Tut Systems Delivers Academy Awards With China Netcom

Tut Systems Delivers Academy Awards With China Netcom

March 09, 2006

Astria(R) Content Processors Delivers Oscar Footage to All 34 Provinces in China

    LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., March 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Tut
Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: TUTS), an industry leader enabling
the delivery of next-generation data and video services
over broadband networks, today announced that through its
partnership with China Network Communications Corporation
(CNC), it provided content contribution solutions for
delivery of the 78th Annual Academy Awards to CCTV6, the
movie channel of CCTV.

    The joint solution with CNC sourced the original feeds
from global satellite transponders and provided the
encoding and decoding technology to provide translation and
editing of the content for customized delivery to the
Chinese marketplace.  CCTV6 then broadcast the channel to
all 34 provinces throughout China. 

    "In identifying a solutions partner for our video
transportation business, we looked for a market leader with
advanced technology and a strong history of successful,
real-world deployments," said Mr. Zhu of Beijing CNC. 
"Tut Systems has a long history of technological
leadership and we were glad they were able to be a part of
this historic event."

    "For many years we have supplied video processing
equipment to markets throughout China," said Bob
Noonan, Vice President of Global Sales and Customer Care
for Tut Systems.  "We were proud to be part of this
watershed event and look forward to a long and continuing
relationship with our customers in China."

    The Industry's Leading IPTV Platform for Telcos

    More than 160 service providers across five continents
deliver IPTV powered by Tut Systems digital headends.  The
Astria family of video processing platforms, which serves
as the core of the company's digital headend solution,
processes both analog and digital video streams from
multiple satellite and local sources in a variety of
formats.  The Astria CP supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC
video compression, local ad insertion, forward error
correction and provides real-time conditioning for
distribution of video and audio over any ATM, IP, or RF
broadband network.  The Astria VSP provides the highest
density, carrier class, single chassis product for the
delivery of IP video over RF broadband access networks,
including coax and FTTP (Fiber to the Premises).

    About China Network Communications Group Corporation 

    China Network Communications Corporation (CNC) is a
super telecommunications enterprise in China and the fixed
telecommunications service partner for the 2008 Olympic
Games. It is a well-known telecommunications operator both
in China and in the world.  The predecessor of CNC had a
history of over 100 years. On May 16th 2002, CNC was
established on the basis of the former China Telecom Group
Corporation and its affiliated telecom companies in the 10
northern provinces.

    About Tut Systems, Inc.

    Tut Systems, Inc. delivers advanced content processing
and distribution products as well as comprehensive system
integration services for deploying next-generation data and
video services over broadband networks.  Service providers,
content providers and government agencies worldwide use Tut
Systems solutions to deliver broadcast-quality video over
broadband networks.  

    Tut Systems is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR with
regional offices across North America, Europe and Asia. 
For more information visit http://www.tutsys.com or call
971-217-0400.

    NOTE:  Astria is a registered trademark of Tut Systems,
Inc. 

    For more information, please contact:

     Hilary Goetz,
     Tut Systems, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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