Alticast Launches Interactive TV Authoring Tool, AltiComposer 1.0 to Support Rollout of DVB-MHP Services Worldwide

Alticast, a leading developer of digital broadcasting software solutions, announced today that its highly anticipated interactive TV authoring tool, Alti™Composer, is now available for commercial use. Alticast, launching its Alti™Composer in support of DVB-MHP (Digital Video Broadcasting – Multimedia Home Platform) services rollout, provides a simple solution for content developers who are looking for an easy-to-use authoring tool for MHP. Alti™Composer, now available for purchase through the Alticast website, will be showcased at Alticast's booth (Singapore Expo: Hall 2, Booth # 2F2-6) in Singapore, June 19-22, 2001, at Broadcast Asia 2001.

Alti™Composer, is a Java-based tool that supports the DVB-MHP digital broadcasting standard, allowing interactive application developers to create their applications only once, and be able to run them on any MHP-compliant digital set-top box. The innovative authoring tool enables anyone to develop Java applications for interactive television without having to know complex Java programming language. Included in the Alti™Composer authoring tool package is a set-top box emulation tool for use on a PC, as well as Alti™Emulator, which allows designers to instantly test their application over the audio/video source with a virtual remote control.

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, with offices in Frankfurt, Germany; and Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

Alticast, Inc., 3001 Bee Caves Road, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78746. Tel: 512-225-6665; Fax: 512-225-6770.