HaiVision Supports Amino H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC Platforms for IPTV

HaiVision Systems Inc. (Montreal, Canada) today announces immediate support for the AmiNET124 platform.

(PRWEB) November 17, 2006 -- HaiVision Systems Inc. (Montreal, Canada) today announces immediate support for the AmiNET124 platform. Specifically, HaiVision's leading price performance encoder, the hai200 TASMAN, is now validated as fully compatible and interoperable with Amino's award-winning AmiNET124 supporting H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC. The TASMAN STREAMER and COMMUNICATOR are both shipping in volume and are priced at $9,995 and $12,995 respectively.

"The H.264 video compression has now become a defacto standard," states Peter Maag, HaiVision's VP of Marketing. "It is the essence of all progressive network video designs because it reduces network and storage usage by as much as 60% and assures a level of interoperability with all video systems. Amino is a dominant force in the IPTV STB market, offering inexpensive access to IPTV. We are proud to support their products through the development of encoders that adhere strictly to industry standards" added HaiVision's Maag.

The TASMAN / Amino interoperability, based on the support of MPEG transport stream encapsulation, is available as a simple firmware upgrade to all of HaiVision's installed TASMAN clients.

HaiVision's TASMAN is extremely reliable, based on a carrier grade design proven throughout HaiVision's telecom and enterprise client base. The TASMAN's very high performance design supports Main Profile (high quality) MPEG-4 AVC with less than 200 ms of end to end latency. The TASMAN COMMUNICATOR supports a perfectly matched encoder and decoder within the same chassis for interactive communication. The TASMAN STREAMER supports the high performance encoding of both digital and analog video.

About HaiVision Systems Inc.

Based in Montreal, Canada, HaiVision Systems Inc. is a private company dedicated to improving the way people work through the use of advanced network video technology. HaiVision's products are widely deployed within the foremost TelePresence suites and boardrooms worldwide. They are also used by the largest telcos for IPTV deployments, and in the medical field supporting information and service delivery within hospital campuses and across nations. The most progressive educational institutions also use HaiVision technology for distance education - continuous presence network video systems linking specialized teachers with students throughout K-12 and higher education systems.

For further information, please contact:

Ceicy Tsui                

HaiVision Systems Inc.    

Tel: (514) 334-5445, ext. 251            

Email: ctsui (at) haivision.com

Web: www.haivision.com

About Amino

Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) supplies the AmiNET™ series of set-top boxes, renowned for their low-cost and reliability. The AmiNET range materially reduces service operators' capital expenditure, whilst offering the full range of specification required; MPEG2 and MPEG4 encoding standards, standard and high definition TV, personal video recording and home networking. The high performance coupled with the innovative design of Amino's set-top boxes, have brought the series industry accolades and the company a leading position within the IPTV market.

The AmiNET series of IPTV set-top boxes has been used by more than 500 customers in commercial deployments and trials in over 50 countries worldwide. The set-top boxes have also been sampled by another additional 800 customers. Amino Communications' principal customers are telecommunications, broadcast and hospitality service operators. Generally, AmiNET products are supplied with the IntAct™ IPTV software stack pre-loaded.

Amino Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amino Technologies plc. listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol AMO. Amino is based near Cambridge, UK, and has offices in Atlanta Georgia and Hong Kong.

For further information, please contact:

Jenna Keighley, EML

The Albany Boathouse, Lower Ham Road, Kingston, Surrey, KT2 5BB.

+44 (0) 20 8408 8000, amino@eml.com

Joanne Martin-Loat, Amino Communications

Buckingway Business Park, Anderson Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4UQ.

+44 (0) 1954 234 100, http://www.aminocom.com

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