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Digital 5 Announces Advanced AV Streaming Technology

Intel NMPR Validated AV Software Offers True Scalability and Fast Deployment of Connected Consumer Devices

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital 5(TM), Inc. today announced the launch of its latest streaming technology software to support the secure management and distribution premium video and audio content throughout the connected home from either the local PC or across the Internet.

The new Digital 5 AV embedded Client Software can run on a number of industry codec ICs. This software can be implemented in many connected consumer products, either as a stand-alone AV media device, or as an embedded solution into another AV component. The Digital 5 AV platform offers a modular architecture, which allows the flexibility to be easily ported to
multiple codec chips in the market today while supporting multiple industry standard DRM solutions such as Windows Media DRM, DTCP/IP and others.

Additionally the technology has received Intel Networked Media Product Requirements (Intel NMPR) approval. The Digital 5 client software can stream WMA, MP3, AAC and LPCM audio files. It supports industry video formats such as MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 and can render digital photo files in formats such as JPEG, TIFF, PSD, PICT and BMP.

The Digital 5 AV Client Software offers full industry compliance by supporting industry standards such as UPnP, HTTP, RTP, NMPR, DLNA and 802.11g. Digital 5 AV Client Software offers an application customization layer creating the ability to easily add more application functionality and to utilize the client customizable user interface to expose more features, and
create unique branding to enhance the connected device and user experience.

The Digital 5 AV client software offers the industry's leading Quality of Streaming (QoS) technology. The Digital 5 client software supports the streaming of leading content services such as Radio@AOL, RealRhapsody, Napster, MusicMatch, and vTuner.

The new release of Digital 5 AV software allows consumer electronics OEMs and ODMs to bring to market a digital media device such as a television, cable or satellite set-top box, home stereo component or any other media playback device, to support the management and sharing of digital media and Internet
content to improve the consumer entertainment experience.

Additionally, Digital 5 offers the ability to remotely auto upgrade the device firmware functionality and software synchronization. This key feature will enable the device manufacture to incrementally update the device capabilities and bring new premium services directly to the device in the field.

"Intel is pleased to be working with Digital 5 in passing baseline testing for Intel NMPR. We believe that Intel's NMPR enabling efforts with Digital 5's AV solution will help accelerate the adoption of interoperable PCs and networked CE devices on the home network, providing a better experience for
consumers when sharing content," said Kevin Corbett, vice president and chief technology officer, Intel's Desktop Platforms Group.

"Providing the technology that allows OEMs to build low-cost and high- performance networked entertainment devices to securely stream content is an integral part of Digital 5's vision for the connected home," said Mike Harris, Digital 5 president. "Digital 5 is pleased to play a major role in providing consumers a way to enjoy premium movies and music anywhere, anytime in their connected homes."

Digital 5 networking technology currently powers several classes of connected consumer electronics devices including DVD players from leading consumer electronics companies such as, Gateway, Apex, Oritron, Go-Video and Netgear. Digital 5 incorporates Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) technology as well as advanced Quality of Service and advanced DRM and Security features.

About Digital 5, Inc.

Digital 5, Inc. (Digital 5) is a leading provider of software and system intellectual property to enable both wireless and wired sharing of content among networked consumer electronics (CE) devices. Digital 5's software technology is used to enable new products for existing CE categories, such as DVD Players, televisions, and stereo systems, giving them the capability to access media content over a home network and the Internet. These products allow consumers to enjoy their music, digital pictures, or video in the comfort of their various home entertainment locations. Digital 5 brings fundamentally new capabilities to market for leading original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs).

With headquarters in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and operations in California and India, Digital 5 can be contacted on the World Wide Web at http://www.digital5.com.