Moscow, Russia, February 5th, 2007 – Netris and Central Telegraph announced today a successful IPSoft iVision IPTV Middleware deployment as a core platform for digital television service delivery for Central Telegraph’ United Multiservice Network (QWERTY network) subscribers. According to a long-term agreement, Netris has deployed its platform for interactive service delivery, IPSoft iVision IPTV Middleware, and will provide to Central Telegraph ongoing support and future development services.

IPSoft iVision IPTV Middleware is a carrier-class platform to enable interactive video (IPTV, VoD, PVR, etc.), communication (voice, video, instant messaging, etc.), and interactive multimedia services (games, ads, etc.) for IPTV networks. This efficient, reliable and flexible platform is built with the use of open standards and can be easily integrated with any VoD servers, OCSS/BSS systems and IP STBs. Today the majority of IPTV deployments in Russia are using IPSoft iVision IPTV Middleware as a core element of their IPTV network solutions.

Central Telegraph IPTV service subscribers now have an access to more than 50 popular digital TV channels with high video and audio quality. Shortly, Central Telegraph will introduce to its subscribers true interactive television, QWERTY.TV, with an access to wide range of additional interactive IPTV services like VoD (“videoteka” service), digital radio, Internet access over TV, games, e-mail access over TV, information services, etc.

«A high audio and video quality, a wide choice of TV channels, a simple and easy-to-use electronic programming guide (EPG), many additional services – all those services distinguish Central Telegraph digital television service from a standard TV broadcasting » - Vaagn Martirosyan, General Director of Central Telegraph, said. – «And we proud that, in the foundation of such comprehensive and promising services, we use the software solution made by Russian company, and this solution is not only worldwide standards-driven, but, in many cases, exceeds existing analogues in the market».

«Central Telegraph deployment means for us a highest level of confidence from the service provider to key IPTV solution component – IPSoft iVision IPTV Middleware», - Mikhail Grachev, Netris CEO, said. – «And we constantly improve our solution, add new interactive features, and enhance a list of compatible IPTV solution components to allow service providers to add new services for their subscribers faster and more easily as well as to simplify an access to those services for subscribers».

About Central Telegraph

Central Telegraph public corporation (www.cnt.ru), is one of the biggest service providers in Russia and one of the largest independent wired telecommunication companies providing the full range of telecommunication services to individual and corporate customers in the Moscow region. The company operates in Moscow and Moscow region which have one of the active and service demanding customer bases in Russia. For service development and delivery, Central Telegraph uses its own 2000 km optical infrastructure across Moscow and Moscow region.

Today, one of the key projects for the company is a development of United Multiservice Network for Moscow region which performs together with Centel JSC, a Central Telegraph daughter company. Now the United Multiservice Network provides services for more than 1 million Moscow apartments and 100 000 apartments in Moscow region. The company serves more than 40 000 subscribers with long distance phone services and more than 70 000 (7% of regional market) subscribers with broadband Internet access, it also offers fixed mobile converged services (more than 7 000 subscribers), and operates on corporate and telco markets. For more information, please visit www.cnt.ru or booth 472a at CSTB 2007.

About Netris

Netris JSC is a Russian leader in IP-communications software development and system integration. Netris is focusing on software and solutions development and delivery for growing international markets i.e. IPTV/VoD, next-generation voice platforms and applications, OSS/BSS, CRM and other advanced solutions for service providers and corporate customers.