NDS Launches XTend: Software Enabling Consumers to View Their PC Content on the TV

September 8, 2006 – NDS, provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced at IBC, the launch of XTend, a new solution that enables content stored on the subscriber’s PC to be transferred seamlessly to the STB over the home network and viewed on the TV.

XTend will be integrated into STBs that are capable of providing IP connectivity. Its plug-and-play functionality enables the STB to automatically detect PCs and Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. XTend handles all format conversions so that content can be seamlessly transferred and viewed through the STB. It also provides a content filtering option, giving consumers a way to manage access to their PC content, while viewed on TV.

Yossi Deutsch, Vice President, Product Marketing of NDS, said: “XTend is a natural extension to NDS’s offering to TV operators. It allows broadband media users to migrate their viewing from the PC over to the most intuitive and comfortable environment – the TV in the living room. At the same time, XTend increases consumer loyalty to the STB as the main consumption point for all digital media within the home network.”

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