ACTON, Mass. & SAN FRANCISCO - SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC), the video-on-demand, IPTV and advertising systems leader, and Envivio, Inc., the leading technology provider of IP video convergence solutions from mobile to HD, have extended their successful product integration partnership to support Asia’s demand for MPEG-4 based IPTV services.  The companies have produced an integrated solution that ensures competitive consumer video services can be established in developing markets with limited network bandwidth, and that mature markets can capitalize on a single platform to deliver new high-definition, mobile and other cross-platform video options.

The end-to-end SeaChange TV Navigator IPTV platform, on demonstration at CommunicAsia2009 in Singapore through June 19, features market-proven integration with Envivio’s 4Caster C4 video encoder.  The companies are already deploying this complete solution for emerging IPTV operator Turk Telekom, the world’s seventh-largest telco.  The solution addresses the needs of IPTV operators in Asia who want a proven, comprehensive SD and HD IPTV platform that also offers expandability to support mobile TV and internet TV.

"SeaChange is very pleased to offer further benefits with the streaming encoder of choice for its Asian customers, and it does so with the assurance of extensive integration already in the field with operators," said Lincoln Owens, director of broadband for Asia Pacific, SeaChange.  "SeaChange and Envivio are making the most of MPEG-4 for operators along the spectrum in size and experience to confidently to set up new services and incremental applications, and to fan out to PCs and phones."

"IPTV is a tremendous opportunity for operators, if they start with the proper foundation," said Julien Signès, President and CEO of Envivio.  "The relationship between SeaChange and Envivio creates a winning solution that has proven both its technical excellence and its ability to generate satisfied subscribers.  It also delivers maximum competitive flexibility, enabling operators to reach subscribers not just via IPTV, but potentially on any screen, at home or on the go."
   
At CommunicAsia2009 (stand 4K3-05) SeaChange is demonstrating India’s recently launched Smart Digivision MyWay IPTV service, featuring TV Navigator and the Envivio 4Caster C4 encoder.  Envivio will also demonstrate its range of encoding solutions at the Hall 3 French Pavilion.

In addition to IPTV middleware, video-on-demand servers and software, subscriber applications, and integration, telcos around the world are building IPTV businesses with SeaChange content acquisition services and solutions for advertising, broadcasting and mobile video-on-demand.  SeaChange VOD and IPTV customers are among the world’s best known telco brands including KDDI, NTT-East, NTT-COM/ODTV, TMNet, IOL Broadband, Smart Digivision and others across Asia.

About Envivio Inc.
Envivio Inc. is the leading technology provider of IP video convergence encoding solutions for telcos and broadcasters. Envivio is the only company to offer convergence solutions supporting the "Three Screens" of consumer video - TVs, PCs and mobile phones - making IP video a reality over any type of network and to any multimedia device from mobile to HD. Envivio solutions deliver industry leading AVC (H.264), AVS, and Windows Media Video (VC 1) compressed video quality at the lowest bit rate for mobile TV, Internet TV, IPTV, and broadcast applications. Service providers worldwide use Envivio solutions to reduce their operational costs while offering subscribers the most compelling and highest quality video services anytime and anywhere. Visit http://www.envivio.com for more information.

About SeaChange in Asia Pacific
With a major research and development facility in Shanghai and significant regional operations in India, Japan, the Philippines and elsewhere, SeaChange has played a major role in the digitally driven evolution of Asia Pacific’s television industry for more than a decade.  

SeaChange International is a leading provider of software applications, services and integrated solutions for video-on-demand (VOD), digital advertising, and content acquisition monetization and management.  Its powerful open VOD and advertising software and scalable hardware enable cable and telco operators, as well as broadcasters, to provide new on-demand services and to gain greater efficiencies in advertising and content delivery.  With its Emmy Award-winning and patented technology, thousands of SeaChange deployments are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to streamline operations, expand services and increase revenues.  Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.schange.com.