SoftAtHome Strengthens its Solution with Bluestreak Technology to Provide Further Innovation in the Digital Home

OEM Agreement Integrates Bluestreak’s MachBlue into SoftAtHome Operating Platform Delivering Exceptional Interactive Applications to Consumers

PARIS and MONTREAL — SoftAtHome announced today that it has licensed Bluestreak Technology’s MachBlue™ platform. MachBlue runs Flash®-formatted files with a series of custom ActionScript functions on iTV, set-top boxes (STBs), Web tablets and mobile devices. The licensing agreement will see Bluestreak’s MachBlue™ platform integrated into SoftAtHome’s Operating Platform.

Service providers and developers will benefit from using Adobe® (Nasdaq:ADBE) Flash® authoring tools combined with the MachBlue Studio and SoftAtHome Operating Platform to create vibrant user experience on TV. The SoftAtHome Operating Platform is available on different home devices including STBs and Home Gateways (HGWs). Application developers can seamlessly create Flash® applications for TV that combine services provided by the STB as well as by the HGW.

SoftAtHome Operating Platform provides all the features and APIs necessary to create applications for the digital home. MachBlue TV is a complete software platform for cable, satellite, and IPTV digital STBs. The combined solution lets operators and developers create dazzling UIs and sophisticated applications such as EPG, VOD, DVR, games and enhancedTV.

In addition to JavaScript, third-party developers can now use the Bluestreak ActionScript extensions to assemble the different building-blocks provided by SoftAtHome Operating Platform such as voice, video, connectivity, home networking, network access, security, quality of services and management. They can develop full blown carrier-grade applications for content sharing, communication, entertainment or home automation with an intuitive and fast interface. The API exposed to developers can be accessed through the standard development environment and developers can leverage their experience in Web application development to create the next generation of applications for TV.

SoftAtHome’s CEO, François Josserand, says: “We have been tremendously impressed by MachBlue’s technical performance in terms of memory usage, processor speed, and flexibility of implementation. Integrating Bluestreak’s platform into our own platform makes it a unique solution to develop the next generation of applications for the digital home.”

The combined solution will enable consumers to experience the full power of the Digital Home – enabling them to harness the technology. In the past, you were limited to watching or recording movies on your TV, but with the advent of the Digital Home now you can also share pictures of your summer vacation with family in another part of the world while talking them through it, all this through your TV. The Digital Home is becoming more sophisticated allowing you to navigate through recommended programs on TV based on your personal profile, managing your home settings or accessing content from your favorite web sites – all through the ease of use of the TV.

“We are pleased to integrate our MachBlue platform into SoftAtHome solutions to help operators and consumers facing the challenge brought by the Digital Home but also to enter the next-generation TV era,” says Paul Forostowsky, Bluestreak’s CEO.

For a demonstration of the product or to find out more about Bluestreak Technology’s MachBlue product, visit stand IP354 in the IPTV Zone at IBC 2008 (September 12-16, 2008).