Zentek Launches a tru2way-Based Solution

TOKYO, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Zentek Technology Japan, Inc. announced
the availability of its tru2way-based solution for receiver set manufacturers.
Tru2way, formerly known as OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP), is the brand
name of the platform enabling new North American cable television services
becoming available in late 2008.
On January 7, 2008, Mr. Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast, the
largest cable operator in the United States, announced that Comcast would
launch its tru2way service by the end of 2008. With this announcement it is
expected that other cable operators will follow and the demand for
tru2way-enabled TVs and receivers will grow rapidly.
Along with Comcast's announcement, CableLabs, the consortium of North
American cable companies responsible for the development of the tru2way
specifications, announced their expectation that the cable television industry
in the United States will rely on tru2way as the common platform for
next-generation interactive services. The tru2way brand name highlights the
bidirectional and interactive nature of the platform and services.
The middleware component of the tru2way platform is an API, the
standardization of which enables application developers to write once and run
on all tru2way devices. This API is defined by the OCAP Specification.
Zentek's offering, MediaStack-tru2way, is an implementation of the OCAP
Specification. The MediaStack solution for tru2way is now available to TV and
receiver manufacturers.
Zentek offers DTV software compliant with North American DTV standards and
readily integrated into many existing DTV applications. Zentek's product
offering includes CableCARD and DTV middleware and libraries to help
manufacturers shorten their development cycle for tru2way-based DTV products
targeted to the North American market. These software solutions can be applied
to a variety of devices including tru2way-compliant TVs, STBs, and DVRs. In
addition, Zentek can provide its customers access to the bidirectional headend
located in their San Mateo, CA offices, thus enabling development-time testing
with tru2way streams.
"Zentek has developed an integrated reference solution to reduce the
development risk of tru2way for digital STB and TV manufacturers," said Shozo
Ohtani, CEO of Zentek Technology Group. "MediaStack-tru2way and Zentek's ATSC
and CableCARD libraries provide the software solution for many products
targeted to the North American market, promising short product development and
quick time to market."
About Zentek Technology Group
Zentek Technology develops software and provides engineering services for
the digital consumer electronics market with a focus on digital television and
mobile digital devices. The company pioneered mobile device emulation tools
that shorten product development cycles. Zentek was founded in 1997 and became
a public company in 2001 with shares traded on the Hercules Market, code 4296.
The company has offices in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, in Silicon Valley, and in
Singapore. Further information can be found at http://www.zentek.co.jp.
Tru2way, OpenCable and CableLabs are trademarks of Cable Television
Laboratories, Inc.
SOURCE Zentek Technology Japan, Inc.

Stan Yamamoto, VP of Zentek Technology, Inc., +1-650-578-2600, fax,
+1-650-578-2650, syamamoto@zentek.com