Pace & CacheLogic Showcase P2P Future Using PVR Technology



    Pace Micro Technology plc (LSE:PIC), the leading independent
    developer of digital TV technologies for the global payTV industry,
    and CacheLogic, provider of the world's leading digital asset delivery
    network, are today demonstrating how assisted peer-to-peer (P2P)
    delivery networks could change the way consumers access content,
    including payTV, in the future.

    The technology demonstration shows how Pace broadband-enabled
    set-top boxes can form a P2P infrastructure via the Internet to store,
    distribute and access content both securely and quickly. Assisted by
    CacheLogic servers, this P2P infrastructure will enable operators to
    provide a wider range of on-demand content and services to their
    subscribers, including 'long tail' or niche content. By exploiting the
    storage available across all PVR users on a network, it is possible to
    make a huge number of titles available to end users without the
    expense of maintaining a large central server base.

    Pace will be demonstrating the prototype to key industry
    executives at IBC 2007. The demonstration uses a standard Pace digital
    satellite PVR with an Ethernet port, allowing access to content
    delivered via the Internet. The PVR has a fully functional Electronic
    Programme Guide (EPG) to search and select content for viewing and
    downloading.

    CacheLogic's recently announced Velocix 2.0 Digital Asset Delivery
    Network is being used to provide content seed servers. The Velocix
    'peer-assisted network' is able to blend bandwidth from its on-network
    caches together with P2P traffic to guarantee that the required
    delivery bitrate is achieved. Velocix is therefore able overcome the
    unpredictability and quality of service issues encountered when using
    pure P2P delivery mechanisms while significantly reducing delivery
    costs experienced when using traditional Content Delivery Network
    (CDN) vendor offerings.

    David Gillies, Director of Technology at Pace Micro Technology,
    said: "Our technology demonstration will enable operators to
    understand future opportunities for using P2P as a content
    distribution mechanism. We can show how consumers can download video
    content from the Internet directly to the television in their living
    room rather than to their PC.

    "Adding broadband capability to broadcast PVRs is a major step
    forward in converging different methods of content distribution on a
    single device. P2P functionality adds a further dimension in content
    delivery."

    Phill Robinson, CEO of CacheLogic, said: "Demand for rich media
    content delivered over the Internet is growing rapidly and it is up to
    our industry to offer the combination of technologies and services
    required to provide convenience and a high quality viewer experience.
    Our partnership with Pace illustrates this point and provides a taste
    of the future of television.

    "Although P2P networks in recent weeks have been seen to be
    responsible for putting pressure on broadband networks, by using
    servers placed in the network this technology actually has the
    potential to 'lighten the load' for operators and make better use of
    the current infrastructures when it comes to delivering video
    services."

    About Pace Micro Technology

    Pace Micro Technology plc (pic.l) is a leading technology
    developer for the global payTV industry. Pace's main focus is on
    creating intelligent and innovative products and services that benefit
    our customers and fuel the development of digital TV.

    Pace has one of the world's most experienced specialist
    engineering teams and is the partner of choice for leading payTV
    operators across the globe.

    Pace's international headquarters are in Saltaire, West Yorkshire,
    UK, with further offices in the USA, France, India and Hong Kong. For
    more information on Pace, please visit www.pacemicro.com.

    About CacheLogic

    CacheLogic (http://www.cachelogic.com) provides Velocix - the
    world's leading Digital Asset Delivery Network, a new generation of
    CDN (Content Delivery Network) services designed to meet the rich
    media needs of the 21st century Internet. With its innovative network
    and service offerings and groundbreaking asset-based business model,
    CacheLogic has revolutionized both the 'mechanics' and economics of
    content delivery, enabling the Internet to become the preferred
    delivery mechanism for large digital media assets.