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Emblaze Ltd
14 January 2004



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Orca Signs $1.5 Million License Deal with FiberCity to Launch Broadband-TV
                          Services in Philippines

FiberCity will offer iTV services to residential users via Fiber-to-the-Home, as
                                    well as

         TV broadcasting and VOD services to Hotels across metro Manila



Ra'anana, Israel, January 14, 2004 - Orca Interactive, an Emblaze Group company
(LSE: BLZ) and global market leader in developing applications for Broadband-TV
services, today announced the signing of an agreement to license Orca's RiGHTv
software solutions (RiGHTv(TM) XVOD, RiGHTv(TM) XBIP and RiGHTv(TM) Core) to
FiberCity, the leading IP solution provider in the Philippines, for $1.5 million
to deploy commercial interactive TV services in the Philippines. These services
will include live TV channels and VOD (Video On-Demand) delivered over
FiberCity's FTTH network.



Subscribers will now be able to watch TV through an IP connection over Fiber
with unlimited access to all regular scheduled programs. Users will also benefit
from video on demand services for a  "Blockbuster like" feel in their own home.
Trick Play capabilities (pause, rewind, fast forward etc.) are offered for VOD
and TV series, as well as your own Personal Video Recording (PVR) service to
record live programs. Subscribers will be able to browse the Internet directly
from their television sets and have access to interactive games, which they can
play with other players using the same service. A TV cam will enable users to
videoconference one another from the comfort of their own living room, expanding
communication experience with family and friends.



FiberCity is the fastest growing IP solutions provider in the Philippines.  It
is the first company to offer IP services via fiber optic cables from its
metropolitan backbone up to the very last mile. FiberCity's facilities are
connected to most business, commercial and residential buildings in the major
CBD's, as well as to hotels and industrial areas and will soon hit the homes in
the major subdivisions in the country.  Its network is fully protected with
gigabit capacities coupled with the best technologies in the world thus being
able to provide unlimited content with the click of a button.



Orca's RiGHTv applications are highly scalable solutions that facilitate the
deployment of complete commercial iTV services. RiGHTv XVOD allows operators to
supply subscribers with video content on demand and to incorporate
advertisements and t-commerce features in an interactive TV service. RiGHTv XBIP
allows operators to create and manage live TV and NVOD channels over broadband
networks.



Orca's platform is Telco-grade to ensure service high-availability and
cost-effective scalability. The platform also supports multi-device service
delivery to enable heterogeneous environments of set-top boxes as well as
convergence by exposing some services to the PC and wireless devices.



Dorothy Tanedo Jao, CEO FiberCity, said: "After extensive analysis and testing
of various iTV solutions and vendors, we concluded that Orca Interactive has, by
far, the most superior technology for broadband-TV services such as VOD and live
TV channels over IP networks. We are very enthusiastic to launch the first ever
iTV service over Fiber in the Philippines, initially in metro Manila and
thereafter, throughout the country."



Haggai Barel, CEO Orca Interactive, said: "We are pleased to have been chosen by
FiberCity to launch iTV services and consider them to be a very important
account in the Far East. Orca is continuing to strengthen its position as global
market leader in the development of applications for Broadband-TV services. 2004
will indeed signify a considerable 'ramp-up' in business for us."



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Enquiries:
Emblaze

Haggai Barel                                          +972 9 7699700
Doron Cohen                                           +972 9 7699831
Hagit Gal                                             +972 9 7699339

Brunswick
Harry Chathli, Craig Breheny, Chi Lo                  +44 207 404 5959


FiberCity
Dorothy Tanedo Jao                                    +632 687 2849



Notes to Editors



About FiberCity

FiberCity is a company that provides metropolitan-wide fiber optic facilities
for business, residential and commercial buildings, hotels, industrial companies
and residential subdivisions to allow delivery of high quality broadband
services to end-users.  We provide fiber optic cables into the buildings and up
to the offices of tenants to generate the fast and reliable means of delivering
ICT services - latest technologies including Broadband, up to 100mbps lease line
connectivity, data communications, and a host of other applications.

FiberCity's fiber optic network is a fully protected (underground) and fully
redundant facility that has gigabit capabilities.



About Orca Interactive

Orca Interactive, a member of the Emblaze Group (LSE: BLZ), is a leading
provider of middleware solution to enable xDSL and FTTx operators to offer
enhanced entertainment services such as broadcast TV, video-on-demand and
interactive services. Our applications deliver compelling and differentiated
services to maximize the revenue stream of the operators. Orca's user-friendly,
end-to-end applications enable delivery and management of VOD, TV channels, EPG,
NVOD, Pay-Per-View and e-commerce for related merchandise.

Orca Interactive has formed strategic partnerships with BitBand, GooMe, ECI, HP,
Kasenna, Kreatel, Microsoft, nCUBE, NDS, Nokia, Optibase, Pace, Samsung and
more.

www.orcainteractive.com



The Emblaze Group (Emblaze LTD)

The Emblaze group of companies shares a common vision to lead the market
transformation to rich media personal communication.

The group consists of four companies: Emblaze Systems, a leading provider of
media centric end-to-end solutions for wireless multimedia; Orca Interactive, a
global market leader in the development of highly scalable solutions for
commercial iTV services; Emblaze Semiconductor, a fabless IC company
specializing in highly integrated digital multimedia chips for
telecommunication, consumer and security markets; and AlphaCell a wireless rich
media smart phone design house

Emblaze Ltd is a global company with offices in Europe, America, Asia Pacific
and the Middle East.

www.emblaze.com






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