Amino announced it has been selected by Novis, a major Portuguese Telco, for a residential service to be branded as 'Clix Smartv'. A commercial test launch with AmiNET110 set-top boxes is scheduled for December 2005 in Lisbon and Porto, with full commercial deployment planned for 2006 in all major cities. The service will include an electronic programme guide (EPG), Video on Demand (VOD), and a personalised choice of channels.

"We are very pleased to be working with Amino to bring IPTV to Portugal for the first time" explained Susanna Barbato, Managing Director of IPTV services for Novis "Amino's proven interoperability and excellent track record made them the obvious choice for us. With a strong IPTV offering, we expect to create a large subscriber base in Portugal over the coming years". Amino's IntAct software platform delivers stability, reliability, and the ability to integrate with world-leading partners in Middleware, Conditional Access Systems, Browser, & VOD servers in the IPTV market. This helps service operators to reduce time to revenues.

The service will offer 50 channels for the test launch, increasing to 100 when the commercial deployment commences. The AmiNET110 is an ideal choice for residential deployments due to its flexibility. "The AmiNET110 has proved to be a very successful product this year on a worldwide scale, due to the combination of award-winning design, industry-leading software interoperability and high quality. With Novis, Amino is well positioned in another emerging market", said Bob Giddy, CEO Amino.

The AmiNET110 is compatible with the ReadyLinks Smartfoot and Coaxsys home networking adapters, allowing operators to avoid costly wiring of CAT5 cable throughout the home.