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Teranex and SENSIO Enable Broadcasting of Premium Quality 3D Television to the Home

New VC1-3D-ENC Encoding and VC1-3D-DEC Decoding Applications Integrate SENSIO® 3D Frame-Compatible Technology

Teranex Systems, Inc. (www.teranex.com), a leading manufacturer of high-performance video processing platforms, and SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX-V: SIO) today jointly announced the addition of SENSIO Technologies' patented 3D frame-compatible stereoscopic compression technology to Teranex's 3D encoding and decoding applications, the VC1-3D-ENC and VC1-3D-DEC. The added capability will enable delivery of 3D programming of superior image quality over an existing broadcasting infrastructure.

"Adding SENSIO® 3D technology to our VC100's 3D encoding and decoding applications ensures the highest fidelity to the original 3D image all the way down the distribution line," said Mike Poirier, General Manager of Teranex. "We wanted to offer our customers a professional-grade proven solution to deliver a truly immersive 3D experience to the home. Teranex's VC100 dual-channel architecture is uniquely suited to 3D, and combining our patented technology with SENSIO's enables our customers to broadcast premium-quality 3D content over an existing 1.485 Gb/s infrastructure."

"We are very happy to see our collaboration with Teranex come to fruition," said Richard LaBerge, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at SENSIO. "The integration of SENSIO 3D in yet another piece of top-quality broadcasting equipment ensures continued excellence in image quality while enabling the best use of bandwidth. These conditions must be met for broadcasters to be able to confidently move into the 3D era."

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About Teranex

Teranex's award-winning products provide format and frame rate conversion, video noise reduction, film restoration, and pre/post compression conditioning. Teranex SIMD array processing technology delivers real-time processing with re-programmable products, providing a future-proof solution for the broadcast industry's changing needs. Teranex defined excellence in video conversion, and is now poised to lead the broadcasting transition from 2D to 3D. Teranex is headquartered in Orlando, Fla., and is represented worldwide.

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About SENSIO

SENSIO Technologies Inc. (TSX.V: SIO) — With its significant expertise in the field of 3D video, SENSIO develops and markets stereoscopic 3D digital compression, decompression, and display-formatting technologies. Its solutions are deployed on a global scale by content creators, games developers, broadcasters, specialty channels, and digital cinemas, allowing customers to generate substantial additional value-added revenue streams.
Its flagship technology, SENSIO® 3D, allows the high-quality distribution of 3D content through conventional 2D broadcast networks (cable, satellite, IP) and playback on any 3D display device, including home theater and digital cinema projectors. This technology has allowed SENSIO to make its mark by enabling broadcast of high-profile live 3D events worldwide. SENSIO is listed on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange.

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