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With more than 3,200 professionals in Greater China, Accenture brings a comprehensive range of capabilities to its clients, enabling them innovate to achieve high performance. For more than two decades, Accenture has been collaborating with organizations in Greater China to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Accenture's experience in Hong Kong SAR and Taipei spans more than 20 years. Accenture set up our office in Shanghai and Beijing in 1993 and 1994 respectively. Using our knowledge of local industries and business processes, as well as our service expertise and insights on new and emerging technologies and business models, we are able to formulate and implement success strategies for our clients.




UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) is a global leader in the manufacture, integration and support of IP-based, end-to-end networking and telecommunications solutions. UTStarcom's customers include the largest and most respected service providers in emerging and established telecommunications markets worldwide.
The company's strategic focus is on three core markets: Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), Next Generation Networks (NGN) and Broadband. UTStarcom developed the industry's first and only end-to-end IPTV solution and is the leading IPTV provider in Asia today.
Deep IP experience, an entrepreneurial culture and a global heritage make UTStarcom uniquely qualified to deliver next generation solutions in existing markets and in the world's fastest-growing economies.




Al Jazeera is the groundbreaking news organization that has revolutionized media in the Middle East. Al Jazeera started out eleven years ago as the first channel in the world dedicated to providing comprehensive, independent television news and live debate for the Arab world. The Channel now has an estimated peak audience of over 50 million viewers and has been ranked by brandchannel.com as the most recognizable and influential news brand globally. As a natural extension of its spirit and mission, Al Jazeera has, over the years, created a number of other channels and services.
In March 2006 Al Jazeera was formally named the "Al Jazeera Network", transforming its operation into an international media corporation. To compliment the groundbreaking Al Jazeera Arabic channel, the Network launched Al Jazeera English in November 2006 to bring a fresh perspective to global affairs. As the first English language news channel headquartered in the Arab World, Al Jazeera English is becoming the English-language channel of reference for Middle Eastern events, balancing the current typical information flow by reporting from the developing world back to the West and from the southern to the northern hemisphere. With unprecedented coverage of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, the Al Jazeera Network gives stories, promotes debate, and challenges established perceptions from a unique perspective rooted in the global south. The English Channel now reaches over 100 million households around the world.



Scopus Video Networks (NASDAQ:SCOP) produces digital video networking solutions for advanced video services, including intelligent video gateways, encoders, decoders, and network management systems. Scopus supports its customers in their transition to digital, personalization and interactivity. Scopus solutions boost operator revenues, improve customer retention, and reduce capital and operating expenses and support digital television, HDTV, live event coverage and content distribution.



Pixelmetrix Corporation is the global expert in Preventive Monitoring for digital television and IPTV networks. The company provides equipment and network intelligence systems to television broadcasters for the management and monitoring of quality of service and quality of experience. Headquartered in Singapore, Pixelmetrix has offices in the United States and Europe.
Awards conferred include the Peter Wayne Award for Best Design and Innovation IBC 2000, TV Technology publication STAR Awards (Superior Technology Award Recipient) 2000, 2004 and 2007, Cable-Satellite/Mediacast Product of the Year Awards 2003 and 2004, Broadcast Engineering publication Pick Hit Award 2005 as well as the BIRTV Product of the Year Award 2006.
Pixelmetrix suite of quality assurance solutions are featured as the DVStation, DVStation-Remote, DVStation-Pod, DVStation-IP3, DVStation-Mini, DVStor, DVStorIP, DVStorIP-Gen, DVShift, DPI Auditor, EndGame, Electronic Couch Potato, ECP Consolidator, Video Validator, VISUALmpeg and more.



Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that develops baseband and RF processor solutions for the wireless communications market. Spreadtrum combines its semiconductor design expertise with software development capabilities to deliver highly integrated baseband processors with robust multimedia functionality and power management. Spreadtrum has developed solutions based on an open development platform, enabling its customers to develop customized wireless solutions that are feature-rich, while meeting their cost and time-to-market requirements, for a variety of markets. In addition, Spreadtrum also develops AVS audio/video decoder chip solutions for the broadcast television market.
Spreadtrum was founded in April 2001, with R&D centers and branch offices both in the U.S. (Silicon Valley; San Diego) and in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen).
Spreadtrum's key strength is its passion for independent technical innovation. With its long term accumulation of wireless broadband technology, signal processing technology, IC design technology, and software development skills, Spreadtrum offers terminal manufacturers a comprehensive portfolio of highly-integrated baseband processor solutions, as well as multimedia chips, RF chips, protocol software and software application platforms.



