GCI Secures IPTV With Verimatrix

ANAHEIM, CA--(Marketwire - November 10, 2008) - TelcoTV 08, Booth #827 -- Verimatrix, setting the standard in content security technologies that enhance the value of pay-TV networks, and CSI Digital today announced Gorham Communications Inc. (GCI) has selected D-Video!™ for its end-to-end IPTV solution. CSI Digital's D-Video! has been integrated with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS®) for IPTV to provide GCI a studio- and broadcaster-approved IPTV video package solution.

D-Video! is an IPTV wholesale video package that enables network operators a simple, quick and cost-effective method of upgrading their existing video plant and/or realizing a rapid, more effective way to enter new markets. CSI Digital leverages a worldwide satellite infrastructure, content, hardware and software licensing relationships to provide wholesale video. Verimatrix's VCAS for IPTV 2.3 is the only content security solution that features end-to-end encryption specifically for this emerging IPTV business model. It can support any combination of centralized or distributed subscriber management, including mixes of middleware systems and set-top boxes (STB) to meet specific local needs of its IPTV retailer community. CSI Digital is an authorized reseller of Verimatrix's content security solutions.

"It is important for us to deliver cost-effective and high-quality IPTV services. With the integrated solution, we are able to quickly build new infrastructure and market attractive services bundles to our existing and potential customer base," said Mike Murphy, president of GCI. "We've been very pleased with the responsive customer service."

Power & Tel, a distributor of telecommunications and cable TV equipment and partner of CSI Digital, introduced GCI to CSI Digital because its IPTV platform allows service providers to customize system components to meet their requirements. GCI has selected Minerva's middleware and STBs from ADB for its new IPTV service, scheduled to launch in January 2009, which will be delivered through GCI's newly upgraded fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network.

"Content security is an integral part of every IPTV deployment. We are pleased to have Verimatrix, the leader of IPTV content security, as part of our turn-key solution that allows IPTV service providers to differentiate their services with premium content," said Lu Bolden CSI Digital's president. "Verimatrix's support of the IPTV wholesale market makes our integrated and cost-effective solution an easy decision for our customers."

"The economies of scale with the IPTV wholesale model are undeniable," said Steve Oetegenn, chief sales and marketing officer of Verimatrix. "Our software-based content security solution provides the flexibility -- along with capital and operational benefits -- to enable GCI to quickly offer IPTV services. We are happy to work with CSI Digital in this market."

About CSI Digital

CSI Digital markets wholesale digital products and services that simplify a providers' delivery of video, voice and data services. A "new to market" company or existing multi-service operator (MSO) can acquire CSI Digital's wholesale digital content packages without the complex set-up and prohibitive cost of traditional deployments. For more information visit www.csidigital.net

About Gorham Communications Inc. (GCI)

Gorham Communications Inc. is a subsidiary of Gorham Telephone Company (GTC) that delivers video services to its telephone and Internet subscribers. GTC is a full service local exchange carrier providing telecommunications services to Gorham, Luray, Paradise and Waldo, Kansas. For more information visit www.gorhamtel.com.

About Verimatrix

Verimatrix sets the standard for software-based content security and revenue enhancement technologies in pay-TV networks, with a global customer base of service providers. The Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) offers a suite of next-generation technologies that has been independently audited and ranked as the global leader in IPTV content protection. The company's 3 Dimensional Content Security approach, built around VCAS, enables secure delivery of content to multiple devices across multiple networks using multiple layers of protection techniques. Maintaining close relationships with major studios, broadcasters, industry organizations and partner ecosystem helps address the challenges facing pay-TV networks of today, and those of tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.verimatrix.com.