Tut Systems Delivers Academy Awards With China Netcom

Tut Systems Delivers Academy Awards With China Netcom

Astria(R) Content Processors Delivers Oscar Footage to All 34 Provinces in China

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tut Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:TUTS), an industry leader enabling the delivery of next-generation data and video services over broadband networks, today announced that through its partnership with China Network Communications Corporation (CNC), it provided content contribution solutions for delivery of the 78th Annual Academy Awards to CCTV6, the movie channel of CCTV.

The joint solution with CNC sourced the original feeds from global satellite transponders and provided the encoding and decoding technology to provide translation and editing of the content for customized delivery to the Chinese marketplace. CCTV6 then broadcast the channel to all 34 provinces throughout China.

"In identifying a solutions partner for our video transportation business, we looked for a market leader with advanced technology and a strong history of successful, real-world deployments," said Mr. Zhu of Beijing CNC. "Tut Systems has a long history of technological leadership and we were glad they were able to be a part of this historic event."

"For many years we have supplied video processing equipment to markets throughout China," said Bob Noonan, Vice President of Global Sales and Customer Care for Tut Systems. "We were proud to be part of this watershed event and look forward to a long and continuing relationship with our customers in China."

The Industry's Leading IPTV Platform for Telcos

More than 160 service providers across five continents deliver IPTV powered by Tut Systems digital headends. The Astria family of video processing platforms, which serves as the core of the company's digital headend solution, processes both analog and digital video streams from multiple satellite and local sources in a variety of formats. The Astria CP supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC video compression, local ad insertion, forward error correction and provides real-time conditioning for distribution of video and audio over any ATM, IP, or RF broadband network. The Astria VSP provides the highest density, carrier class, single chassis product for the delivery of IP video over RF broadband access networks, including coax and FTTP (Fiber to the Premises).

About China Network Communications Group Corporation

China Network Communications Corporation (CNC) is a super telecommunications enterprise in China and the fixed telecommunications service partner for the 2008 Olympic Games. It is a well-known telecommunications operator both in China and in the world. The predecessor of CNC had a history of over 100 years. On May 16th 2002, CNC was established on the basis of the former China Telecom Group Corporation and its affiliated telecom companies in the 10 northern provinces.

About Tut Systems, Inc.

Tut Systems, Inc. delivers advanced content processing and distribution products as well as comprehensive system integration services for deploying next-generation data and video services over broadband networks. Service providers, content providers and government agencies worldwide use Tut Systems solutions to deliver broadcast-quality video over broadband networks.

Tut Systems is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR with regional offices across North America, Europe and Asia. For more information visit www.tutsys.com or call 971-217-0400.

NOTE: Astria is a registered trademark of Tut Systems, Inc.

Source: Tut Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Hilary Goetz of Tut Systems, +1-971-217-0441, or
hgoetz@tutsys.com

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

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