International Datacasting Corporation and Deluxe/EchoStar have announced an agreement for an initial order of IDC's digital cinema specific equipment and content distribution systems. Vern Smith senior vice president of EchoStar says EchoStar has a strong relationship with IDC for ViP-TV services and this is a logical extension of our IP-based platform for content delivery. IDC has integrated next generation digital cinema-functionality into its solution that will allow Deluxe/EchoStar to operate our network in a converged mode with live file-based and on-demand delivery. This is very exciting for the future of digital cinema distribution. Deluxe/EchoStar selected International Datacasting as our technology partner for deployment of our satellite-based distribution network after an exhaustive evaluation of all currently available technologies says Rick O'Hare managing director of Deluxe/EchoStar. IDC's leadership and experience in digital cinema distribution including alternative content and live 3-D gave IDC an important advantage in our selection. We value IDC's experience and innovation in this market and recognize that working with IDC would help to minimize the risks associated with such a critical deployment. Fred Godard president and CEO of IDC says We have been working with this important customer for several months and in concert have developed the most comprehensive solution for digital cinema distribution available today. This is a significant strategic win for IDC achieved through our innovative approach to solving the complex technical challenges associated with this unique network deployment. Further our capacity to work collaboratively with our customers has put us well on our way to becoming the de facto standard in this rapidly evolving industry. We have a greater number of advanced systems deployed around the globe than any other provider. Deluxe/EchoStar is a joint venture formed by Deluxe Digital Cinema and EchoStar Satellite Services to distribute digital content via satellite to cinemas throughout Canada and the United States. Deluxe/EchoStar will deploy a turnkey content delivery system that includes IDC's Pro Cinema Cache Servers with dual DVB-S2 satellite demodulators on board storage and DCP aware applications.
