DGAP-News: On the road to success in East Europe: artec technologies to equip TV and radio stations in Kosovo with digital video technology.

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28.07.2010 09:02 

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On the road to success in East Europe: artec technologies to equip TV and
radio stations in Kosovo with digital video technology.

Diepholz,28 July 2010 - the artec technologies AG (WKN 520958) continues
its successful world-wide marketing of its digital video technology by
winning still another large contract. The specialist in product and system
solutions for capturing, recording and transmitting video, TV and radio
broadcasts via network just won a contract worth 400,000 EUR through
international competitive bidding. The initiator of the competition was the
national media institute of the Republic of Kosovo, the Independent Media
Commission (IMC). 'In a competition against a number of high-quality,
international contenders, we were able to prevail,' says Thomas Hoffman of
artec technologies' board of directors with obvious pleasure. Prior to this
recent success, artec technologies won its first six-digit contract from
the IMC in 2009.

With artec's 'XentauriX Broadcast Logger System,' 111 TV and radio stations
can be continually recorded at five locations in Kosovo and sent via the
Internet to the IMC central offices in Pristina. There the contents are
centrally stored and analyzed by IMC editors.  By the end of 2010, artec
technologies will install and implement the system in cooperation with the
regional distribution partner in Pristina.

Since 2001, artec logger systems of this kind have been deployed around the
world by broadcast and media monitoring companies for editing TV and radio
broadcasts, transmission confirmation, clipping services and as personal
network video recorders (PVR). Within seconds, an integrated search engine
makes it possible to locate transmission contents through metadata such as
program information, subtitles or bookmarks and provide playback with
split-second accuracy. Further, clips can be edited immediately and
converted to virtually any desired video and/or audio codex.

Particularly in a variety of market niches, the XentauriX Broadcast Logger
Systems are providing increasing sales revenues.

'More and more, our logger systems are developing into real top sellers -
not least of all because we always provide professional service and
support,' Thomas Hoffman explains. 'Sure, there are about a dozen
well-known competitors in the world market who offer somewhat similar
products. Broadcast companies place top priority on values such as
dependability, expandability and system modernization as well as ease of
operation, though, and artec technologies is absolutely competitive across
the board - including price structures.'

Because of its strategic focus on special niche markets in both East Europe
and the Middle East, artec technologies is enjoying strong growth in both
contracts and revenues. Especially its product platforms XentauriX and
MULTIEYE are drawing strong interest in these targeted markets. 'During the
second half of 2010, we expect a number of additional large contracts,'
Thomas Hoffmann concludes.


About artec technologies AG 

artec technologies AG, (stock listing WKN: 520958) from the traditional
county seat of Diepholz close to Bremen, Germany, is active in the business
areas of 'Digital Video Security' and 'Digital Streaming Media'. The
company is a technological leader in system solutions for the digital
capture, analysis, storage and transmission of video, audio and data over
networks. In its 'Digital Video Security' division, the firm develops and
markets its brand-named MULTIEYE multifunctional solutions for digital
video surveillance. In its second area of activity, artec technologies AG
develops and markets its trade-marked product 'XentauriX', a streaming
media and IPTV software and hardware platform. This is primarily used in
the broadcasting and internet TV branch, for example as a solution for the
live recording of TV transmissions. Its products, with brand names such as
'XBL Broadcast Loggers', are used to create VoD (Video on Demand)
production systems for IPTV organizations. artec's know-how and its great
technological head-start in these areas of broadcast and IPTV are used
consistently to innovate its video surveillance systems. At present, close
to 15,000 of artec's systems are deployed in the two business areas around
the world.



Press contacts: 
artec technologies AG
Tel: +49(0)5441-5995-16
Thomas.Hoffmann@artec.de
Artec technologies AG
Mühlenstr. 15 -18
D-49356 Diepholz




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