Tut Systems, Inc., an industry leader enabling the delivery of next-generation data and video services over broadband networks, today announced that Tut Systems was Ranked #1 by Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG Inc.) among video headend vendors for IPTV channels deployed. Tut Systems was the only IPTV headend vendor earning a top ranking in more than one segment by taking top honors in the Global, North American and Rest of World markets.

The March 2006 'IPTV Tracking Service - Market Leaders Report' from MRG identified IPTV systems and software companies leading globally and in each of four IPTV geographic markets. The report measured market position using estimates of the number of IPTV channels being provided by the video headend companies' products. Tut Systems Ranked #1 globally and in 2 of the 4 geographic territories analyzed with more than 14,000 channels of video deployed over broadband networks -- more than three times the number of channels of its closest competitor on a global basis. The MRG report also detailed Tut Systems' strong growth prospects in the Asian market based on key deployments in that region.

"In our most current research conducted in the 1Q of 2006, Tut Systems again is the clear global leader for IPTV video headend systems in terms of channels installed today," said Program Director IP TV for MRG, Inc., Bob Larribeau. "Our numbers indicate that Tut Systems has more channels deployed globally than any other chassis-based or broadcast-oriented video vendor in the IPTV space."

"Tut Systems' carrier-class, video processing solutions were designed from the ground up for IPTV deployments and provide our customers with a superior level of quality at the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry," said Sal D'Auria, Chairman, President and CEO of Tut Systems. "Our continued leadership, as evidenced in the latest MRG report, is only accelerating as we've taken a leadership position in the MPEG-4 AVC compression market for IPTV providers."