To: Ms.Penny who wrote (4883 ) 11/23/1999 1:08:00 PM From: mact Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5529
in nnds at 27 13/16...MSDW ipo...should do well when bloodbath over....news corp. spinoff...brief description from website. To provide leading systems and services for managing and controlling the secure distribution of entertainment and information over digital broadcasting media and the internet to televisions and personal computers. NDS ‘advanced technologies, products and services are used by many current and planned digital cable, satellite and terrestrial broadcasting systems around the world. NDS provides open solutions that enable the delivery of entertainment and information to TV's and PC's. The company supplies the leading technology, products and services to enable broadcasters to profit from technologies designed for interactive digital television. These same technologies are also ideal for the delivery of secure digital content via broadband networks and the Internet. NDS technology is also facilitating secure transactions over the internet as well as overall data security for companies. The company's major customers include DIRECTV in the US, Latin America and Japan, STAR TV in Asia as well as Sky in the UK. More than 12 million digital subscribers use NDS VideoGuard smart card based technology. NDS activities are supported by 850 employees around the world including 350 employees involved in pioneering R & D in Israel and the UK. NDS's Headquarters are in the UK near London Heathrow and Regional Centres in Jerusalem, Israel, Newport Beach, California, Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia as well as additional sales support offices in Europe, USA and China and smart card programming and fulfilment facilities in the UK and the USA. In the past few years, NDS has won many awards for technology including an Emmy from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and three Queen's Awards, one for Technology and two for Export. NDS, part of News Corporation, is a technology leader that is helping leading broadcasters achieve their goals through innovative technology. That's why, when premiere broadcasters move into digital, they move with NDS. NDS is a subsidiary of News Corporation (NWS), a leading global media company.