Unitend Technologies Inc.(Unitend) is the UTI professional technologies company established under the support of government, Tsinghua University and the whole DTV industrial area. United with Tsinghua University, the company established the Tsinghua University – Unitend Research Center for DTV CA separation technologies, commits itself to the industrialization, marketing promotion of the UTI technologies. Unitend focuses on the development and production of the full series of technologies and products of the UTI standard, which include UTI core chips, all kinds of UTI cards, UTI foundation software, UTI system solutions etc.




CIMA is a leading developer and manufacturer of IP & Hybrid set top boxes, for IPTV, VOD, DVR and DVB solutions. CIMA's media platforms contain hardware and software that enables interactive multimedia services to be delivered on TV screens around the world via IP networks, be they wired or wireless. Our extensive knowledge of global markets and a highly experienced team of Western and Chinese management and engineers have worked in the industry for many years.
Our R&D and Manufacturing facilities are located right in the heart of China's high technology zones of Shenzhen & Dongguan, which is also where our international team of designers work on developing solutions for our customers throughout the world. CIMA brings a new perspective to Anglo-Sino engineering and our mission statement is simply stated as 'Excellence & Innovation', and we believe passionately in delivering products that embody this to our customers.



STMicroelectronics is the world's 5th largest semiconductor company and 4th one within Greater China Region with market leadership in many fields with net revenues of US$9.85 billion in 2006 and US$4.69 billion for the first half of 2007.
The Company's sales are well balanced between the semiconductor industry's five major high-growth sectors (percentage of ST's sales in 2007): Communications (35%), Consumer (17%), Computer (16%), Automotive (16%) and Industrial (16%).
ST is the leading producer of application-specific analog chips and power conversion devices. It is also the #1 supplier of semiconductors for the Industrial market and for set-top box applications, and occupies leading positions in fields as varied as discrete devices, camera modules for mobile phones and automotive integrated circuits.
STMicroelectronics was created in 1987 by the merger of SGS Microelettronica of Italy and Thomson Semiconducteurs of France. The group totals approximately 50,000 employees, 16 advanced research and development units, 39 design and application centers, 15 main manufacturing sites and 78 sales offices in 36 countries.
Since December 8, 1994, when ST completed its initial public offering, the Company's shares have been traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: STM) and on Euronext Paris.



Universal Electronics - UE Singapore Pte Ltd, with Asian Pacific headquarters in Singapore, is the APAC arm of wireless control technology developer Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC), based in Southern California, USA and subsidiary Universal Electronics BV, based in the Netherlands. Universal Electronics develops software, and builds and markets pre-programmed, easy-to-use wireless control devices and chips principally for home entertainment equipment and the subscription broadcast market. The company's product lines include Universal Remote control wireless interface technologies as combination keyboard/remotes and touch-screen remotes. Universal Electronics also licenses its patented technologies and database of infrared codes to companies selling into the cable and satellite industries, and to original equipment manufacturers (OEM).



Founded in 1918, Tatung Company is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of a vast array of digital consumer products, including LCD TVs and PDPs, network-connected devices, storage-based media players and home appliances. Tatung also delivers advanced products for business computing, such as Tablet PCs, WebPAD, and blade servers. For IPTV industry, Tatung provides advanced IP STB, Hybrid STB with PVR, and digital Home products.
Tatung focuses particularly on the development of advanced technologies and global network of operations. With its overseas branches expanding into 12 countries, Tatung is in a solid position to deliver products more efficiently and render customer services more effectively. Monitoring its global operations from the Taipei headquarters, Tatung offers customers tremendous advantages of cost, speed, and seamless backend support in order to stay ahead in today's dynamic business world. Tatung specializes in the ODM/OEM business and serves branded customers on a global basis.



