Video Without Boundaries Inc.

Video Without Boundaries Brings AOL's AIM Service to MediaREADY(TM) Media Centers
Monday July 17, 8:20 am ET  
Set-Top Digital Media Centers Will Now Instantly Connect With Nation's Largest Instant-Messaging Community


FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Video Without Boundaries, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VDWB - News), a leading provider of interactive, media-convergent home entertainment devices, announced today it has formed an agreement with AOL LLC to enable all VWB MediaREADY(TM) convergent media devices to carry the AIM service. With more than 41 million users in the U.S. alone, the AIM service is one of the world's largest online communities.

Beginning in April 2006, purchasers of any MediaREADY set-top product will find the AIM® service pre-loaded with their device, ready for use. AOL's free AIM service is at the center of one of the world's largest and most dynamic online communities. An integrated communications client, the AIM service offers instant messaging, email and SMS mobile texting as well as voice and video chat services along with the popular Buddy List® feature.

"Simplicity and convenience is at the core of the MediaREADY experience. With the addition of the bundled AIM service, MediaREADY users will be able to access the global AIM community instantly and at no additional cost," said Jeffrey Harrell, President and CEO of Video Without Boundaries. "With the AIM service built into each MediaREADY media center, users will have more communications and entertainment options than ever before."

Video Without Boundaries, Inc. to Deploy Skype(R) on MediaREADY Products
Tuesday August 15, 8:00 am ET  
Popular Voice over IP Application Released on MediaREADY Middleware; Relationship Involves Revenue Sharing


FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Video Without Boundaries, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VDWB - News), a leading provider of interactive, media-convergent home entertainment devices, today announced support for Skype Internet phone calling. The Skype application enables free calls to anywhere in the world, and through any device supporting the MediaREADY Middleware platform, these calls can be placed from the comfort of your living room. Further demonstrating its ability to increase aftermarket value for its products, VWB will be making the application available to all existing MediaREADY 4000 and 5000 customers and soon-to-be-released models of MediaREADY High Definition Media Centers, via CD or web download upgrades at no charge.

"With over 236 million downloads internationally, Skype has become a major player in reshaping the way the world communicates," said Video Without Boundaries, Inc. President and CEO Jeffrey Harrell. "We are very excited to bring support for this application to our customers as we can enable free worldwide calling from the couch. The deployment of this application is a major step forward in VWB's growth strategy. This is one of many applications that VWB will be able to share in ongoing revenue generated from content, applications and services like this one running on our products. We have an affiliate relationship that enables us to share in all revenues generated from any of the advanced Skype services."

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Nielsen//NetRatings, a global leader in Internet media and market research recently reported the following:

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The number of active broadband users from home increased 28 percent year-over-year, from 74.3 million in February 2005 to 95.5 million in February 2006. Broadband composition among the U.S. active online population has seen vigorous growth during the past three years, increasing at least ten percentage points annually and hitting an all-time high of 68 percent for active Internet users in February 2006.

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From February 2003 to February 2004, broadband composition grew twelve percentage points, from 33 percent to 45 percent. In February 2005, it increased another ten percentage points to 55 percent. This year, February saw broadband composition reach an all-time high of 68 percent, increasing an impressive 13 percentage points over the previous February.

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Overall Internet penetration in the U.S. has stabilized over the past few years, reaching 74 percent at home in February 2006.

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World broadband market grows with almost 10 percent and the number of broadband subscribers in the third quarter soared to over 187.8 million with more than 15.6 million new subscribers since the second quarter of 2005. Asia-Pacific, with 5.55 million, followed by Europe, has been the biggest regions in terms of nominal subscriber gain followed by the Americas and Middle East- Africa. At the same time the region has registered the lowest relative quarterly gain compared to the other regions. Europe, with nearly 5.5 million net gains or 10.5 percent quarterly growth, is the second largest broadband market in the world.