Motorola Broadband And MoreCom Agree To Jointly Develop Interactive Television Solution On Motorola Digital Terminals

23-Jun-00

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), through its Broadband Communications Sector, and MoreCom, Inc. announced that MoreCom will join Motorola's Horizon Developers' Program, which is designed to foster creativity by independent software developers to create compelling new revenue-generating services for the broadband market. As an authorized software developer for Motorola's interactive digital set-top terminals, MoreCom's focus will be applications that enable digital network operators to deliver a wide array of Web-based enhanced interactive television services, including enhanced television, e-commerce, e-mail, Web-browsing, Web-based program guide, Web-based video on demand and Event Synchronous Chat (ESC). ""The innovative MoreCom solution, combined with Motorola's powerful digital set-top terminals, will allow cable operators to rapidly deploy and profit from Enhanced Interactive Television,"" said Mario Rainville, MoreCom's Vice President of Technical Marketing. ""The MoreCom platform will be integrated with the Motorola infrastructure and made available to existing and future Motorola customers"". ""Motorola Broadband Communications Sector is delighted to welcome MoreCom to the Horizon Developers' Program,"" said Dale Papovitch, Director of Business Development for Worldwide Interactive Networks in Motorola's Broadband Communications Sector. ""Our customers have expressed a strong desire for the kinds of interactive solutions that MoreCom provides, and we look forward to working together as MoreCom moves onto Motorola's interactive digital terminals."" As part of this agreement, MoreCom will be integrating its interactive applications on Motorola's DCT-5000+ platform as an option for broadband network operators. The DCT-5000+ is the most advanced interactive digital consumer platform available. It builds upon Motorola's existing interactive digital network providing a whole new level of broadband networking services while maintaining support for the traditional analog and digital video services. Motorola's DCT-5000+ utilizes a unique Triple-Tuner architecture to allow consumers to simultaneously watch video, surf the Internet and talk using IP telephony services of Motorola's advanced network. About MoreCom, Inc. MoreCom, Inc., a privately held company based in Horsham, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1997 by pioneers in television and digital cable from General Instrument and Philips Electronics. MoreCom's technology offers network operators a complete end-to-end software solution for seamless integration of digital video and Internet-based services for television. The company's standards-based technology uses existing set-top terminals to deliver a wide range of Internet-based applications such as enhanced TV, Internet access, Web-based video-on-demand, e-mail, chat and e-commerce. MoreCom's technology enables advanced interactive services on existing set-top terminals using DVB or DOCSIS modems. Information on MoreCom's products and services is available at http://www.morecom.com. Liberate Technologies (NASDAQ: LBRT) has recently agreed to acquire MoreCom, Inc. About Motorola, Inc. Motorola, Inc. is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. These include: 1) Software-enhanced wireless telephone, two-way radio, messaging and satellite communications products and systems, as well as networking and Internet-access products, for consumers, network operators, and commercial, government and industrial customers. 2) Digital and analog systems and set-top terminals for broadband cable television operators. 3) Embedded semiconductor solutions for customers in the networking and computing, transportation, wireless communications and imaging and entertainment industries. 4) Embedded electronic systems for automotive, communications, imaging, manufacturing systems, computer, consumer and industrial markets. Sales in 1999 were $33.1 billion. For more information, visit Motorola on the Web at www.motorola.com.Source: Motorola, Inc.

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