Louisville, Colorado, August 5, 2003—CableLabs® has awarded qualified status to NDS for its CableCARD™, formerly known as point-of-deployment (POD) removable security module. NDS joins Scientific-Atlanta and Motorola as having achieved qualified status for CableCARDs. The CableCARD architecture is a key component of the cable operator-consumer electronics manufacturer �Plug-and-Play� agreement announced in December 2002.

�We congratulate NDS on this accomplishment. Three of the major suppliers of conditional access to nearly all cable systems now have qualified, interoperable CableCARDS," said CableLabs President and CEO Dr. Richard R. Green.

The CableCARD is a critical element in enabling manufacturers and retailers to engage in retail sale of interoperable navigation devices, such as set-top boxes and integrated digital television sets that enable consumers to identify and select their programming. CableCARDs enable a device to decode encrypted, or scrambled, content delivered from cable systems.

�Timely testing and qualification of NDS�s product demonstrates that devices covered by the "Plug-and-Play" agreement can be tested and certified,� said Don Dulchinos, CableLabs Vice President of Advanced Platforms and Services and manager of the OpenCable testing program. Additional testing will continue over the next few weeks on other devices that have been submitted for OpenCable certification.

The cable industry, through OpenCable, began working on the next-generation set top in the fall of 1997. Later, the FCC acknowledged OpenCable as the most efficient vehicle by which to accomplish its regulatory objectives. OpenCable took on the technology mission of achieving interoperable, specification-based advanced digital video functionality allowing retail sale of set tops developed by multiple manufacturers.

CableLabs Certified™ or CableLabs Qualified means that the device has passed a series of tests for compliance with the indicated version of a CableLabs� specification and has thus demonstrated interoperable functionality with any other "CableLabs certified/qualified" device. Many of these devices provide other functions or are designed to comply with other specifications, in each case tailored by the manufacturer to meet the growing needs of consumers or cable operators in an evolving communication/entertainment sector. While CableLabs encourages such innovation and diversity, the phrase CableLabs certified/qualified should not be understood as an endorsement of these other attributes (or that the product is certified to other specifications or versions), which are solely the responsibility of the company making the additional claims.

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