Press Release

Espial has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research in the company's most recent evaluation of worldwide vendors of IPTV client middleware.

The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research to provide a clear understanding of vendors�f positions in specific markets. Vendors are assessed by ABI Research on the important parameters of �ginnovation�h and �gimplementation�h across several criteria, unique to each vendor matrix, such as customer wins, contract awards, global reach, market share, patents, R&D spending, time to market, and first movers, among others.

To view a list of the top ten firms in this Vendor Matrix, please visit IPTV Client Middleware Vendor Matrix . (Free registration on the ABI Research website is required.) Access to the rankings of all companies surveyed is available to clients of ABI Research. This Vendor Matrix forms part of ABI Research's Multi-Channel Video Research Service .