Five Leading Set-Top Box Developers Select ANT Browser Technology and Alcatel OMC for IP STB Platforms

Provides Alcatel's customers with one of the widest choices of STB providers available

Cambridge, 6 October 2005

ANT plc (AIM: ANTP), a leading provider of embedded HTML browser, content control and user interface software for IPTV and consumer electronics markets, today announced that five set-top box (STB) developers have integrated the ANT- and Alcatel-certified IP set-top box solution incorporating Alcatel's Open Media Client (OMC) and ANT’s Fresco® software.

As Alcatel's sole worldwide OMC supplier and client side integration and certification partner, ANT has provided the Alcatel client-side solutions for five STB companies – ADB, Kreatel, Pace Micro Technology, Philips and Telsey – with further STBs to be announced shortly. The ANT and Alcatel solution is already in deployment with STB developers Amino Communications and Foxconn.

ANT and Alcatel's technology is deployed in more IPTV networks than any other solution. The ANT-Alcatel-certified IP set-top box solution enables STB providers to rely on a reference client structure to further enhance the development of their products. In support of the volume roll out wins which Alcatel has announced with deployments in Taiwan, Cyprus, Italy and Russia, ANT has pre-integrated Alcatel's OMC software components with the ANT Fresco browser.

The provision of a one stop solution, which builds upon ANT’s existing pre-integrated solution, will minimise integration issues, deliver cost savings, and improve time to market as well as provide testing and certification assurance to STB providers. This further speeds the ability of STB companies to benefit from the ever-growing OMC-enabled STB market driven by operators' continued selection of Alcatel's middleware.

"We are pleased to provide this service to help the set-top box companies enjoy the attractive growth market for Alcatel middleware-based IPTV networks," said Stephen Reeder, executive director, sales & marketing at ANT.  "By delivering tangible cost and integration benefits to our set-top box customers, this joint solution will further enhance operator's confidence in the substantial growth of the IPTV market."

About ANT Software Limited

ANT plc (www.antplc.com) is a leading provider of digital TV client and consumer electronic software solutions. ANT's unique client solutions allow robust and consistent delivery of digital-media, user interfaces, interactive services and applications to the TV and portable media devices. ANT enables service providers to efficiently create and deploy successful solutions to the market that deliver high value and clear differentiation.

ANT's products are pre-integrated with many industry-leading solutions and are based upon open standards, enabling low-risk, cost-effective roll-out of services, while ensuring flexible client hardware choice with efficient bill of materials. ANT software has been extensively deployed by customers throughout the world including Chunghwa Telecom, Foxconn, France Telecom, Humax, LG/Nortel, Philips, Sagem, Samsung, SaskTel, Telecom Italia and Thomson.

ANT plc's shares are listed on AIM, a London Stock Exchange regulated market, under the ticker ANTP (Reuters: ANTP.L, Bloomberg: ANTP.LN).

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