RIA and CombiTel Select Kasenna PortalTV Platform for Australia's First MPEG-4 IPTV Roll-Out

RIA and CombiTel Select Kasenna PortalTV Platform for Australia's First MPEG-4 IPTV Roll-Out

September 28, 2006

Regional Internet Australia (RIA) First to Deploy Advanced TV and VOD Services for Australian Mass Market Using Kasenna PortalTV(TM) Platform

    SUNNYVALE, Calif. and MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 28
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Kasenna(R), The IPTV Company(TM), a
leading provider of video-on-demand (VOD) content and
MPEG-4 ready IPTV applications for Triple Play services
over broadband networks, and Australian systems integrator
CombiTel today announced that Kasenna PortalTV has been
chosen to deliver first of its kind IPTV services for
Regional Internet Australia (RIA).  The CombiTel solution
for Australia's first MPEG-4 IPTV roll-out integrates
Kasenna's PortalTV solution into the IPTV delivery platform
that has been developed for the project.  The initial
roll-out, starting in September 2006, will provide
Broadcast IPTV and advanced VOD services in addition to
high-speed Internet to about 20,000 subscribers in two
regional cities, Townsville and Cairns in Northern
Queensland, with further expansion planned into other
towns.

    For the first time, Australian RIA consumers will be
able to enjoy advanced IPTV services such as Broadcast TV,
Video-On-Demand, Games, Music and other value-added
services, in addition to high-speed Internet, all from the
same delivery platform. 
 
    Warren Thompson, CEO of RIA, said: "The roll-out
of these IPTV services is hugely significant for us; not
only is it the first such project in Australia, but it also
demonstrates our market leadership position in offering the
most advanced Broadcast TV and VOD services to our
subscribers.  Kasenna, through CombiTel, has been an
essential element to our success.  The expert local
representation and support provided by CombiTel have been
invaluable, which when coupled with the proven integration
capability, scalability, efficiency, and open architecture
of the Kasenna PortalTV platform made the solution very
compelling."

    Kumar Shah, Chief Executive Officer of Kasenna, states:
"We are delighted to have been chosen by CombiTel to
provide the IPTV delivery platform for this exciting
project for RIA. This endorsement by RIA is another
testament to Kasenna's market leadership and proven
benefits of the Kasenna IPTV solution for service providers
for delivery of next-generation MPEG-4 IPTV services."

    PortalTV, Kasenna's blueprint for integrated delivery
of Television and Internet video content, is built on a
standards-based web services platform, enabling service
providers to rapidly deploy IPTV services for immediate
revenue generation while positioning them for Internet
video content delivery. Consisting of Kasenna's LivingRoom
2.0 IPTV middleware, MediaBase XMP video delivery platform,
and vFusion video network management system, PortalTV is the
fastest and most cost-effective route to profitable IPTV
services available in today's market.

    About Kasenna

    Kasenna(R) -- The IPTV Company(TM) -- is a leading
provider of video-on-demand (VOD) content and MPEG-4 ready
IPTV applications for triple play services over broadband
networks. Kasenna PortalTV(TM) is a fully-integrated IPTV
solution that enables telecom service providers, cable
operators and others to generate additional revenue,
increase profits and raise customer satisfaction by
delivering advanced television services. Proven through
dozens of global deployments, Kasenna's patented software
technology is built on open standards, allowing providers
to easily customize services and the viewer experience.
Through its subsidiary ViewNow, Kasenna offers the
industry's only turnkey IPTV solution that includes
scalable IP video infrastructure, subscriber applications,
and VOD programming.  
 
    Kasenna is a privately-held company with headquarters
in Sunnyvale, California, and office locations worldwide.
For more information, please visit http://www.kasenna.com
.

    About Regional Internet Australia Pty. Ltd.

    Regional Internet Australia (RIA) is an innovative
Internet Service Provider based in Northern Queensland,
with a strategy of delivering triple play services via
ADSL2+ and wireless 3G broadband to residential and
business subscribers in regional and rural Australia. For
more information, please visit
http://www.regionalinternet.com.au .

    About CombiTel

    CombiTel is a specialist IPTV systems integrator
focusing on service providers and enterprises. We offer
unmatched value to our customers based on our unique mix of
skills and many years of experience in both
Telecommunications and Broadcasting. CombiTel represents
Kasenna in Australia and New Zealand. For more information,
please visit http://www.combitel.com.au .

    For more information, please contact:

     Heike J. Stabenow 
     Kasenna, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     James Cooper
     Ascendant
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  Kasenna, Inc.