ADB CROWNED TV INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR BY IMS RESEARCH IN THE USA
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADB's innovation capabilities praised with two awards at TV 3.0conference8th October 2009 - Geneva, Switzerland and Denver, USA: AdvancedDigital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com), a leading supplier oftechnology to the global digital television industry, announced todaythat it has been named "TV Innovator of the Year" at the 2009 TVInnovation Awards. The announcement was made at the TV 3.0conference, organized by IMS Research. In addition to this overallaward, the ADB-4820C high definition set-back box was recognized asthe best set-top box technology.The TV Innovation Awards recognize the most forward thinkingcompanies creating products and services that drive the new TVparadigm. Judged by an independent panel of industry experts, andadministered by IMS Research, these awards give companies theopportunity to showcase their solutions to a wide and diverseaudience. From the winners of the individual award categories, thejudges chose the overall Innovator of the Year Award winner, forwhich ADB was honored this year."I want to thank the Innovation Awards selection committee and IMSfor these awards", said François Pogodalla, CEO at Advanced DigitalBroadcast. "We are focused on shaking the TV industry throughout theworld with advanced innovation, based on the conviction that complextechnology does not have to appear complicated: it should be easy foroperators to deploy and for consumers to use. With our products weprove this!"."We are delighted to receive this recognition. The ADB-4820C is aperfect example of how ADB's imaginative approach to engineeringproduces truly differentiating results for the cable industry," saidTim Schermerhorn, SVP & GM of Advanced Digital Broadcast's Americasbusiness unit. "This product embeds our own best-in-class OCAP stack,is very fast and responsive, has high video and sound quality, andprovides consumers with an unparalleled user experience. At the sametime it is fitted with an impressive collection of installation anddiagnostic tools that make it easier and faster for operators to setup - which is pretty much the philosophy of our entire US Cableproduct line".The ADB-4820C set-back box offers cable operators and theirsubscribers a number of innovations that enhance their TV viewingexperience. The device mounts to the back of a plasma or LCDtelevision panel and uses the latest HDMI-CEC(TM) technology toenable a single remote control to be used for both the TV and theset-back box. The ADB-4820C can also be turned into a DVR by anyconsumer in the blink of an eye, simply by connecting to it a USBhard-disk. It has also been designed to meet the low-energyconsumption levels set by standard bodies such as Energy Star®.Advanced Digital Broadcast will be demonstrating the expandedcapabilities of the ADB-4820C, including its USB DVR support, duringthe SCTE Cable-Tec Expo October 28-30 in Denver. -ends-About ADBAdvanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com) is a leader in thedesign, development and supply of high-quality products to theworld-wide digital television market. The Company has deployed over13 million set-top boxes, across high-volume markets, incorporatingthe industry's pioneering middleware, conditional access and hardwaretechnologies.ADB has established itself as a trusted partner to televisionoperators supporting them to launch new services usingstate-of-the-art technology. Through its unique end-to-endunderstanding of set-top box software, ADB is able to design andsupply highly efficient and optimized hardware platforms ahead of thecompetition.Approximately 70% of ADB's workforce is dedicated to engineering;developing products across all the digital television technologyplatforms including cable, Internet Protocol (IP), satellite andterrestrial. The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland withits main Research and Development facility in Zielona Gora, Polandand Operations division in Taipei, Taiwan. ADB has localrepresentation in Australia, Italy, Singapore, Spain, the Ukraine,the United States and the United Kingdom.ADB is a member of ADB Group; ADB Group (www.adbholdings.com) ispublicly listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX: ADBN).ADB. Defining Digital.For more information:USA: EMEA:Paul Schneider GayBell/Lyndon JohnsonPaul Schnieder Public Relations Platform PRTel: +1 215-702-9784 Tel: +44207-486-4900Email:pspr(at)att.net gay(at)platformpr.com/ lyndon(at)platformpr.comhttp://hugin.info/136393/R/1346428/323419.pdf --- End of Message ---ADB Holdings S.A.Avenue de Tournay 7 Chambesy SwitzerlandISIN: CH0021194664; Index: SPI, SPIEX, SSCI;Listed: Main Market in SIX Swiss Exchange;
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