IWEDIA ready for the booming market of integrated Digital High Definition TVs compliant with MPEG-4 HD

Dedicated software solution showcased at IFA ’07

Rennes, France — IWEDIA, the international provider of embedded DVB-based software solutions for digital television devices, today announced it will be showcasing its market solution for MPEG-4 HD-compliant integrated Digital HDTVs during IFA ’07 in Berlin from August 31st through September 5th.

This market solution is a dedicated edition of IWEDIA Comedia middleware, designed to be embedded in a MPEG-4 HD on-board module inserted within an analog HDTV chassis.

During the show, the software solution will be demonstrated integrated within an on-board module based on the STMicroelectronics STi7109 chipset.

Based on a robust, reliable, field-proven DVB system layer, the solution comes with a full set of features: MHEG-5 1.06 interactive engine, 7-day Electronic Program Guide (EPG), Over-The-Air (OTA) bootloader, DVB-Common Interface (DVB-CI) host software, etc. An exchange protocol has been defined to pilot the on-board module from within the analog chassis. A WYSIWYG authoring tool provides unique user interface customization possibilities.

Patrick Desproges, CEO, IWEDIA, says: “The decision in France to mandate support of MPEG-4 HD for HD-Ready TV sets has triggered market demand. With this edition of Comedia, we are delivering the ultimate solution for consumer electronics manufacturers to seamlessly convert analog HDTVs into MPEG-4 HD-compliant integrated Digital HDTVs.”

About IWEDIA

Preparing tomorrow’s television together.

IWEDIA provides software solutions for connected audiovisual digital terminals and engineering services across the whole digital image chain. The company builds on over a decade of experience in the field of digital television. IWEDIA is headquartered in Rennes, where it plays a proactive role in the world-class “Media & Networks” competitiveness cluster. IWEDIA is an independent company backed by four venture capital partners active in the field of digital media: CDC Innovation, I-Source, iXCore and ACE Management.

More information available at www.iwedia.com.