Espial’s Evo IPTV Service Platform Added to Auroras Entertainment’s IPTV Service Suite

November 6, 2006 - Espial IPTV , provider of IPTV middleware and applications, have announced that IPTV service provider Auroras Entertainment has added Espial's Evo® IPTV Service Platform as supported middleware for its IPTV service.

Auroras will be offering an end-to-end solution for telcos based on Espial's pre-integrated solution that includes both Espial's Evo® Client and newly launched Evo® Server.

Espial's Evo Server's features include support for multicast live TV, EPG data management, asset management and diagnostics, packaging and pricing, ad server statistics, and data management for subscription audio, VOD, Radio TV, DVR, and PPV.

 Auroras is demonstrating their Evo-based IPTV solution at TelcoTV via a working system that also includes Tilgin set-top boxes, Verimatrix's software-based content security technology, and Pannaway DSL access equipment. The multi-booth demonstration is connected to an Auroras satellite antenna outside the building, which will be receiving and distributing 40 channels of live MPEG-4 digital content.

“With Espial's Evo IPTV Service Platform, we are now able to offer our customers the option of a full turn-key Evo-based solution from headend to set-top box,” said Diane Smith, Auroras ' Chief Executive Officer. “Espial's integration tools and SkinTones TM , which can be fully customized and branded by our customers, enables us to provide a flexible solution for our customers and for them to offer their subscribers a superior quality experience.”

 “The Auroras deployments demonstrate the scalability, reliability, flexibility, and quality of experience that customers expect of Espial products,” said Jaison Dolvane, Espial CEO. “And it shows that our new Evo Server offering has already been tested and validated by leading operators.”