Digeo Announces Moxi(TM) Mini, the First Low-Cost Set Top Box Also Capable of Delivering Full Media Center Capabilities

Digeo Announces Moxi(TM) Mini, the First Low-Cost Set Top Box Also Capable of Delivering Full Media Center Capabilities

Versatile stand-alone receiver planed for 2006 release

SAN FRANCISCO and KIRKLAND, Wash., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- THE NATIONAL SHOW (NCTA) -- In response to the cable industry's needs for lower cost digital set top receivers and the growing demand for media center functionality, Digeo, Inc., today announced the Moxi(TM) Mini. Slated for release next year, the Moxi Mini is a "smart," low cost set top box (STB) that offers dual-mode functionality both as a stand alone digital receiver and as a client delivering digital video recording (DVR) and media center functionality when a Moxi(TM) II Media Center is added to the home.

Part of the next-generation Moxi II product family, the Moxi Mini gives cable operators an enticing alternative to the traditional STB by offering a solution that provides both a low price point, as well as a much longer competitive life when compared to traditional STBs. The low cost Moxi Mini provides two attractive deployment options for cable operators because it can function in either of these modes:

* As a stand-alone digital receiver capable of running OCAP applications and a light version of the Moxi Menu and guide, including On Demand;

* As a Moxi Mate media center extension, bringing DVR, Moxi Photo, Moxi Jukebox, Moxi Games, Moxi Telephone, and even HD services to multiple rooms in the home.

As part of the Moxi II family, Moxi Mini also provides cable operators with the opportunity to upgrade those customers and gain additional revenue through premium services that can be shared throughout the home.

For cable operators, the Moxi Mini provides the versatility of offering a basic low-cost cable service package now, and easily and affordably upgrading subscribers to a full multi-room media center package later-without the hassle or expense of installing multiple new boxes or additional wiring. Cable operators need only to install a single new Moxi II Media Center and the Moxi Mini automatically becomes a fully-functioning digital Moxi Mate, giving their consumers immediate access to one of the most robust multi-room packages on the market today, including telephony, On Demand, digital video recording (DVR), HDTV, and HSD services.

"The Moxi Media Center software has provided a great leap forward for cable operators," said Toby Farrand, chief technology officer, Digeo, Inc. "With the versatility to work as an independent receiver and as a full DVR with media center, the Moxi Mini enables cable operators to easily increase their revenue base-without incurring added equipment installation charges, wiring costs or the acquisition expenses of new subscribers."

To win the battle for the digital living room, cable operators must maintain subscriber loyalty by offering unique home entertainment services and superior performance while meeting consumer price expectations. Placing Moxi Mini in the home as the basic digital set top gives cable operators a cost- effective path to delivering a whole-home media center solution. The flexibility and capabilities of the new platform give cable new advantages over satellite by providing a high-value STB and a low-cost multi-room solution designed to provide a longer competitive lifecycle and superior subscriber flexibility.

About Digeo, Inc.

Delivering a competitive advantage with Emmy(R) award-winning Moxi(TM) Media Center software and services, and the most powerful digital entertainment experience for cable subscribers, Digeo, Inc. enables cable providers to become the focal point of the whole-home digital entertainment space. Leading edge software technologies, custom silicon innovation, and full OCAP support allow Digeo to continuously provide lucrative, cost- effective and content-rich media solutions to cable customers nationwide.

Moxi Media Center products empower subscribers with the full range of digital entertainment capabilities including: digital video recording (DVR); high-definition (HD) programming; digital media management of photography and music with Moxi Photos and Moxi Jukebox; content sharing with the PC; live, interactive news feeds with Moxi Ticker; Moxi Games; as well as integrated telephony and multi-room capabilities.

Digeo has established Moxi deployment partnerships with Adelphia, BendBroadband, Charter Communications, Comcast, NewWave Communications, and Sunflower Broadband. Digeo is primarily backed by Paul Allen's Vulcan, Inc. The company was founded in 1999 and has offices in Kirkland, Wash., Palo Alto, Calif. and Longmont, Colo. For more information, please visit http://www.digeo.com/.

For more information, press only: Rebecca Holmes, Digeo, Inc., rebecca.holmes@digeo.com, (c) 206.852.0652; (o) 435.896.6065 Sheila Bryson, Sparkpr for Digeo, sheila@sparkpr.com, (c) 925.768.6127; (o) 415.369.1866

Digeo(TM) and Moxi(TM) are the trademarks of Digeo, Inc.

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Source: Digeo, Inc.

CONTACT: Rebecca Holmes of Digeo, Inc., +1-435-896-6065, cell, +1-206-852-0652, rebecca.holmes@digeo.com,; or Sheila Bryson of Sparkpr, +1-415-369-1866, cell, +1-925-768-6127, sheila@sparkpr.com, for Digeo

Web site: http://www.digeo.com/

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