20th Oct 2006 10:45
Amino (LSE:AMO), leading IPTV platform supplier, today announcedthat On Command Video Corporation has commercially deployed the AmiNETseries to provide the latest in-room interactive entertainment andguest service systems to hospitality customers around the world. TheAmiNET range of set-top boxes ensures pre-tested interoperability withmajor system components, facilitating rapid deployment essential forthe hospitality industry. In these deployments On Command has usedAmino products to create a customised, cost effective solution thatenables them to optimise their existing deployments whilst stillutilising the hotels' coaxial cabling. £ On Command provides in-room entertainment and guest informationservices to more than 800 thousand hotel rooms worldwide. Thedeployment through On Command allows guests to order pay-per-viewmovies as well as enjoying broadcast channels, on-demand games, andinformation services through the television set enhancing the guestsviewing experience while providing a potential increase in revenue forhotel partners. £ "Amino is an established leader in the IPTV set-top box market andthey have delivered reliable, high-performance set-top boxes to OnCommand," said Christopher Altomari, vice president of manufacturingfor On Command. £ "The potential for IPTV in the hospitality sector is only startingto be truly appreciated," commented Roy Kirsopp, Vice President &General Manager, Amino. "Using IP networks or basement centreddistribution, hotels can provide interactive information services,premium gaming or video content on-demand with billing and access tocontent easily controlled from a central point. In order to tap thepotential additional revenues offered by premium services, hotels mustensure that their offering is attractive to end users and easy to use.Amino has worked hard to ensure that its products are easilyintegrated into any system, are powerful enough to handle allapplications and offer a simple interface to the customer to ensuremaximum value to all parties." £ About Amino Communications £ Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) supplies the AmiNET(tm)series of set-top boxes, renowned for their low-cost and reliability.The AmiNET range materially reduces service operators' capitalexpenditure, whilst offering the full range of specification required;MPEG2 and MPEG4 encoding standards, standard and high definition TV,personal video recording and home networking. The high performancecoupled with the innovative design of Amino's set-top boxes, havebrought the series industry accolades and the company a leadingposition within the IPTV market. £ The AmiNET series of IPTV set-top boxes has been used by more than500 customers in commercial deployments and trials in over 50countries worldwide. The set-top boxes have also been sampled byanother additional 700 customers. Amino Communications' principalcustomers are telecommunications, broadcast and hospitality serviceoperators. Generally, AmiNET products are supplied with the IntAct(tm)IPTV software stack pre-loaded. £ Amino Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of AminoTechnologies plc. listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol AMO.Amino is based near Cambridge, UK, and has offices in Atlanta Georgiaand Hong Kong. £ Ref: EMQ1421 £ About On Command Corporation £ On Command Video Corporation (www.oncommand.com) is a leadingprovider of in-room entertainment technology to the lodging and cruiseship industries. On Command is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LibertyMedia Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital Group (NASDAQ:LCAPA). On Command entertainment services include: on-demand movies;television Internet services using high-speed broadband connectivity;television email; short form television features covering drama,comedy, news and sports; video games; and music-on-demand servicesthrough Instant Media Network, a majority-owned subsidiary of OnCommand and the leading provider of digital on-demand music servicesto the hotel industry. All On Command products are connected to guestrooms and managed by leading edge video-on-demand navigationalcontrols and a state-of-the art guest user interface system. £ The guest menu system can be customized by hotel properties tocreate a robust platform that services the needs of On Command hotelpartners and the traveling public. On Command and its distributionnetwork services more than 800,000 guest rooms, which touch more than300 million guests annually. £ On Command's direct served hotel properties are located in theUnited States, Canada, Mexico and Spain. On Command distributors servecruise ships operating under the Royal Caribbean, Costa and Carnivalflags. On Command hotel properties include more than 100 of the mostprestigious hotel chains and operators in the lodging industryincluding, Accor, Adam's Mark Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont, FourSeasons, Gaylord Hotels (Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan, GaylordOpryland and Gaylord Hotel at Opryland), Hilton Hotels Corporation,Hyatt, Intercontinental Hotels Group (Inter-Continental,InterContinental Buckhead, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn), Loews,Marriott (Courtyard, Renaissance, Fairfield Inn and Residence Inn),New York Palace Hotel, Radisson, Ramada, Starwood Hotels & Resorts(Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels and Four Points), and Wyndham Hotels &Resorts. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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