Press Release Trilithic’s Media Contact: Karalee Slayton Director Marketing & Communications 317 423-6604 kslayton@trilithic.com Digital CableCard Made EASy Indianapolis, Indiana (Monday, July 12, 2004), Trilithic, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, proudly announces the release of it latest Emergency Alert System innovation, the digital E.A.S. solution for CableCARD technology. Guided by the ANSI J-STD-042 under SCTE 18 2002 (EIA/CEA-814) specification (formerly DVS-208), Trilithic developed an interface directly supporting both in-band and out-of-band Emergency Alert Message transmission for HDTV Cable-Ready Certified televisions using CableCARD. This release supports both formats of digital E.A.S. (DVS-168 our-of-band for set-tops and SCTE 18 for in-band E.A.S. and CableCARD's), as well as all forms of analog cable television. E.A.S. messages for in-band and CableCARD support are transmitted directly to the network in MPEG-2 format to support compliance of the July 1, 2004 deadline. Please call 1-888-344-6838 for pricing and delivery information. Trilithic, Inc. 9710 Park Davis Drive Indianapolis, IN 46236 (800) 344-2412 www.trilithic.com Trilithic, Inc., 9710 Park Davis Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46235 (317) 895-3600 (317) 895-3613 (800) 344-2412 www.trilithic.com