Averna strengthens partnerships with Vericast and Digital TV Labs

MONTREAL, December 1 - Averna, premier test solution provider to electronics and communications
OEMs, today announced strengthened partnerships with Vericast Limited and
Digital TV Labs, a move that will provide an expanded set of digital radio
and video tools to its customers. Averna selected these UK-based partners to
equip its URT(TM) Universal Receiver Tester RF test platform with signal
generation capabilities for the DAB+, DMB and Mobile DVB-T standards, as part
of an ongoing commitment to better serve the RF market.

Digital radio expert Vericast Limited first collaborated with Averna in
2008, when Averna implemented Vericast's DenMux DAB/DAB+/DMB Multiplexer into
its URT signal generator, used by radio manufacturers to verify RF reception
quality in their products. Moving forward, Averna will be working with
Vericast to add DAB+/DMB signal creation and encoding features to the URT.

"DAB+ and DMB are now experiencing rapid profusion because they offer
high-quality audio at low bandwidth rates," said Duncan Mackay, Managing
Director of Vericast Limited. "As Averna makes capabilities for these
standards available in its URT product line, mobile audio device-makers will
be able to test and deliver better products to their discerning end
customers. In the future, we look forward to working with Averna on other
burgeoning technologies such as TPEG traffic messaging."

In 2008 Averna developed a DVB-T signal generation toolkit for the URT in
collaboration with digital TV conformance specialist Digital TV Labs, used to
simulate real-world conditions when testing tuner and demodulation video
functions in electronic devices. Now the two companies will collaborate to
implement Mobile DVB-T signal libraries in the URT, designed specifically for
mobile and in-vehicle device testing.

"With the growth in mobile TV applications, this collaboration with
Averna will be welcome news to OEMs and comes not a minute too soon," said
Keith Potter, CEO and Director of Digital TV Labs. "The URT solves the
problem of reliably reproducing challenging mobile TV field conditions in the
lab. We are happy to augment this capability, and to combine strengths with
one of the dominant companies in the RF test market."

Averna's URT(TM) line of turnkey solutions help RF manufacturers
efficiently generate, record, and play back all common radio, video, and
navigation signals when testing their devices.

About Averna

Averna is a global test engineering solutions company, and a strategic
partner for innovative OEMs. Averna empowers high-tech manufacturers to
accelerate electronic product development, achieve superior quality
throughout the design lifecycle, and maximize productivity. Since 2007,
Averna has been ranked as one of the fastest-growing technology firms in
North America by Deloitte & Touche LLP.

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For further information: Media requests: Pota Kanavaros, PR and Events
Leader, +1-514-842-7577, ext. 499, pota.kanavaros(at)averna.com;
Source: Averna

For further information: Media requests: Pota Kanavaros, PR and Events Leader, +1-514-842-7577, ext. 499, pota.kanavaros(at)averna.com; Source: Averna