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NETIA Expands Presence in Singapore with Sales to Two Leading Radio Broadcasters

CLARET, France - March, 2006 - With the recent sales of its Radio-Assist 7.5 digital audio software program to two leading radio broadcasters in Singapore, NETIA (NAB Booth#N3208), a leading provider of software solutions for managing and broadcasting television and radio content, is rapidly expanding its presence in that country. Singapore Management University's SMU Campus Radio Station, as well as UnionWorks, which operates and manages two radio stations in Singapore, recently took delivery of the NETIA Radio-Assist 7.5 systems.

"The sales to Singapore Management University and UnionWorks demonstrate NETIA's increasing success in expanding into the East Asian market," said Xavier de Vynck, vice president, business development at NETIA. "They like our products be they are easy to use and implement and are "future-proof" in the sense that future upgrades to the systems are simple and cost-effective."

Singapore Management University (SMU)'s SMU Campus Radio, a student-run station, chose the Radio-Assist 7.5 system because it is a full turnkey radio automation solution that will facilitate the station's operations and make it feasible for any future upgrades to the system.

It is integrating Radio-Assist 7.5 into its operations to enhance the capabilities and quality of the recording of its programs. Using the Radio Assist 7.5, students will record, edit and tape its daily program, which will be broadcast and streamed over the SMU's intranet and public address system.

UnionWorks, a joint venture between NTUC Media and SPH Multimedia, operates and manages the WKRZ91.3 FM (English) and UFM 100.3FM (Chinese) radio stations in Singapore. It chose NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 because it needed a full turnkey solution for recording, editing, and exporting audio files within the same system, the ability to edit and playback while recording feeds, and the flexibility to export audio files in different formats.

UnionWorks will use the Radio-Assist 7.5 to log WKRZ91.3 FM and UFM 100.3FM's programs continuously. Each other's channel will be used to capture two different sources at different times. After digitalization of the feeds or while recording the feeds into the server, the technical departments will play back the audio file for monitoring purposes. The audio file will be edited in the MP3 format and can be exported upon request via email.

The Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station, from production to broadcast: including acquisition, sound file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom system, scheduling, multicasting, administration, and more.

At NAB2006, NETIA will be showcasing a number of new modules and features for the Radio-Assist 7.5 range, including a short message service module, new features for the AIR-DDO playout module, a statistics module, and the new Multitrack XT module.

Learn more about Radio-Assist and other NETIA solutions at www.netia.net.

Radio France Internationale Selects NETIA for Digital Audio Broadcasting Project

Air-DDO software to be deployed in on air studios for optimal security.

CLARET, France -June 26, 2006 - NETIA, a leading provider of software solutions for managing and broadcasting television and radio content, today announced that Radio France Internationale (RFI) is equipping all 18 of its on-air studios within the "Maison de la radio" in Paris with Air-DDO playout software. Air-DDO is one of several tools available in NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs, which cover the entire operation of a radio station from production to broadcast.

" RFI was the first radio station to become a customer after we were incorporated, and once again in this exciting digital audio broadcast project, they have entrusted NETIA with the complete playout infrastructure of all of their on-air studios," said Pierre Keiflin, senior vice president for Netia . "The wide range of benefits that accompany the Air-DDO and Radio Assist programs will allow presenters and studio technicians in RFI's on-air studios to focus more on programming content and being creative, and less on the technical issues that often arise during on-air broadcasts."

Each RFI studio will run a playlist simultaneously by deploying two AIR-DDO workstations: one will serve as the primary station and the other as a backup. Because both workstations have identical playlists, should a problem arise within the primary station the operator can switch to the second for immediate takeover. This allows RFI studios to achieve optimal security, total reliability, and prevents on-air downtime.

Directly linked to the scheduling workstations, Air-DDO will also keep track of the latest changes made to the playlist in real time, refreshing automatically. To meet developments in music radio networks, the Air-DDO program has been enriched with many DJ functions including drag and drop capabilities, easy-to-use sound cueing, sequence looping, PFL playback on each channel, and automatic sound linking and voice fade.

