empolis Takes Over iTV Business and iTV Browser Pontegra

empolis Takes Over iTV Business and iTV Browser Pontegra

GÜTERSLOH, Germany, May 16/PRNewswire/ -- Retroactive March 1, 2006 empolis GmbH takes over the iTV business unit
and iTV browser pontegra from Nionex GmbH, the DirectGroup Bertelsmann
technology company. empolis is part of arvato, the internationally networked
media and communication services provider of Bertelsmann. The objective of
this takeover is to create synergies between the iTV business and
technologies, which empolis develops as innovative IT services provider in
the field of mobile entertainment, and to take advantage of the joint
potential.

"The transition between broadcast, mobile and internet technologies
become more and more blurred and interactive services increasingly rely on a
combination of these technologies. Our customers expect single-source
solutions involving mobile content, digital download and mass activity,
including a full service portfolio", explains Bernhard Ribbrock, CEO of both
empolis and arvato mobile.

In 2002, Nionex launched the world-wide first DVB-HTML based browser for
MHP (Multimedia Home Platform). By now this product, called pontegra, is
successfully established on the international market. Since then, leading
European broadcasters and cable providers have chosen pontegra and have
relied on the extensive expertise of the Nionex iTV team, which has now been
taken over by empolis.

About empolis

empolis - The Information Logistics Company - is a leading supplier of
enterprise content and knowledge management solutions. Over 19 years of
experience and comprehensive know-how, including substantial knowledge of
complex business processes, build the foundation of our specific solutions
designed for a multitude of diverse areas of application. empolis is an
arvato AG subsidiary, an international media service company and part of
Bertelsmann AG. empolis hereby belongs to a unique, powerful network and is
directly integrated into the value chain of arvato ranging from
Logistic/Supply Chain Management, Customer Loyalty Systems and Service Center
Support, professional and customized IT Services, CD-ROM, DVD and Audio CD
print and manufacturing. empolis employs 220 people in Germany and Poland.

Contact
Martina Tomaschowski
empolis GmbH
part of arvato: a Bertelsmann company
http://www.empolis.com
martina.tomaschowski@empolis.com
Tel. +49(0)5241-80-74358
Mobil +49(0)170-23-37-849

Source: empolis GmbH

Contact Martina Tomaschowski, empolis GmbH, part of arvato: a Bertelsmann company, http://www.empolis.com, martina.tomaschowski@empolis.com, Tel. +49(0)5241-80-74358, Mobile +49(0)170-23-37-849

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