6th May 2005 08:00
Emblaze Ltd06 May 2005 Visual Defence Inc. FIRST DAY OF DEALINGS ON THE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MARKET 6 May 2005: Emblaze Ltd (LSE: BLZ) announces that its Group company, VisualDefence a leading provider of integrated software and hardware solutions fordigital audio-visual security systems over broadband, IP and wireless networksannounces that the Company's shares have today been admitted to trading on theAlternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange plc ("AIM"). 33,492,823 Common shares have been allocated to investors at a price of 55 penceper share (the "Placing Price"), raising approximately £18.4 million (beforeexpenses) for the Company. On admission to AIM a total of 82,086,487 Commonshares were in issue capitalising the Company at approximately £45.1 million atthe Placing Price. KBC Peel Hunt is the Company's Nominated Adviser and broker. Enquiries: EmblazeDoron Cohen, Hagit Gal +972 9 769 9831/339 Visual DefenceStuart Steinberg +1 905 731 1254 KBC Peel HuntDavid Davies, Julian Blunt, David Anderson +44 20 7418 8900 Corfin CommunicationsNeil Thapar, Locksley Ryan +44 20 7929 8989 NOTES TO EDITORS About The Emblaze Group (Emblaze LTD) Emblaze Ltd. is a group of companies sharing a common mission to provide Telecomoperators with technologies, products and solutions for next generationservices: Emblaze Mobile, a new breed in handsets design and manufacturing;Adamind (LSE: ADA), a global leader in content adaptation (transcoding) forwireless operators; Visual Defence, a provider of wireless and IP videosolutions for military and homeland security markets; Emblaze Systems, leadingprovider of customized, media centric, end-to-end solutions for mobile media andOrca Interactive (LSE: ORCA), provider of Interactive Television IPTV middlewarefor Video On Demand (VOD) and broadcast services, aimed at Telecom, cable andxDSL operators. Emblaze Group is traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BLZ) since 1996 andhas offices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Korea andIsrael. www.emblaze.com About Visual Defence Visual Defence, recently created from the merger between Emblaze Defense, GiritProjects and AVLogic, is a leading provider of integrated software and hardwaresolutions for digital Audio Video ("AV") security systems over wired andwireless networks. We provide innovative systems design, engineering anddevelopment services that integrate with our 'best-of-breed' technologyplatforms to ensure our clients receive a comprehensive solution offering. Our solutions enable the establishment, management and delivery of digital datafrom multiple edge devices to any location using a Common Management System.This open-architecture management platform provides a simple and cost effectivetransition to digital infrastructure while providing integration with legacyanalogue components. www.visualdefence.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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