Streaming21, Inc. announced the success of a joint residential VoD service with NEO Index, Japan's largest VoD content provider for VIC TOKAI CORPORATION. VIC TOKAI CORPORATION will be the first cable operator in Japan to commercially launch residential VoD services utilizing IP network through CATV, with assured bandwidth to guarantee high quality pictures. Various interactive TV applications such as on-line games, karaoke on demand and learning on demand will be the next focus for future service expansions.

With combined solution offering of Streaming21's carrier-class streaming solutions and NEO Index's attractive contents, this service has been successfully deployed to the whole areas of VIC TOKAI CORPORATION's CATV service to millions of households in Japan. This service characterizes that user can enjoy high quality images provided by assured bandwidth telecommunication service with bit rate of 5 Mbps in the downstream direction and 0.5 Mbps in the upstream direction on TV set at home. From the NEO Index's collection of more than 3,000 titles such as foreign, Japanese movies, animation, culture and education programs including those of Hollywood major studios, 1,000 selected latest and library movies will be available on pay-per-view from 100 yen to 400 yen (without tax) per title. With flat basic monthly user fees of 4,980 yen, all titles from selected 100 contents will be also avai lable for an unlimited time.

"As the overall market for broadband TV services continues to accelerate in Asia, Streaming21 is well positioned to meet its customer demands," said Atsushi Nirei, President of NEO Index Corporation. "Streaming21 has deep industry know-how, rapid execution capabilities and many successful VoD project experiences with proven track records. We are pleased to co-work with Streaming21 to deploy this important residential VoD services."

Dr. Joe Lin, President and CEO of Streaming21 said, "This successful project further strengthens Streaming21's continued commitment to working with NEO Index, Japan's leading VoD service provider, to create appealing home entertainment that will attract customers and add tremendous values to operators." He added, "VIC TOKAI CORPORATION represents one of the most exciting successful stories in Japan's VoD market and serves as a great role model for other operators that are considering iTV services."

Streaming21 is bringing on a new wave of IPTV ecosystem. Its award-winning solution and industry-leading partners ensure a successful and immediate adoption of IPTV services. The company has delivered its solutions to leading broadband carriers and service providers, such as KT in South Korea, Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, as well as NTT in Japan, Tokyo Electrical Power Company, NEO Index Corporation, VIC TOKAI CORPORATION and GEO-BB in Japan. With an impressive customer list of worldwide carriers and broadband service providers, Streaming21 continues to experience strong growth by delivering innovative entertainment-on-demand services for worldwide operators.