Espial, a leading provider of client IPTV middleware and applications is pleased to announce that Sunniwell Broadband Digital Science & Technology, a Beijing-based solution provider of digital multimedia Set-Top Boxes (STBs), has selected the Espial Escape browser to power its new STBs. The ability to offer the development of rich portal content utilizing the latest Internet standards as well as the ability to provide an engaging Internet-on-TV experience for their customers were the key factors in the decision to standardize on Espial's powerful Web browser. This licensing agreement also includes an alliance to begin supporting Espial Evo IPTV Client Applications on Sunniwell STBs starting with low-cost STBs for the global market.

"Espial's market reputation and worldwide deployments with Siemens assured us that they provided the most trusted, feature-rich browser for our needs," said Sean Shi, Vice President for International Cooperation for Sunniwell. "Espial Escape's advanced standards-based environment ensures our customers have the ability to rapidly create compelling new offerings that will attract and retain their IPTV subscribers. Using the Espial Escape web browser, services like news, weather, sports or games portals will all be easily developed with the new Sunniwell set-top box."

Espial Escape features the latest television and W3C standards by offering HTML 4, JavaScript 1.5, DOM1, DOM2-Events, CSS2.1, CSS-TV, and DVB- HTML to offer a rich and dynamic environment for content creation and Internet- on-TV.

"This Sunniwell high definition IPTV STB powered by Espial Escape that will help operators Own their IPTV Subscribers and create an IPTV experience that keeps viewers engaged with rich portal content and Internet-on-TV" said Dilshan De Silva, Director of Marketing, Applications and Middleware. "Standards, stability and usability are core components of our applications and we're thrilled to see Sunniwell provide IPTV operators with Espial Escape for their Internet-on-TV and other IPTV services."

About Espial Escape:

• With Beyond Brandable customization features, Espial Escape delivers a fully customizable look and feel to enable individual corporate and device branding
• Espial Escape leverages a single code base and multiple Internet standards to accelerate time-to-market while supporting advanced features.
• Advanced features for TV including Fit-To-Width page rendering and remote control navigation.

Learn more about Espial Escape during CCBN March 21-23 at Sunniwell's booth 2601.