Alticast Launches Alti Composer Beta Version

Alticast, Inc.ny%>launches its easy-to-use Alti Composer Beta Version today with newly added functionalities and features, available free of charge to Alticast website registrants interested in taking part in the Alti Composer Beta Testing Program and online "Exterminate-A-Beta" contest at www.alticast.com. Alticast organized the Alti Composer Beta Testing Program to strengthen the creation and development of a bug-free commercial product. Participants report any bugs detected in the Alti Composer Beta Version, functionality issues, and general usability comments on a simple reporting form found on the Alticast website. Participants of the Alti Composer Beta Testing Program are automatically entered in the online contest to win prizes, such as PDAs, MP3 players and much more! Prizes will be awarded to participants based on their level of participation in the testing program.

With the emerging market's growing demand for iTV software systems, Alti Composer is a key component to Alticast's complete interactive TV solution. The Alti Composer Beta Version introduces added functionality and features, such as a set-top box emulation environment for PC, A/V synchronization and added components (effects, actor templates), to name a few. Alticast is currently developing a component development kit (CDK) for the Alti Composer, which will allow any third party to develop or add–on customized components. This feature will be useful to users looking to create or add more customized components that better fit their needs. The CDK will be released in early April 2001. The commercial version of the Alti Composer is scheduled for release in June 2001.

Alticast will showcase Alti Composer and its complete DVB-MHP compliant end-to-end solution, including its Alti Captor set-top box middleware and Alti Synchro data broadcast server at the NAB2001 (National Association of Broadcasters Conference and Exhibit) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees will have the opportunity to pre-order a discounted copy of the commercial version of Alti Composer for a limited time during NAB2001. Alticast will be located in the Sands Expo Center at NAB2001 in booth # E4617, from April 22, 2001 through April 26, 2001.

Alticast is in the pioneering field of datacasting and interactive digital TV software applications. It is an end-to-end software solutions provider for datacasting focused on content creation, broadcast servers and middleware for digital set-top boxes. Alticast, a privately owned company, is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Alticast has offices in Seoul, South Korea; Frankfurt, Germany; and Austin, Texas, U.S.A.