The database and file servers will receive maximum security through the use of NETIA's DB Share software program, which ensures total database reliability and consistency regardless of circumstance.

The Air-DDO broadcast module is the result of several years of research and focuses as much on the ergonomic level as on the technological. Spread over two monitor screens, the GUI simultaneously displays four broadcast channels and provides access to the numerous help and preparation tools: cuer, on-air monitoring, playlist modification, recording, and production.

Learn more about NETIA's Air-DDO playout software and other solutions at www.netia.net.

About Radio France Internationale

Radio France Internationale ( RFI) offers 62 hours of daily programming in 19 different languages, broadcast simultaneously to 52 countries - with the largest listener base found in the African basin. RFI programming focuses primarily on continuous news services, magazine-formats, music and multimedia distribution, and is supported by an impressive network of almost 1000 correspondants worldwide. The recent digital transition of RFI?s studios plays an integral role in the optimization and security of the broadcaster?s production and transmission facilities,.

IBC 2006 Preview

NEW AT NETIA FOR IBC 2006

A- New product range: Media Logging

At IBC2006, NETIA will highlight its new Media Logging range.

Media Logging meets the increased worldwide demand for Radio and TV monitoring systems by carrying out the capture, indexing, transcoding, and distribution of audio and video content.

This product range lends itself to broadcasters, telecom and mobile phone operators and the internet companies.

With the Media Logging applications, video and audio files are captured 24 hours a dayinto the Media Logging database where they are individually examined, segmented and completed with the necessary associated metadata this in a automatic or semi-automatic way through the use of modern and future proof speech-to-text and image recognition techniques. The complete range is naturally fully web based to cope with todays way of working.

With its user-friendly, modular design, the Media Logging products are perfectly adapted for media companies and telcos active in the repurposing of content. This product line delivers them workflows that can increase the speed of delivery by a factor 10 and more.

B- Manreo:

Don't miss seeing NETIA's Manreo complete range of content management software in action at IBC.

Manreo features asset management and archiving capabilities that together provide a one-stop content management solution for broadcasters, with extensive publishing capabilities for multiple formats.

Manreo allows for ingest, digitization, archiving, indexing, intranet search, and browsing of all types of audio and video files. Users can publish this content directly to multiple formats, such as the Internet and mobile phones, as well as to third-party systems, and can define their own rules for automatic publishing of content. Additionally, Manreo can be set up so that publishing triggers automatic encoding of the video to the proper target format, such as video formats used in mobile phone applications.

C- Radio-Assist 7.5 Range Including Recently Announced Modules:

Podcasting
NETIA will highlight its new Podcasting module for the company's Radio Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs. The new module provides a significant way to increase the presence of a radio station on the internet and in the mobile world.
Multitrack XT for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5
Intended for radio professionals, this editing tool for Radio-Assist 7.5 is designed for multitrack digital audio recording and editing. Intuitive, flexible, and offering a very rich feature set, NETIA's Multitrack XT solution is a simple, ergonomic, reliable tool ideally suited for audio editing and production work.
NETIA's new multitrack tool is the only solution capable of mixing both linear and compressed data on a single track. Along with traditional recording, editing, and playback features, NETIA's Multitrack XT solution offers time stretching, pitch shifting, noise reduction, noise gating, synchronization (video, post-production), stereo and multitrack broadcasting, support for CD audio engraving programs, and import/export mp3 files.
Multitrack XT offers easy-to-use drag-and-drop functions, and provides several technical advantages, including two to 32 inputs/outputs (according to the number of cards installed); an unlimited number of tracks (limited only by the performance of the host computer); and up to 16 tracks per output channel. All editing tools can be used independently on each track.
Multitrack XT offers several advanced features including unlimited undo/redo; copy-paste, insert, drag-and-drop; simultaneous recording and playback; open architecture for simplified customization and external control; synchronization functions for post-production; and management for CD audio engraving.
Interfacing Radio-assist with the Lawo mixing consoles and leveraged security on air.
AIR DDO, the flagship on air tool of the Radio Assist range, is now deeply integrated with the Lawo consoles and delivers a highly secured on air environment. This integration will be show cased at the IBC as it is in use at RFI and Radio France.
AIR-DDO Offers New Features for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 Air-DDO.