Yuxing Software adheres to the principles of "Openness" and "Cooperation" to welcome global enterprises of the industry to develop the IPTV markets together. Yuxing Software is dedicated to becoming the globally advanced broadband video multimedia end-product technological solution supplier with endless investment in the research and development of new technologies, and the creation of more value for customers, staff members, and shareholders.



With more than 6 million products installed, COMTREND CORPORATION is a leading global supplier of advanced networking solutions. Comtrend is a ISO-9001/14001 certified company that designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of networking equipment integrating ADSL, ADSL2+, Bonded ADSL2+, VDSL2, VOIP, IP STB Multimedia, Residential Wi-Fi, Auto Configuration Systems, Digital Signage Applications and High-Speed PLC technology. Comtrend is committed to a vision of bringing people together through technology and continues to realize this vision through a focus on innovation and superior service.



WYPLAY SAS is a pioneer in the new home entertainment consumer electronic device market. Focused on the rapidly-expanding TV-centric market, Wyplay has developed turnkey solutions, both software and hardware, to contribute to the development of affordable and easy-to-use products including Media Center, Connected TV, IPTV Boxes and Media HDD.
Our strategic intention is to meet high-tech consumer electronic market requirements. To do so, we provide complex but friendly-to-use electronic reference designs dedicated to the greatest majority of users worldwide.
Wyplay acts either as an OEM providing off-the-shelf products, or as an ODM designing tailor-made connected multimedia platforms. We provide Software (middleware + UI), Hardware (Mother board + casing) and EMS management (production + shipping) We have chosen to group these technologies and components in a single platform, the "WMS" ("Wyplay Modular Solution"). Clients can then select which of the components they wish to combine, optimizing their time-to-market and minimizing design costs. Wyplay targets electronic equipment manufacturers and system integrators as well as IPTV operators.



XAVi Technologies Corp is an ODM manufacturer based in Great China and specializes in digital home equipments and broadband CPE for delivering triple-play services. XAVi Technologies offers a wide range of product portfolio, including IPTV Set-Top Boxes, xDSL CPEs, FTTx CPEs, Broadband Gateways, and Home Networking devices. With its excellent R&D capabilities and effective production capacities, XAVi Technologies can provide satisfactory services to fulfill different customers' needs.
Recently, XAVi launched its industry-leading High Definition Pisces®111, which is a member of Pisces® series IPTV Set-Top Box family. Pisces®111 integrated the latest 802.11n functionality with three MIMO antennas to streaming fast and reliable True Full-HD video content (up to 1080p) through wireless approach. The Pisces®111 IP-STB also integrated DVB-T, DVB-C, or DVB-S2 tuner for receiving digital video signal, and can support H.264/MPEG-2/VC-1 formats and IPV6. Furthermore, an optional 160G hard disk for Personal Video Recorder (PVR) function allows users to enjoy the flexibility of time-shifting programs.





Bloomberg Television is the world's real-time business and financial news network. It delivers global, regional and local business and financial news, information and analysis, along with continuous up-to-the-second market prices, weather and sports. Bloomberg has over 2,000 reporters and editors in more than 130 news bureaus around the world.
Bloomberg Television reaches over 200 million homes, offices and hotel rooms around the world, with eleven channels broadcasting in seven languages. Bloomberg Television, which supplements its multiple television studios with hundreds of cameras in financial institutions worldwide, is part of Bloomberg L.P., the global financial information organization, which includes the Bloomberg Professional, terminal service, newswires, radio, magazines, book publishing and the internet.


Toshiba, one of the world's leading manufacturers of broadcasting systems, started production of TV transmitters in 1952, and has since supplied analog and digital TV transmitters to numerous customers in many countries. Toshiba's digital TV transmitter systems combine time-tested experience with cutting-edge technologies to achieve high levels of reliability and stability and excellent performance. Particularly noteworthy are the TDU7000 and TDU8000, both of which meet worldwide standards, including GB20600-2006, CMMB, DVB-T/H, ATSC, and ISDB-T, and fully support customers in developing optimized systems for digital broadcasts. In China, Toshiba is able to quickly respond to customer needs through Dalian Toshiba Broadcasting Systems, a Dalian-based subsidiary that offers local design and manufacturing and all required sales support.




 





















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