Myrio, a Siemens Business, Announces Myrio Interactive ~ Creator to Expand Customization and Personalization of the IPTV Experience

SUPERCOMM, Chicago - Myrio Corporation, a Siemens® business, today announced Myrio Interactive ~ Creator™, an add-on to the Myrio® IP Video Platform Version 3.7 that gives broadband service providers the ability to customize the Myrio Interactive™ client and deliver a personalized Internet protocol television (IPTV) subscriber experience.

Myrio Interactive ~ Creator, a Java-based development environment for real-time customization of the Myrio Interactive user interface (UI), enables service providers to add their own branding throughout the user interface, define a custom menu structure and control the layout and appearance of content metadata. Finally, remote-control keys can be mapped directly to specific menu items to facilitate one-touch access to key content features.

Once the customized UI has been designed operators can then use Myrio TotalManage™ to easily deploy it automatically to their subscribers. With Myrio Interactive ~ Creator, Myrio has incorporated the creative process into the commercial deployment of IPTV services while simultaneously reducing the operator’s time to market.

“Leading broadband service providers have realized that creating a unique and consistent brand experience on their interface is critical to their success,” said Ryan Petty, Myrio’s vice president of product management. “Overall, Version 3.7 of the Myrio IP Video Platform provides an open platform that is adaptive to the changing needs of the industry, while still driving down the costs of deploying and managing IPTV services.”

In addition to Myrio Interactive ~ Creator, the release of version 3.7 of the Myrio IP Video Platform, which is comprised of Myrio Interactive, a Java-based client for set-top boxes and Myrio TotalManage, a back-office subscriber and content management application, includes a host of new features and enhancements enabling broadband service providers to deliver a compelling commercial IPTV service. By adding features such as subscription video on demand (SVOD), location based packaging and advanced metadata support based on the CableLabs 1.1 standard, Myrio has significantly reduced the time to market for operators to deploy IPTV services that meet their needs as well as the needs of their customers.

About Myrio

Myrio, a Siemens business, is a leading provider of software, content, and integration services that enable new IPTV revenue opportunities for broadband operators by leveraging their infrastructures. The Myrio IP Video Platform consists of Myrio Interactive, a full-featured end-user application enabled via a set-top box, and Myrio TotalManage, a back-office subscriber and content management solution. Myrio's products and expertise enable operators to deploy more quickly and offer their subscribers a full range of IP-based digital television and on-demand entertainment while lowering the total cost of ownership through operational efficiencies and hardware choice. A pioneer in the industry, Myrio has commercially deployed its products to broadband service providers worldwide.

About Siemens

Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $91.5 billion in fiscal 2004. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Thirteen of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 430,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com

About Siemens Communications, Inc.

Siemens Communications, Inc., offers its customers a broad portfolio of communication products and services and is a leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. The company’s portfolio ranges from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures and complementary services for enterprises, carriers and service providers. Siemens Communications, Inc., is headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. For more information, visit www.usa.siemens.com/communications

Note: Siemens, Myrio, Myrio Interactive, Myrio Interactive ~ Creator and TotalManage are registered trademarks of Siemens AG, its subsidiaries or affiliates. All other company, brand, product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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