NETIA will also be highlighting several new features for its AIR-DDO playout module. The AIR-DDO is the result of several years of research and reflection and focuses as much on the ergonomic level as on the technological. Spread over two monitor screens, the GUI simultaneously displays four broadcast channels and offers access to numerous help and preparation tools, including a cuer, on-air monitoring, playlist modification, recording, production, etc. To meet developments in music radio networks, Air-DDO has been enriched with many DJ functions.

Radio-Assist 7.5 provides simultaneous access to several products. With a single application, the user can record, edit, or prepare a playlist. Each stage is covered from production to broadcast: acquisition, sound file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, administration, etc. The Radio-Assist 7.5 range is designed for a specific need and has a wide range of functions. With its modular structure, it can adapt to the different requirements of radios and rapidly integrate into an existing environment.

IBC : 8 - 12 september 2006 - NETIA Booth 8.321

Contact:

Xavier de Vynck
Vice President
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 59 08 07
Fax: +33 (0)4 67 59 08 20

Broadcast Asia 2006 Preview

Company Background

Netia's products are used worldwide in over 40 countries by over 200 prestigious customers, including RFI, Radio France, BBC, British Sky Broadcasting, ABC, TF1, Canal+, France Télévisions Interactive, e-TF1, LCI / Orange, RAI, Radio Vaticana, HRT, SRTC, RTM, VOV, MOI South Africa, Mediacorp, RTBF, Lifetime TV, SBS, RTL, FR3, and many others.

NETIA has its headquarters in the south of France, along with an American subsidiary and two country offices in Paris, and Rome.

New at NETIA for Broadcast Asia 2006

NETIA will be showcasing both its new MANREO range of video content management software modules, as well as a number of new modules for its Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs.

Manreo :

Manreo's software modules, featuring asset management, and archiving capabilities, together provide a one-stop content management solution for broadcasters, with extensive publishing capabilities for multiple formats.

Manreo's range of asset management capabilities is unique in that users can customize and adapt the solutions to fit their needs even after they have been installed in the facility.

Manreo allows for ingest, digitization, archiving, indexing, intranet search, and browsing of all types of audio and video files. Users can publish this content directly to multiple formats, such as the Internet and mobile phones, as well as to third-party systems, and can define their own rules for automatic publishing of content. Additionally, Manreo can be set up so that publishing triggers automatic encoding of the video to the proper target format, such as video formats used in mobile phone applications.

All Manreo software solutions are based on an open, Web-based architecture, dramatically reducing the cost of deployment as well as any updates needed to the system. The entire range has been designed for easy integration into existing IT systems. The software uses HTTP for communication, and the wide use of XML by the software provides easy reuse of existing metadata.

Radio-Assist :

1) New SMS (Short Message Service) Module for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 :At Broadcast Asia 2006, NETIA will highlight its new SMS Module for the company's Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs. The new module provides a significant way to increase revenue for today's radio stations by using mobile phone platforms as a new way to interactively communicate - allowing on-air talent to play interactive SMS and voting games with listeners.

2) AIR DDO Offers New Features for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 Air-DDO :NETIA will also be highlighting several new features for its AIR DDO playout module. The AIR DDO is the result of several years of research and reflection and focuses as much on the ergonomic level as on the technological. Spread over two monitor screens, the GUI simultaneously displays four broadcast channels and offers access to numerous help and preparation tools, including a cuer, on-air monitoring, playlist modification, recording, production etc. To meet developments in music radio networks, Air-DDO has been enriched with many DJ functions

3) Statistics module for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 :NETIA will be launching a new program to analyze radio channels. The Statistics tool in Radio-Assist allows users to measure and monitor the effectiveness of various elements of their daily broadcasts including, for example, the number of times an audio clip has been played, the broadcast rate for Jazz and the total number of times an advertisement has been broadcast. This new tool automatically displays results per day, month or the per the users period of choice. Based on Crystal Reports, the Radio-Assist Statistics module makes it easy to create custom reports, listings, or graphs. Channel managers can design their own analysis tools for implementing queries or specific formulas on radio operations.

