Vidiom Systems Named to CED Magazine's Broadband 50

Vidiom Systems Named to CED Magazine's Broadband 50

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CED Magazine, the premier magazine of broadband technology, has named Vidiom Systems to its "Broadband 50" for 2004.

The Broadband 50 represents the companies that have most shaped and influenced the broadband industry during the past year, and will continue to do so in 2005.

"Vidiom had a good year and it is nice to get this kind of recognition from the broadband industry," said Timothy Wahlers, CEO of Vidiom Systems. "We worked very hard and have grown considerably in the past few years. Our efforts are definitely paying off. 2005 is shaping up to be a great year." Vidiom has grown from a niche player with 6 employees in 1998 to an industry-leading engineering services company, employing over 70 people in 3 offices across the country.

Vidiom Systems' efforts in the digital television industry span more than a decade, with roles in early digital and interactive television trials, to recent work on Time Warner's Digital Navigator project and OCAP. Vidiom's most recognizable contribution to the cable industry is it's engineering team which is building the OCAP implementation for the OCAP Development LLC, a joint venture between Time Warner Cable and Comcast. Vidiom is also assisting CableLabs in the development of OCAP certification tests, offers OCAP training courses, and builds development tools for the creation of OCAP interactive applications.

Vidiom Systems 2004 Highlights

Provided engineering and consulting services to Cox Communications,
Cablevision, Advance-Newhouse, Pioneer, GuideWorks, and Sprint.

Provided engineers to CableLabs for use in architecture and development
of the OCAP certification platform.

Released VISION Workbench ER2, an OCAP application development tool
integrated with the Eclipse IDE.

Entered into a licensing agreement with Esmertec AG to become the
preferred provider of Esmertec's Java technologies in the U.S. television
and set-top markets.

Launched the industry's first OCAP Training program with OCAP API
Essentials and announced SNOCAP '05, a training session in Breckenridge,
Colorado February 1-3, 2005.

Selected to participate as mentors in the American Film Institute's
prestigious eTV Workshop, where we were teamed with Showtime to create an
interactive experience for their hit show "The 'L' Word."

About Vidiom Systems


Vidiom Systems Corporation is an established leader providing technology solutions to the cable, satellite, and consumer electronics industry. Vidiom's staff are pioneers in the digital television and advanced media industry with expertise in software engineering, iTV application design, consulting, technical documentation and training, offering a unique set of skills for any technology project. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Vidiom Systems has additional offices in Portland, Oregon, and Des Moines, Iowa. For more information about our television technology products and services please visit our website at www.vidiom.com.


Source: Vidiom Systems Corporation

CONTACT: Jeff Bonin of Vidiom Systems Corporation, +1-303-604-0800,
ext. 135

Web site: http://www.vidiom.com/


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