Irdeto Selects S3`s StormTestTM to Automate Testing of End-To-End Conditional Access System

COLOGNE, Germany--(Business Wire)--
S3, a leading provider of products, services and IP to the Digital TV industry,
today announced that Irdeto has selected their StormTestTM product to support
the development and testing of their Conditional Access (CA) system. StormTest
is a set-top box (STB) automated test and analysis system. Its extensive and
flexible automation framework enables improvements in test cycle time, execution
cost and repeatability.

Irdeto`s solution is a modular large operator CA system used to secure DVB, IP
and Mobile content. Irdeto is using the StormTest product to perform end-to-end
testing of different features on multiple varieties of STBs. StormTest is known
for its ease of use and extensibility and through tight integration with a
defect management system can automatically raise defect reports during
regression testing.

"We have investigated the capabilities of the StormTest system and have
determined that it is the right product to support the set-top box aspects of
our system test automation" said Rory O`Connor, vice president of engineering
for Irdeto`s Digital TV product group. "One of the most compelling reasons for
Irdeto to use StormTest is that it allows us to control and monitor production
set-top boxes and Conditional Access system components directly from within our
test environment, enabling us to automate a wide range of end-to-end test cases.
This ensures that for all product releases, we can repeatably and efficiently
validate the correct performance of both the new functionality and the extensive
existing functionality." concluded O`Connor.

"Irdeto is trusted worldwide to secure and enable the delivery of their
customer`s valuable content across digital broadcast, IP, mobile, enterprise and
government networks. S3`s StormTest product integrates easily with Irdeto`s
technical infrastructure to ensure automated control of their testing interfaces
all the way through from their head-end component to multiple set-top boxes."
said John Maguire, Director of Product Strategy, TV Technology, S3. "StormTest
relieves the pain of having to manually test new functionality across a variety
of set-top boxes and allows our customers to automate large amounts of their
testing in a seamless and controlled fashion." concluded Maguire.

For a demo of S3`s StormTest product please visit our Booth #A51 at Anga Cable
2009 or visit our website at www.stormtest.com for further details.

About Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3)

S3 provides services, products and IP to the Digital TV industry. S3 has over 14
years experience working with global operators, Set-Top Box (STB) manufacturers,
middleware vendors, conditional access vendors and semiconductor companies. S3
is recognized for providing complete solutions using its skilled engineering and
project management resources specializing in Lead System Integration Services,
Consultancy Services, Equipment Upgrade and Maintenance and TV Products. Founded
in 1986, S3 has engineering development centers in Ireland (Dublin and Cork),
the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and San Jose in the USA with sales offices
and representatives globally. For further information please visit
www.s3group.com/tv-technology

About Irdeto

Irdeto empowers companies to protect and monetize their digital assets and
maximize return on content with innovative and reliable software technologies,
content management and distribution solutions and end-to-end solutions and
services. The company`s products include conditional access, digital rights
management, business support systems and set-top box software solutions. Through
group company Cloakware, it provides software and datacenter security solutions,
More than 500 customers worldwide trust Irdeto to secure and enable the delivery
of their valuable content across digital broadcast, IP, mobile, enterprise and
government networks. Irdeto solutions currently enable simple to advanced
business models on more than one billion devices and applications.

Founded in 1969, Irdeto employs over 900 people in 25 offices across the globe,
including the dual corporate headquarters in Amsterdam and Beijing. The company
is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), which includes
a wide range of pay TV, Internet, instant-messaging, technology and publishing
businesses. For more information, please visit www.irdeto.com.

Silicon & Software Systems Ltd.(S3)
Fiona D`Arcy
+353 1 291 1630 Office
+353 87 280 8828 Mobile
fiona.darcy@s3group.com
or
Irdeto
Susan Brown
+31235562218
sbrown@irdeto.com

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