NxTV Delivers Platform with Aruba, BitBand, and Verimatrix

Hotels can merge operations, entertainment and communications

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. October 14, 2008

LOS ANGELES, CA, June 13, 2008. NxTV, Inc.(R), the first and largest provider of Internet Protocol Video on Demand (IPVoD) in the hospitality industry, today announced that it is working with three technology providers to support the rollout of ,the company's new converged platform capable of offering various forms of interactive digital IP-based in-room communications and entertainment to hotels and consumers. Aruba Networks, a wireless LAN and mobility solutions supplier; BitBand, a leading video server provider; and Verimatrix, the foremost software-based content security supplier, will each deliver key components of NxTV's end-to-end platform.

The scalable converged platform lets operators cost-effectively create and improve recurring sources of revenue by giving consumers completely personalized access to more forms of content and information on a variety of end devices. Additionally, the platform simplifies and reduces the cost of hotel construction and operations.

Aruba's unified mobility solutions provides secure and reliable 802.11n Wi-Fi access for both indoor and outdoor data, voice and video applications

"Building a secure converged network that reliably delivers entertainment, communication and business services is no mean feat," said Manav Khurana, Aruba Networks' Head of Industry Marketing. "Aruba accomplishes this using high-performance 802.11n wireless LANs, identity-based security, and a centralized management solution that has been field-proven by almost 5,000 organizations worldwide. NxTV's pioneering work to integrate Aruba's platform with its converged platform yields a powerful solution with tremendous competitive differentiation."

BitBand provides cutting-edge IP network video delivery

"The successfully integrated solution by BitBand and NXTV offers a high quality content delivery platform and enables enhancing the guest entertainment experience and introduction of premium services "said Nati Lavi, VP Operations, BitBand Inc. We are pleased to be working with NXTV which shares our advanced content delivery platform philosophy."

Verimatrix supplies studio-approved, IP based scalable encryption technology

"The partnership with NxTV Inc. demonstrates our support for a wide range of targeted pay-TV solutions and the growing role of software-based content security in the deployment of premium services," said Steve Oetegenn, Verimatrix chief sales and marketing officer. "VCAS solutions represent the new standard for both integrity and flexibility."

"In today's competitive market, service providers and hotels alike strive to differentiate themselves from their competitors, while increasing revenue" said Hooman Honary, President and CTO of NxTV, Inc. "Hotels can use NxTV's converged platform to increase occupancy by attracting high-value guests, create new recurring streams of revenue, and drive construction and operational efficiencies".

Please stop by the NxTV Booth #1223 at the HITEC show in Austin, Texas, June 17 to 19 for a demonstration of NxTV's converged platform and its key enabler, the new NxT1000 set-top box.

NxTV delivers a full suite of digital IP-based in-room entertainment services including High Definition Video on Demand (HD VOD) and IPTV Free-to-Guest content, wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, and a customized guest interface. Clients include the world's most prestigious hotel brands, including Four Seasons, Peninsula, Raffles, W Hotels, St. Regis, MGM Grand, Le Meridien, Marriott and Hyatt. NxTV, Inc. has offices and customers in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

About Aruba Networks, Inc.

People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to users, wherever they work or roam. Our unified mobility solutions include Wi-Fi networks, identity-based security, remote access and cellular services, and centralized multi-vendor network management to enable the Follow-Me Enterprise that moves in lock-step with users:

---| Follow-Me Connectivity: Adaptive 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure that users are always within reach of mission-critical information

---| Follow-Me Security: Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed

---| Follow-Me Applications: Remote access solutions and cellular network integration ensure uninterrupted access to applications as users move

---| Follow-Me Management: Multi-vendor network management provides a single point of control while managing both legacy and new wireless networks from both Aruba and its competitors

The cost, convenience, and security benefits of our unified mobility solutions are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000 Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com.