4) MULTITRACK XT for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 :Intended for radio professionals, this editing tool for Radio-Assist 7.5 is designed for multitrack digital audio recording and editing. Intuitive, flexible, and offering a very rich feature set, NETIA's multitrack solution is a simple, ergonomic, reliable tool ideally suited for audio editing and production work.NETIA's new multitrack tool is the only solution capable of mixing both linear and compressed data on a single track. Along with traditional recording, editing, and playback features, NETIA's multitrack solution offers time stretching; pitch shifting ; noise reduction; noise gating; synchronization (video, post-production); stereo and multitrack broadcasting; support for CD audio engraving programs ; and import/export mp3 files.NETIA's practical multitrack solution offers easy-to-use drag and drop functions, and provides several technical advantages, including 2 to 32 inputs/outputs (according to the number of cards installed); unlimited number of tracks (limited only by the performance of the host computer); and up to 16 tracks per output channel -- all editing tools can be used independently on each track. TRAX offers several advanced features including unlimited undo/redo ; copy-paste, insert, drag & drop ; simultaneous recording and playback; open architecture for simplified customization and external control ; synchronization functions for post-production ; and management for CD audio engraving.

THE COMPANY WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT :

NETIA's complete Radio-Assist 7.5 range will be showcased and demonstrated on the show floor. NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs cover the entire opertion of a radio station. Radio-Assist 7.5 provides simultaneous access to several products. With a single application, the user can record, edit or prepare a playlist. Each stage is covered from production to broadcast: acquisition, sound file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, administration, etc.

The Radio-Assist 7.5 range is designed for a specific need and has a wide range of functions. With its modular structure, it can adapt to the different requirements of radios and rapidly integrate into an existing environment.

Broadcast Asia in Singapore : 20-23 June 2006, located in the Broadcast Professional Pte. Ltd Booth7B3-03

Contact : Xavier de Vynck - Vice President
Tel : +33 (0)4 67 59 08 07
Fax : +33 (0)4 67 59 08 20

AES Pro Audio 2006

Company Overview

NETIA has its headquarters in the south of France, along with an American subsidiary and two country offices in Paris, and Rome.

NEW AT NETIA FOR AES PRO AUDIO EXPO 2006

NETIA will be showcasing a number of new modules for its Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs, including :

1) New SMS (Short Message Service) Module for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5: At AES 2006, NETIA will highlight its new SMS Module for the company's Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs. The new module provides a significant way to increase revenue for today's radio stations by using mobile phone platforms as a new way to interactively communicate - allowing on-air talent to play interactive SMS and voting games with listeners.

2) AIR DDO Offers New Features for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 Air-DDO: NETIA will also be highlighting several new features for its AIR DDO playout module. The AIR DDO is the result of several years of research and reflection and focuses as much on the ergonomic level as on the technological. Spread over two monitor screens, the GUI simultaneously displays four broadcast channels and offers access to numerous help and preparation tools, including a cuer, on-air monitoring, playlist modification, recording, production etc. To meet developments in music radio networks, Air-DDO has been enriched with many DJ functions

3) Statistics module for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 :NETIA will be launching a new program to analyze radio channels. The Statistics tool in Radio-Assist allows users to measure and monitor the effectiveness of various elements of their daily broadcasts including, for example, the number of times an audio clip has been played, the broadcast rate for Jazz and the total number of times an advertisement has been broadcast. This new tool automatically displays results per day, month or the per the users period of choice. Based on Crystal Reports, the Radio-Assist Statistics module makes it easy to create custom reports, listings, or graphs. Channel managers can design their own analysis tools for implementing queries or specific formulas on radio operations.

