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Indigo Vision Group PLC
25 July 2001



  INDIGOVISION SIGNS #500K LICENCING DEAL WITH VIDEO NETWORK SPECIALIST COE



*         VideoBridgeTM to be at the core of COE's next generation digital
video product range for the CCTV industry



Edinburgh, UK, 25th July 2001 - IndigoVision Group plc (IND.L), a leading
supplier of video intellectual property, today announces it has signed a 
#500,000 licensing agreement with UK-based video network specialist COE.



COE provides complete video network solutions to the transportation,
surveillance and security industries.  IndigoVision's VideoBridge technology
will lie at the core of COE's new digital product range, which is designed
specifically for large-scale transportation monitoring projects, such as
international airports and railway terminals.  COE solutions are already
operating in a diverse range of applications for customers such as the BBC,
Kuala Lumpa airport and the Tate Gallery, UK.



Commenting on the deal, Brian Wadsworth, Chief Executive of COE said: "
IndigoVision's unique VideoBridge technology will be a key element in
maintaining our position as a leader in the field of complete video network
solutions.  VideoBridge will complete our digital video product range at the
heart of our X-class network and enable us to offer customers futuristic
solutions such as face and number plate recognition."



Oliver Vellacott, CEO of IndigoVision said: "Today's announcement is
IndigoVision's fifth CCTV licensing agreement signed within 12 months and adds
to our existing agreements with Baxall and Ultrak.  This deal with COE is
further proof that VideoBridge is fast becoming the de facto standard for
video management in the global CCTV market."



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Enquiries:


IndigoVision Group       Oliver Vellacott (CEO)            0131 475 7200
                         Alan Bennie (CFO)
                         Sergio Tansini (COO)
                         Julie Cumberland

Financial Dynamics       James Melville-Ross               0207 831 3113
                         Olivia Cundy





About IndigoVision Group plc

IndigoVision Group plc is a leading supplier of video intellectual property to
major semiconductor and product manufacturers worldwide.



Marketed under the VideoBridge(r) trademark, the technology powers products in
entertainment, monitoring, visual communications and wireless.



Applications include networked cameras, digital video recorders, video
servers, video clients, video administration solutions, videoconferencing,
traffic enforcement cameras, MP4 players, internet TV, set top boxes, and much
more. VideoBridge(r) can switch in real time between multiple
industry-standard protocols for compression, transmission and recording, so
that a VideoBridge(r) powered product can span multiple video applications.
Simply put, it is the technology "glue" that brings together the many video
standards and makes a universal platform for transmission and broadcast over
Internet Protocol (IP).



This connects sectors of the video market that previously could not speak to
each other. VideoBridge(r) spans the entire technology "food chain", from
silicon IP through to application software, and is supplied at one or more of
these levels to its partner manufacturers.



Founded in 1994, IndigoVision operates from headquarters in Edinburgh, UK,
with offices in Tokyo, San Jose and Boston.



IndigoVision floated on the London Stock Exchange (IND.L) in August 2000.
IndigoVision's rapidly growing range of partners and licensees include
Panasonic, Videology and Cirrus Logic.



Further information: http://www.indigovision.com



About COE

Leeds-based COE was founded in 1989 and provides complete video network
solutions to the transportation, surveillance and security industries through
utilising its in-depth knowledge of fibre optic transmission technology and
techniques and video command and control systems.



COE designs, researches and produces high-quality transmission systems for the
surveillance Industry, ranging from simple point to point units for video
only, to complex multi channel video systems incorporating duplex audio and
data links, managed by efficient command software.



Key applications include traffic management (city centres & highways),
transport and passenger monitoring, mass transit systems and other large
transport infrastructure projects.



Further information: http://www.coe.co.uk
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