Closer Integration Between Streambox's Portable Encoders and Thrane & Thrane's EXPLORER^® BGAN Terminals Simplifies Remote Newsgathering

SEATTLE and COPENHAGEN — Aug. 26, 2008 — Streambox, Inc. and Thrane & Thrane today announced that they have forged a closer partnership to develop enhanced integration between the Streambox® ACT-L3T Portable Video Transport solutions and Thrane & Thrane's EXPLORER 700 and EXPLORER 727 terminals. Thrane & Thrane is a leading supplier of satellite terminals for Inmarsat's broadband global area network (BGAN) communications system, and Streambox offers award-winning IP-centric solutions for live newsgathering and file-based video acquisition.

Based on the industry-leading ACT-L3T compression codec, the Streambox® Portable Video Transport solution enables broadcasters, government agencies, and enterprises to deliver high-quality live and file-based broadcast video from the field using low data rate IP connections such as BGAN. Thrane & Thrane's mobile broadband solutions, including the EXPLORER 700 and EXPLORER 727 terminals are designed to quickly and seamlessly establish a BGAN satellite connection for its customers. The collaboration targets closer integration of the products while promoting ease-of-use and eliminating any unnecessary complexity for users. The combination of Streambox and Thrane & Thrane products provides a reliable and flexible end-to-end solution for mobile newsgathering applications, emergency response, and armed forces operations.

The Streambox and Thrane & Thrane solutions have played an important role in UK-based broadcaster Sky News' mobile newsgathering capabilities as they report live news from hot-spots around the world. "The Streambox system in combination with the Thrane & Thrane broadband platform has enabled us to work with smaller crews and less equipment, which in turn has increased the depth and quality of our breaking news coverage," said Bevan Gibson, head of future technology for Sky News. "We're looking forward to a closer integration of the two systems. This will make it faster and easier for our reporting teams to get set up and focus on what they do best: report news as it unfolds."

"The ability to gather live, breaking news and get it to viewers as events unfold is mission-critical for broadcasters large and small. Thrane & Thrane shares our mission to make this task easier, quicker, and more cost-effective for our mutual customers," said Bob Hildeman, chairman and CEO at Streambox. "Our ACT-L3T encoders and Thrane & Thrane's EXPLORER terminals enable broadcasters to increase their operational efficiencies as they report news from around the globe."

"We're pleased to be working with Streambox to provide our joint customers with a flexible and easy-to-use turnkey solution for streaming high-quality, low-latency video to broadcast studios for live and file-based play-out," said Bjarne Lauritzen, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Thrane & Thrane. "In addition to the added value this relationship will bring to our end-users, we also expect it to offer a compelling solution for distribution partners in the broadcasting technology space."

More information about the ACT-L3T Portable Encoders and other Streambox solutions is available online at www.streambox.com. More information about the EXPLORER 700 and EXPLORER 727 terminals and other Thrane & Thrane solutions is available online at www.thrane.com .

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About Thrane & Thrane
Thrane & Thrane is the world’s leading manufacturer of equipment and systems for global mobile satellite and radio communication. Since inception in 1981, the company has achieved a leading position within global mobile satellite services based on the Inmarsat system. Today, it provides equipment for use everywhere – on land, at sea and in the air. The company’s communication products are marketed globally by distributors and business partners under the Thrane & Thrane, EXPLORER and SAILOR brands. The company’s shares are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen (symbol: THRAN). For more information, visit www.thrane.com.

About Streambox, Inc.
Streambox provides a single software-based platform for live and file-based video transport and acquisition over IP. The platform comprises clients — from small form factor mobile devices and laptops — to rule-based video management and play-out systems. The company’s scalable end-to-end solutions can be integrated into all IP centric broadcast and broadband operations.

Streambox solutions are based on the industry-leading ACT-L3™ codec which provides unrivaled performance, reliability, and quality over low data rate IP networks for fast transmission and play-out of video streams in HD and SD. The company’s platform enables broadcasters, government agencies, enterprises, and other users to enhance content ownership, simplify operations, and increase operational efficiencies.

More information is available at www.streambox.com.

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