Earth Day Meets Internet-Protocol Television: COMTek to Undertake Biggest Ever 2-Way IPTV Broadcast to 16,000 Science Classrooms for Earth Day Network

Earth Day Meets Internet-Protocol Television: COMTek to Undertake Biggest Ever 2-Way IPTV Broadcast to 16,000 Science Classrooms for Earth Day Network

The new "PowerTV" internet-protocol television (IPTV) network of Chantilly-based Communication Technologies, Inc. (COMTek) will be used on April 21, 2006 by the Earth Day Network to broadcast a two-way video/chat presentation on global warming to 16,000 science classrooms across the United States. This massive, interactive undertaking is believed to be single biggest simultaneous application of two-way IPTV technology ever attempted.

COMTek will hold a live, phone-based news conference (with full Q&A) at 1:30 p.m. ET on April 18, 2006 to preview the Earth Day Network/COMTek project.

News event speakers will be:

* Dr. Joseph Fergus, president and CEO, Communications Technologies, Inc.;
and

* Jeff Nesbit, vice president of communications, Earth Day Network.

A preview of portions of the COMTek IPTV broadcast on the PowerTV network will be available via advance arrangements through Ailis Aaron, (703) 276-3265, or aaaron@hastingsgroup.com. Full details on the two panels featuring global warming experts is available upon request.

IPTV can be live or pre-recorded and broadcast at any time, but with quality of the next generation High Definition Television. It is a two-way interactive broadcast whereas traditional Web "streaming" is a one-way flow. COMTek's PowerTV Network Services provide users with the full experience of television broadcasting coupled with the interactive capability of the World Wide Web and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). This will be a revolutionary new way to communicate. A user (viewer) experience can now be personalized for a one-on-one experience over the Internet.

Reflecting $11 million in development over a three-year period, COMTek PowerTV is distributed over the firm's private, hybrid, global IP network that integrates fiber, wireless, broadband-over-power-lines (BPL) and satellite distribution to power an edge-distributed, low-cost, flexible IPTV service capable of delivering quality, interactive viewing experiences to PowerTV clients and their customers. Dedicated access to its own robust network, 15 years of advanced IT and networking leadership, and the expertise of over 900 technical personnel provides COMTek PowerTV with significant competitive advantages in the IPTV arena.

TO PARTICIPATE: To join the April 18, 2006 telenews event, dial 1-800- 860-2442 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Ask to be connected to the "Earth Day/IPTV" news event.

CAN'T PARTICIPATE?: A streaming audio replay of the April 18th news event will be available as of 6 p.m. ET on the COMTek Web site at http://www.comtechologies.com/.

Headquartered in Chantilly, Va., Communication Technologies, Inc. (http://www.comtechnologies.com/) is a cutting-edge telecommunications, managed services and training company. Founded in 1990, COMTek has rapidly grown to 900 employees in the greater Washington, D.C. area and elsewhere in the United States. On December 1, 2004, COMTek announced that it had been named by Inc. magazine as one of the 500 fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. The COMTek success story made the company a natural for inclusion on the "Inc. 500" hottest company list. COMTek's total growth, as measured by average annual sales revenues, was up 303 percent from 1999 to 2003 and its employee ranks more than doubled during calendar year 2002.

Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network (EDN) promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. Earth Day Network is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world. Through Earth Day Network, activists connect, interact, and impact their communities, and create positive change in local, national, and global policies. EDN's international network reaches over 12,000 organizations in 174 countries, while the domestic program keeps over 3,000 groups and over 100,000 educators coordinating millions of community development and environmental protection activities throughout the year. As a result, Earth Day is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a half billion people participate in its campaigns every year.

CONTACT: Ailis Aaron, +1-703-276-3265, or aaaron@hastingsgroup.com, for Communication Technologies, Inc. and Earth Day Network

Day Network, Washington, DC
PRNewswire -- April 17

Source: Communication Technologies, Inc. (COMTek), Chantilly, VA, and Earth

wEB SITE: http://www.comtechologies.com/

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