (Paris & NYSE: FTE), an innovation leader in providing IPTV middleware and applications, announced today its partnership with Chinese STB vendor, Yuxing, in developing an advanced, pre-integrated IPTV solution. Already selling, the integrated solution heralds a new era in affordable high-performance set-top boxes, based on Orca’s RiGHTv middleware, allowing the ramping up of additional services and applications according to customer requirements.

The comprehensive and environmentally friendly solution offers HD, MPEG-4, CPVR and based on Orca’s SUI software development kit, the scalable middleware allows operators to tailor user interfaces and services to their specific local needs.

Yuxing are the first Chinese vendor to join Orca’s global STB (set-top box) Partnership Program, marking a new strategic partnership combining mass-production of set-top boxes with the latest in IPTV middleware innovation, opening up new possibilities for operators in the Asian region.

Kevin Xia, Vice President of Yuxing, commented, “We’re very excited about our latest partnership with Orca – which combines the most innovative, flexible middleware in the market with affordable, high-performance set-top boxes. We’re confident this joint solution will attract operators beyond Asia – as Western players seek a new competitive edge – wanting to offer improved tailored IPTV services for their customers whilst keeping costs low.”

Sefy Ariely, VP of Sales and Marketing at Orca, commented, “Our partnership with Yuxing represents not only a new strong foothold for Orca in Asia, but a solution that we anticipate will also sell very well in the USA and Latin America due to its combination of functionality and costeffectiveness. As the market woes continue, the Yuxing/Orca offering will enable operators to launch and upgrade IPTV services at extremely low cost. It’s a win-win solution for all.”