4) MULTITRACK XT for NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 :Intended for radio professionals, this editing tool for Radio-Assist 7.5 is designed for multitrack digital audio recording and editing. Intuitive, flexible, and offering a very rich feature set, NETIA's multitrack solution is a simple, ergonomic, reliable tool ideally suited for audio editing and production work.NETIA's new multitrack tool is the only solution capable of mixing both linear and compressed data on a single track. Along with traditional recording, editing, and playback features, NETIA's multitrack solution offers time stretching; pitch shifting ; noise reduction; noise gating; synchronization (video, post-production); stereo and multitrack broadcasting; support for CD audio engraving programs ; and import/export mp3 files.NETIA's practical multitrack solution offers easy-to-use drag and drop functions, and provides several technical advantages, including 2 to 32 inputs/outputs (according to the number of cards installed); unlimited number of tracks (limited only by the performance of the host computer); and up to 16 tracks per output channel -- all editing tools can be used independently on each track. TRAX offers several advanced features including unlimited undo/redo ; copy-paste, insert, drag & drop ; simultaneous recording and playback; open architecture for simplified customization and external control ; synchronization functions for post-production ; and management for CD audio engraving.

THE COMPANY WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT

AES 2006, May 20-23 Paris.

Contact : Xavier de Vynck - Vice President
Tel : +33 (0)4 67 59 08 07
Fax : +33 (0)4 67 59 08 20
Email : x.devynck@netia.net
www.netia.net

Télévision Suisse Romande taps NETIA's U-Share

Télévision Suisse Romande taps NETIA's U-Share to manage bandwidth for in-house content distribution network.

CLARET, France - Sept.. 20, 2006 - NETIA today announced that its U-Share network management solution will be employed by Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) for their EQUIPRO project to control the distribution of video files over the broadcaster's internal network. TSR's production and post-production departments rely on three different server platforms, and the customized U-Share solution will enable efficient transfer of live video and file-based content between these platforms, eliminating network bottlenecks even as TSR increases the volume of internal program production.

"We have been handling a lot more of our own production in house, which creates a great deal more traffic across our internal network, and NETIA's U-Share will allow us to accommodate the transfer of content throughout the production and post-production workflows without compromising the performance of other devices on the network," said Claude Mex of Télévision Suisse Romande. "It's simply a matter of saving time and money, and NETIA has worked closely with us to ensure a solution that would allow us to work seamlessly with all of our production and broadcast solution partners."

Over the course of content acquisition, production, and post production at TSR, video moves between server platforms from EVS, Avid, and SeaChange. The transfer of media among these three server islands requires significant bandwidth on TSR's IP-based local area network (LAN), and so the company turned to NETIA's U-Share system to optimize the exchange of video and audio content through autonomous and automatic management of its transport network. For each transfer request in a given time slot, U-Share offers the best solution considering network congestion, thus considerably reducing the impact of transfers on other critical operations.

NETIA's U-Share network management solution, part of the company's MANREOTM product range, is typically deployed across geographically distributed broadcast facilities. For the installation at TSR, NETIA worked closely with the broadcaster to adapt its very robust bandwidth management capabilities for use on a LAN. U-Share features three transmission modes - live (priority transmissions), sequential mode (fixed latest transmission time and duration), and remote loading (overnight transfer) - to ensure reliable and efficient transfers of program content to the appropriate server platform, at the right time, throughout the entire production workflow.

"When we looked at the market for network management solutions, NETIA offered the functionality we needed along with an open platform that could accommodate the different server systems incorporated in our production processes," added Mex. "U-Share boasts a successful track record in other European broadcast operations, and we are confident that it will add value to our facility as well, allowing us to leverage our existing infrastructure more effectively through smart, streamlined media transfer."

The U-Share system at TSR is scheduled to go live in the first quarter of 2007.

More information about U-Share and other NETIA solutions is available at www.netia.net.

