Technology: Telecommunications

Spacenet Provides Integrated End-to-End Digital Media Solutions to Enterprise Customers Through Strategic Alliance

Spacenet Adds Symon Communications to its Digital Media Alliance

McLean, VA - January 12, 2009 - Spacenet Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of satellite networking solutions, announced that Symon Communications, a global provider of digital signage solutions, joined its Digital Media Alliance. The Spacenet Digital Media Alliance combines the expertise of some of the most respected companies in their fields to provide a single-source solution for digital content delivery. Digital media applications, including digital signage and interactive distance learning, are increasingly being used by businesses as a way to increase revenues, lower employee training costs, and improve efficiencies.

The alliance was developed to help large enterprise users such as big box retail and restaurant chains to successfully deploy digital signage solutions efficiently. These customers with hundreds or even thousands of geographically dispersed locations face unique challenges. With a focus on scalability and commercial grade quality of service, the alliance pulls together the best of breed solutions to simplify implementation of digital signage, interactive distance learning, and other applications for IP content delivery. The customized turnkey solutions provided by alliance members include content creation and management, display systems, multi-cast services, satellite and common carrier transport, and in-store installation and integration.

“Spacenet’s satellite technology is a valuable content distribution solution that provides advantages over wireline alternatives, and it enables our clients, including large multinationals, to meet employee communications and digital signage goals,” said Steve Gurley, Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development for Symon. “Through our alliance with Spacenet, our customers benefit by having a proven and reliable network delivery system for receiving dynamic digital content created and powered by Symon’s award winning digital signage solutions.”

“With literally hundreds of start-ups competing for a piece of the on-premise digital media 'ecosystem', finding a proven digital signage or content delivery solution can be daunting,” said Glenn Katz, Spacenet President and COO. “There are numerous components that must be considered, including content, equipment, telecommunications, and maintenance. Spacenet’s Digital Media Alliance simplifies the design, implementation and management process by providing a truly end-to-end digital media solution tailored to the unique requirements of our customers. Our most recent member, Symon Communications, offers innovative and field-proven solutions that will add to the collective expertise of Spacenet’s Digital Media Alliance.”

About Symon

Symon is a global in-venue digital signage solution company. For over 28 years, Symon’s hardware, software and services enable companies to greatly enhance their internal and external communications by collecting and displaying real-time information and by creating, managing and broadcasting all kinds of digital media content. Symon’s multimedia solutions allow organizations to cost-effectively “narrowcast” dynamic content on HD digital signage displays or computer desktops located virtually anywhere. With more than 8,500 installations worldwide and reaching more than 8 million people every day, 76% of the US fortune 100 depend on Symon digital signage solutions. Symon’s products and services are available worldwide through a direct sales force and a network of resellers that Symon selects and evaluates for their world class solutions providing full pre-sales, sales, marketing, installation and support services. Visit Symon at www.symon.com.

About Spacenet®

Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is one of the world’s leading providers of high-performance satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking solutions for US based enterprise, government and small office/small business customers. Spacenet has a longstanding tradition of industry leadership and innovation, and today has more than 100,000 operational network endpoints for customers including many Fortune 500 companies and major government agencies. Spacenet’s services include its custom satellite and hybrid network solutions for enterprise and government; Connexstar™ VSAT services for primary, backup and disaster recovery networks; and StarBand® broadband Internet by satellite. Spacenet is based in McLean, Virginia, and operates its own end-to-end services infrastructure including network management, field services and teleport facilities in McLean, VA; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT). Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com.

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