MTC, Cidana Corporation and Freescale Semiconductor announced today that they have reached an agreement to jointly produce a Software Development Kit (“SDK”), allowing highly optimized video decoding on the popular Freescale MPC5121e processor. MTC will utilize the development to enhance its LimePC^TM product to include high quality of multimedia playback and CMMB broadcast receiving applications for the small portable market.

MTC, (“Shenzhen Tongfang Multimedia Technologies Co. Ltd.”) www.mtcera.com, part of the Tsinghua Tongfang Group, which also owns the well known Qinqhua Tongfang (“THTF”) brand, has focused on its LimePC^TM series of simple, lightweight mini notebook computers, which have a low-power mobile GT core from Freescale, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and touch screen displays. Cidana www.cidana.com is a provider of embedded and mobile multimedia solutions, including software, codecs and complete mobile multimedia applications, supporting various worldwide digital television standards.

“We are thrilled to partner with Cidana to bring the highest quality and smoothest broadcast multimedia operation to LimePC users,” said John Q. Wang, MTC CEO and CTO of Consumer Electronics Sector of THTF. “Video is really the killer app for our customers.” The combined solution will include unprecedented levels of quality, battery efficiency and overall system performance. “We each bring strong technical backgrounds and complementary solutions to the equation,” said Cidana CEO Chinn Chin. “This partnership is an important first step to more collaboration on mobile multimedia in the future.”

About MTC and LimePC

Shenzhen Tongfang Multimedia Technologies Co. Ltd. (MTC) is a subsidiary of THTF and is specialized in multimedia products R&D, manufacturing and international marketing and sales. MTC is based in Shenzhen with a design center, a manufacturing center, an international sale center and a THTF domestic sale channel. Its product lines range from HDTV IP STB, HD Media Players, MP3, MP4. LimePC is a new product line consisting of HDTV, Multimedia ThinPC, Multimedia UMPC, Multimedia Handheld PC, Multimedia Palm PC and its own Web 2.0 targeted OS and Application Suite.

For additional information on MTC’s solutions, please visit: www.mtcera.com

About Cidana

Cidana provides middleware for the mobile digital video, with worldwide support for digital TV. Optimized for integration with most TV standards, platforms, processors, and operating systems, the company’ solutions provide a long list of playback features combined with efficient power usage and high performance. Headquartered in California, Cidana has development and support offices in China, Hong Kong and Helsinki. The company's software is currently operating in mobile devices throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas.

For additional information on Cidana’s solutions, please visit: www.cidana.com.