About TSR

Television for French-speaking Switzerland, Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) is based in Geneva with regional bureaus in Lausanne, Zurich, Sion, Fribourg, Moutier, and Neuchâtel, as well as at the Swiss Federal Parliament building in Berne. TSR is targeted to the estimated 1.6 million French-speaking citizens of Switzerland, providing full-service programming on two channels in order to satisfy the many and varied expectations of this audience. TSR1's mission is to provide television for a general audience. Its evening schedule consists mainly of in-house productions. TSR2's programming includes sports, a daytime schedule that serves children and young people, and an evening schedule featuring documentary films and cultural programming.

For more information, visit www.tsr.ch.

NETIA Radio-Assist 7.5 Management Solution Boosts Workflow for Japan's Owari Toubu Housou

CLARET, France - Feb.2006 - Owari Toubu Housou, a private C-FM radio station broadcasting out of Seto-shi, Japan, has installed NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5. range of digital audio software programs to manage all stages of its workflow. The new system has greatly streamlined the way the station acquires, produces, broadcasts and stores programming.

Owari Toubu Housou was looking for an all-in-one radio system that allowed it to edit programs quickly, automate pre-programming tasks such as playlist creation and store music on PC-based audio files. Every stage of their workflow needed management -from acquisition, production and broadcasting--to scheduling and administration.

All of the station's live programs are recorded and re-broadcast. The record function of Radio-Assist 7.5 comes especially in handy for this, automatically digitizing analog audio during acquisition. Additionally, a special feature of version 7.5 is that it allows the user to set markers during recording and start editing before the recording is finished.

Training operators on Radio-Assist is a snap. Its design is similar to that of other radio systems, so the learning curve is minimal. Additionally, Radio-Assist automates live-to-air functionalities, minimizing the possibility of programming mistakes or mix-ups. At any time, the user can rework the recording, start it again and even doing several takes.

NETIA will be showcasing a number of new modules for Radio-Assist 7.5 at NAB 2006, including the Short Message Service (SMS) module for mobile phone applications, new features for the AIR DDO playout module, a new statistical analyzing module, and the Multitrack XT for multitrack digital audio recording and editing. The company will also highlight and demonstrate several of Radio-Assist's established modules.

1st half year 2006 NETIA corporrate press release

NETIA renews strong growth

Claret 25th July 2006:

During the first half year, NETIA's turnover rose to more than 4 million euros, a growth of over 60% for the same period in 2005. The gross margin grew by over 30%.

Geographical distribution of turnover:

Europe and Middle East 50%
Africa, an emerging market 20%
Asia Pacific 20%
and North America 10%

Significant contracts were signed on both the home and export markets, mostly as the result of winning international calls for bids, strongly positioning Radio-Assist as leader, now commercially available through distribution network in 40 countries.

New Radio contracts:

from existing customers include: Radio France Internationale, RAI in Itlay, Sudanese Radio Television Corporation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
new customers in expanding markets include: Owari Toubou Housou in Japan, Union Workers and Singapore Management University in Singapore.

New Television contracts:

Télévision Suisse Romande, Switzerland.

The launch of new products for the Manreo and Media Logging ranges at the end of 2005 has begun to bear fruit. The new markets for audio and video content management and repurposing touch not only broadcasters themselves but new players from the world of telecommunications, Internet, mobile telephone operators, institutional organisations and other media related organisations.

During the course of this 1st half year, NETIA has purposely striven to obtain customers in each vertical market, testimony to future growth.

NETIA's three product ranges - Radio-Assist, Manreo and Media Logging - will all be present at IBC from 8-12 September, (RAI Amsterdam, Stand 321, Hall 8).

NETIA to Highlight Podcasting Abilities of Radio-Assist 7.5 at NAB2006

CLARET, France : Mar. 1, 2006 - NETIA, a leading provider of software solutions for managing and broadcasting television and radio content, will be highlighting the Dispatcher module of its Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs for radio. Dispatcher allows users to create podcasts, which can then be exported to the Internet, mobile technology, FTP sites, and other applications.

"The podcast-creation element of the Dispatcher module creates an extra revenue tool for radio broadcasters", said Xavier De Vynck, vice president of business development for NETIA. "It allows users to repurpose content and truly take control of how it is distributed."

