Kasenna Previews New Version of LivingRoom IPTV Application at NAB 2005

Kasenna Previews New Version of LivingRoom IPTV Application at NAB 2005

Comprehensive Application and Development Suite Advances IPTV Service Deployment Using Mainstream Web-Services Technology

LAS VEGAS, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Kasenna, the IPTV Company, will be previewing the latest version of its web-services based LivingRoom(TM) IPTV application suite at several partners' booths at the NAB 2005 show April 18-21.

LivingRoom v1.2 delivers advanced IPTV services including broadcast TV, pay-per-view, video-on-demand, network PVR, and a commercial music jukebox-all from the same application server. In addition, LivingRoom v1.2 supports easy integration of more advanced services such as Internet access, e-mail, chat, interactive gaming, and traffic watch using web services APIs.

LivingRoom clients are available in easily portable, thin client, browser-based configurations as well as with Macromedia Flash. LivingRoom v1.2 also includes a scalable and complete back-office application server for content management, channel packaging, transaction processing, billing system integration, subscriber management/provisioning integration, services management, and other key functions. LivingRoom will be available in high-availability configurations.

LivingRoom 1.2 showcases integration with industry-leading set-top boxes from Amino and Thomson, and with encryption solutions from Widevine and SecureMedia. LivingRoom makes it easy for service providers of any size to build a best-of-breed system that delivers next-generation IPTV services to their subscribers.

Key partners showcasing LivingRoom 1.2 at their booths include IBM, HP, and Optibase.

Kasenna at the HP Booth -- # SL1961

HP will be demonstrating Kasenna MediaBase and a customized version of LivingRoom in its booth at NAB. For this demonstration, Kasenna has created a flash client that has an HP look and feel similar to HP's Media Gateway product. The demonstration includes broadcast IPTV, VOD and nPVR as well as Widevine as a conditional access system solution encrypting broadcast and VOD content. HP OpenView integration will also be demonstrated, to show how it can provide additional management and monitoring capabilities that are an integral part of an operator's FCAPS requirements.

Kasenna at the IBM Booth -- # SU7049

IBM will be showing Kasenna MediaBase and LivingRoom running on IBM xSeries server hardware with the addition of LivingRoom running on the IBM WebSphere (WAS) application server. The two demos, dubbed "IPTV Operator Experience" and "IPTV Subscriber Experience," will include broadcast IPTV and VOD running through IP set-top boxes from Amino.

Kasenna at the Optibase Booth -- # SL343

Optibase plans to demonstrate an IPTV solution with its own headend equipment, Kasenna MediaBase VOD servers, and InfoGate middleware. Kasenna has provided an OmniBase server for the demo.

About Kasenna

Kasenna is redefining the business of television. As the acknowledged market leader in IP video delivery, the company has focused on open standards and an intelligent management infrastructure which allow service providers, enterprises, and other organizations to build commercial-grade IP video networks that support new and emerging video services. With its acquisition of ViewNow, Kasenna offers network operators the industry's only turnkey source of IP video infrastructure, applications, and VOD programming for video services. Kasenna's patented software technology has been proven with thousands of successful and profitable telecom, cable, hospitality, enterprise, education, and government deployments worldwide. Kasenna is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is privately held. For more information please visit http://www.kasenna.com/ .

Source: Kasenna, Inc.

CONTACT: Susan Lehman of Story Communications for Kasenna, Inc., +1-510-832-6006, susan@storypr.com

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