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NDS Launches XTend, a PC-to-Set-top Box Media Extender Software Enabling Consumers to View their PC Content on the TV
• XTend is the first fully integrated solution for TV operators that allows digital media on subscribers’ PC’s to be consumed via the set-top box (STB) over the home network. • XTend’s plug-and-play simplicity lets customers seamlessly enjoy content stored on their PC through their TV. • XTend enables operators to maintain the STB as the main consumption point for media within the home network and provide subscribers with an advanced user experience. • NDS will be demonstrating XTend at IBC 2006 as part of a range of solutions that secure and enable content anytime, anywhere on any device. SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 – NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced the launch of XTend, a new solution that enables content stored on the subscriber’s PC to be transferred seamlessly to the STB over the home network and viewed on the TV. The product is an important extension to NDS’s offering and is a further illustration of how NDS is paving the way by securing and enabling content anytime, anywhere, on any device. XTend will be integrated into STBs that are capable of providing IP connectivity. Its plug-and-play functionality enables the STB to automatically detect PCs and Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. XTend handles all format conversions so that content can be seamlessly transferred and viewed through the STB. XTend also provides a content filtering option, giving consumers a way to manage access to their PC content, while viewed on TV. Yossi Deutsch, Vice President, Product Marketing of NDS, said: “XTend is a natural extension to NDS’s offering to TV operators. It allows broadband media users to migrate their viewing from the PC over to the most intuitive and comfortable environment – the TV in the living room. At the same time, XTend increases consumer loyalty to the STB as the main consumption point for all digital media within the home network.” NDS will be demonstrating XTend at its stand (1.171) at IBC 2006, where visitors will be able to get a first hand impression of the compelling user experience provided by XTend. About NDS NDS Group plc (NASDAQ / Euronext Brussels: NNDS), a News Corporation company, secures and enables content anytime, anywhere on any device. See www.nds.com for more information about NDS. Media Contacts: NDS, Peter Ferrigno, Vice President, Corporate Communications
Shared Value for NDS, Noah Schwartz, Vice President
Breakaway Communications for NDS, Kelly Fitzgerald, Managing Partner
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