Dispatcher converts sounds in the Radio-Assist 7.5 database into a variety of formats, including linear/MPEG Layer 2 or 3/Real Audio/WMA, and exports them and their linked data, via XML files, to a network or FTP site.

The Dispatcher features a profile editor, which allows users to create profiles with user-specified selection criteria, conversion formats, and targets. For one profile, users can define multiple formats and multiple destinations.

For more information on the Dispatcher, Radio-Assist 7.5, and other NETIA products, visit this website.

About NETIA

NETIA is a leading provider of software solutions for managing and broadcasting television and radio content. The company offers two ranges of audio ( Radio-AssistTM) and video ( ManreoTM) products designed to allow content holders to manage all of their processes--from capture to multichannel broadcasting--over terrestrial channels, the Internet, mobile devices, and other channels. Netia's products are used worldwide in over 40 countries by over 200 prestigious customers, including RFI, Radio France, BBC, British Sky Broadcasting, ABC, TF1, Canal+, France Télévisions Interactive, e-TF1, LCI / Orange, RAI, Radio Vaticana, HRT, SRTC, RTM, VOV, MOI South Africa, Mediacorp, RTBF, Lifetime TV, SBS, RTL, FR3, and many others. NETIA has its headquarters in the south of France, with offices in New York City, Paris, and Rome.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Expands Reliance on NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5 Software for A-Z Content Management

CLARET, France - July 31, 2006 - NETIA announced today that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has purchased NETIA's Radio-Assist' 7.5 digital audio content management software solution for on-air delivery in all seven of its News and Current Affairs and Radio networks across Australia. The system will be installed over the next 18 months by NETIA's Australian agent, Syncrotech Systems Pty Ltd and the ABC.

The newly purchased Radio-Assist program replaces the current NETIA solution and D-CART systems and will be installed on up to 5000 workstations across approximately 75 of ABC's capital city, regional, metropolitan, and output sites.

"NETIA was successful over all contenders in the marketplace because of their proven ability to deliver an advanced content management system that meets and exceeds ABC's expanding needs while maintaining an easy to use approach," said Paul Heaton, managing director, Syncrotech Systems Pty. Ltd. "This project is highly exciting as it will refine the operational and distributional methods of radio broadcasting."

The NETIA Radio Assist 7.5 software will now be utilized throughout the entire ABC Radio Network, and includes a high level of integration with iNews for the News Department, As a result, ABC's network traffic will also increase.

To address this, NETIA's USHARE integrated bandwidth management tool was integrated into the Radio Assist software to optimize the exchange of audio and video content throughout the network without incurring additional bandwidth costs. This ensured a complete broadcast, production, delivery, distribution and bandwidth management/archive solution for ABC.

The Radio-Assist 7.5 range of digital audio software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station, from production to broadcast, including acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, scheduling, multicasting, administration, and more.

Learn more about NETIA's Radio Assist software and other solutions at www.netia.net.

About NETIA:

NETIA is a leading provider of software solutions for managing and broadcasting television and radio content. The company offers two ranges of audio ( Radio-AssistTM) and video ( ManreoTM) products designed to allow content holders to manage all of their processes - from capture to multichannel broadcasting - over terrestrial channels, the Internet, mobile devices, and other channels. NETIA's products are used worldwide in over 40 countries by over 200 prestigious customers, including RFI, Radio France, BBC, British Sky Broadcasting, ABC, TF1, Canal+, France Télévisions Interactive, e-TF1, LCI / Orange, RAI, Radio Vaticana, HRT, SRTC, RTM, VOV, MOI South Africa, Mediacorp, RTBF, Lifetime TV, SBS, RTL, FR3, and many others. NETIA has its headquarters in the south of France, with offices in New York City, Paris, and Rome.

