Press Release

• Espial Evo provides full client solution for applications like VOD, EPG, TV Controls, and Portal Services based on the STi5100 chipset
• Entirely customizable with an industry leading small footprint, Espial Evo enables STB OEMs to reach the sub $100 BOM goal

Ottawa, Canada April 18, 2005 Espial today announced the demonstration of its Espial Evo client TV Middleware and Applications with Scientific-Atlanta’s set-top boxes, targeting operators looking for highly-performant, revenue-generating video applications. The demonstration is on display at Scientific-Atlanta’s booth #SU7848 at NAB April 18-21, 2005. Espial is the leading provider of set-top box and mobile handset software, specializing in applications for IPTV designs.

Espial Evo provides out-of-box, ready to integrate applications for Set-Top Box and Digital TV designs such as Electronic Program Guide (EPG), Video on Demand (VOD), TV Controls, Settings, and Portal services. Espial Evo’s architecture includes client application middleware necessary for EPG and VOD data management including APIs for the integration parameters such as frequency of data retrieval, amount of data managed on STB, and error conditions.

The STi5100 chipset is a low cost, trusted platform for Broadband and other video services and features a 240 MHz CPU and 4 graphics planes with 16-bit OSD.

This demonstration of Espial Evo delivers an interactive entertainment experience with an intuitive user interface that consumers will enjoy. The modular software platform facilitates easy customization and integration into any operators back office environment.

About Espial

Espial is the leading provider of rapidly customizable software for set-top boxes and mobile handsets. Espial applications and enabling technologies include Graphical User Interfaces, Video On Demand, Electronic Program Guides, Content Portals, Web browsers and interactive applications. Espial advances the exchange of media between CE devices, across convergent home, wireless and automotive networks.

Espial software eases your time to market and BOM considerations with highly performant applications and tools that are pre-integrated with popular middleware and VOD servers. The company is the recipient of the Deloitte and Touche 'Fast 50' top companies in Canada, two years running. Espial software is deployed and accredited for more than 100 consumer designs such as Motorola, Siemens, Sumitomo Electric Networks, Thomson, Philips, LodgeNet, OnCommand, S-Net Systems, and i3Micro Technologies. More details at: www.espial.com.

For more information contact:

Denise MacDonell
Director of Marketing
Espial Group
(613) 230-4770 x1133