PRESS RELEASE Thomson Expands Its Anti-Piracy Offering With Nextamp S.A. Integration

Nextamp reinforces the implementation of Thomson's content security
strategy.

Thomson's content security technology portfolio, enriched recently with
MediaSec's key watermarking patents, is now complemented by Nextamp's video
watermarking solutions for applications such as post-production masters,
dailies, pre-release material, broadcast, VOD and digital cinema.

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Nextamp will be consolidated in Thomson's Software & Technology Solutions
Business Unit, within the Group's Technology division. "We believe this expansion positions
Thomson as the leading company in the video watermarking market and will
accelerate our strategy of bringing comprehensive security solutions to the
M&E industry worldwide."

About Thomson -- Partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TMS) provides services, systems and
technology to help its Media & Entertainment clients -- content creators,
content distributors and users of its technology -- realize their business
goals and optimize their performance in a rapidly changing technology
environment.thomson.
RAID Inc."This appliance based solution can be attached into a network
switch for ease of use and deployment; combined with Raid's vast array of
storage technologies this powerful combination represents the best in class
of any solution of its kind in the marketplace today," states Bob Picardi,
RAID Inc COO.

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Nextamp provides its watermarking solutions to leading post-production
houses and broadcast operators on a global basis. For more information: www.

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The Group is the preferred partner to the Media &
Entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA and
Thomson brands.

The solution answers key customer concerns related to data migration,
replication recovery and the high cost of bandwidth, with unprecedented
level of functionality and performance. RAID Incorporated's flagship service StorageWatch is the
industry's only real-time monitoring and managed storage service which
reduces customers total cost of ownership by reducing operational costs
associated with maintaining and administering storage systems while
increasing data availability.com

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Based in Rennes,
France, Nextamp is leading provider of video watermarking products tailored
to the needs of content owners and distributors . Key elements of this strategy include the exploitation of
technologies such as watermarking, copy protection and counterfeit
detection, as well as the development of services such as piracy risks
assessments and tracking of on-line pirated content.net.

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"We are delighted to welcome Nextamp into Thomson as they have achieved
development of a versatile range of powerful watermarking solutions,
including support for
high-definition formats and the H264 compression standard," said
Jean-Charles Hourcade, Senior Executive Vice President, Technology and
Group Chief Technology Officer.

About RAID Incorporated

Headquartered in Lawrence, MA, RAID Incorporated is a managed storage
services provider (MSSP) and designs customized storage systems and
solutions. Since 1994, RAID has been devoted to
researching and developing leading edge technologies while providing
twenty-four hour support services to become one of the industry leaders.
RAID specializes in solving compute, application, and disaster recovery
needs with a unique platform combining hardware, software, and services.

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Thomson (Euronext 18453) (NYSE: TMS ) announces today
it has expanded its portfolio of activities in the field of content
security solutions with the integration of Nextamp S. Thomson intends to
further the deployment of these solutions and to embed watermarking
features into certain Thomson products. today announced that it has
partnered with Kashya to provide the best in class total solution for
complete data protection and business continuity in heterogeneous
environments with no distance limitation, achieving compression rates up to
15 to 1.raidinc.