About Syncrotech Systems Pty Ltd.:

Since being established in 1982, Syncrotech has set the standard for professional service and commitment in the Australasian audio/video industry. With practical experience in all facets of the recording, broadcast, concert, and post-production film and television industries, the staff of Syncrotech are able to offer the knowledge and ability to design, install and service high technology facilities for the new millennium. To learn more about Syncrotech Systems, Ltd., visit www.ssd.com.au.

About Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

For seventy years the ABC has been a distinctive part of the Australian way of life. Australia's only national, non-commercial broadcaster, the ABC has shared its history and development with the growth of our nation. From its beginnings during the Depression years, the ABC has grown into Australia's largest broadcaster, entertainment and marketing organisation. It has become an important part of Australia's cultural heritage, fostering the arts and reflecting the nation's cultural diversity. For more information, visit www.abc.net.au.

NETIA creates customized digital audio archiving for SRTC

CLARET, France - March 1, 2006 : NETIA, a leading provider of software solutions for managing and broadcasting television and radio content, is delivering a custom-made digital audio archiving system to the Sudanese Radio & Television Corporation (SRTC). The cost-effective platform will help SRTC achieve a flexible and efficient audio archiving workflow, as well as provide reliable storage and asset management for the broadcaster's historical content.

NETIA is joining forces with NOA, its archiving solutions partner, to build an audio archiving system specifically tailored to the needs of SRTC, which has historic recordings in its audio libraries spanning several decades. It would take several years for the broadcaster to transfer the recordings to a reliable digital medium. Non-repairable defects could occur in the meantime. The NETIA/NOA system, which will be integrated into a NETIA production and playout system already in place at SRTC, will give users immediate access to the historical assets.

"NETIA technology is a response to the needs of broadcasters such as SRTC, who require large amounts of content storage at an affordable price point," said Xavier De Vynck, vice president of business development for NETIA. "The NETIA/NOA system will allow SRTC staff to quickly transfer and archive its audio collections on a large scale and in a cost-effective manner."
SRTC's system will also embed metadata coming from its database systems. In total, 20,000 open-reel tapes and thousands of CDs and MDs will be digitized in the archiving system, ensuring the safeguarding of the content.

The platform to be delivered is standard, dynamic, and flexible, providing SRTC a future-proof system. The content is stored redundantly on-line on hard disk as well as off-line on DVD, giving SRTC maximum data security. Today's hard disk-based storage technology is technologically and technically a perfect fit for this kind of application.

"SRTC's historical content is extremely important for our organization. It's the modern spoken history of our country and must be protected for future generations," said Mohamed Abdelmaged Elsadig, director of engineering at SRTC. "We have a longstanding partnership with NETIA, and once again they have proven they understand perfectly the needs of their customer. For us, it was a natural choice to go with NETIA."

"SRTC's need for efficient, high-quality analog-to-digital transcription is perfectly addressed by the NOA system range," said Jean Christophe Kummer, CEO of NOA. "The historical content in SRTC's library, which features musical and spoken elements, is unique and needs to be conserved for long-term continuity. NOA's tools make this process cost-effective, reliable, and high quality, with thorough tracking of metadata continuity. NOA has proven to be a reliable system provider for the archive market throughout the last six years, especially when business continuity is not always evident in this area."

About SRTC

SRTC, the Sudanese Radio & Television Corporation, is the national television and radio organization of Sudan. The main radio and TV operations are based in Khartoum. Besides these, the SRTC has several regional outlets. SRTC is broadcasting several 24/7 radio and television stations.

About NOA

NOA is the technology provider of carrier-oriented audio mass transfer to digital content. With around 80 stereo installations in the market, it became market leader of this segment in 2005. Customers such as SONY France, Swedish Broadcasting Resources, YLE, Magyar Radio, RTV Slovenija, Croatian Radio HRT, Red Bull, Austrian Mediathek, Memnon Belgium, Moving Media Ireland, Radio Suisse Romande, Fonoteca Svizzera, and Bibliothéque Nationale de France have relied on NOA products and services to efficiently migrate and manage analog and digital content. NOA is located in Vienna, Austria, with additional offices in Stuttgart, Germany and Romania.

About NETIA

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