OmniVision Strengthens Position in Security Market with Zavio IP Camera Design Win

ISC WEST, LAS VEGAS – April 2, 2008 – OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), the world’s largest supplier of CMOS image sensors, today announced that its OV7725 VGA image sensor has been selected by leading global surveillance technology innovator, Zavio Inc., for use in its next generation F511E Day/Night IP security camera solution.

The F511E, which is expected to launch commercially in June 2008, is a dual-mode IP security camera designed primarily for indoor security applications in the commercial and domestic markets. The camera’s dual-mode employs an automatic removable IR-cut filter mechanism, which enables superior imaging performance in both daytime and nighttime conditions. By day, the camera provides full color imaging with the IR-cut filter in place. As light levels fall, the camera automatically moves the IR-cut filter to the side and transitions to black and white mode with active Infrared LED illumination, enabling full night vision capability.

The F511E incorporates advanced video features such as simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 real time video streaming as well as mobile phone video streaming through 3GPP/ISMA RTSP. The camera also offers integrated multi-window motion detection, I/O ports for connection to an external alarm or sensor, Power over Ethernet (PoE), two-way audio with a built-in microphone and of course the core of all Zavio cameras, its incredibly stable and powerful firmware.

“With the F511E we are providing a very versatile IP camera solution with a revolutionary price-performance ratio,” commented Mr. Shau-Chau You, Product Manager at Zavio. “We selected the OV7725 for its best-in-class performance in all lighting conditions and its low power consumption, both of which are critical qualities in modern security applications. The OV7725 represents one of the very best solutions on the market.”

“Delivering exceptional low light performance at a reasonable price has been a key objective for our CameraChip security vision solutions,” said Bruce Weyer, Vice President of Marketing at OmniVision. “This innovative solution from Zavio is an example of the benefits of our system-on-chip CMOS cameras, which offer the high quality standards traditionally linked to CCD based cameras while dramatically reducing power consumption.”

The OV7725 is a highly integrated, ¼-inch CMOS CameraChip sensor that provides the full functionality of a VGA camera and image processor on a single chip. Built on OmniVision’s proprietary OmniPixel2™ technology, the OV7725 offers unparalleled performance in low-light conditions and can operate at 60 frames per second (fps) in VGA mode, or 120 fps in QVGA. The OV7725 is currently available in volume quantities in a lead-free, 28-pin CSP2 package. Full product specifications can be found online at http://www.ovt.com/products/part_detail.asp?id=192.

For further information about OmniVision and its range of security products, please visit booth 25086 at ISC West 2008, or visit www.ovt.com. Zavio will be showcasing the F511E at ISC West 2008, booth 65112.

About OmniVision®
OmniVision Technologies designs and markets high-performance semiconductor image sensors. Its OmniPixel®, OmniPixel2™, OmniPixel3™, and OmniPixel3-HS CameraChip™ products are highly integrated single-chip CMOS image sensors for mass-market consumer and commercial applications such as mobile phones, digital still cameras, security and surveillance systems, interactive video games, laptops and PCs and automotive and medical imaging systems. Additional information is available at www.ovt.com.

About Zavio
Zavio Inc., the global surveillance technology innovator, is a network video solution provider and manufacturer with industry-leading Research & Development capabilities. Zavio’s core technology lies in the unique ability to develop embedded systems, integrate network/communication and multimedia streaming as well as most advanced circuit integration and platform establishment. With its innovating technology, Zavio's World’s Smallest IP Camera LAN Module was nominated for Best New IP Product at IFSEC 2007, the largest international security industry event. Besides being an OEM/ODM for many major manufacturers worldwide, Zavio also has its own IP camera product lines targeting both professional surveillance and home users, providing high-quality and high-performance network video products to all kinds of customers. More information can be found at www.zavio.com.

Zavio’s World’s Smallest IP Camera LAN Module CAM4242 Nominated for Most Innovative New Product at IFSEC

IFSEC, BIRMINGHAM – May 4, 2008 – Zavio’s CAM4242 IP Camera LAN module has made it through to the finals of this year’s IFSEC Security Industry Innovation Awards, making Zavio the only contender from Asia to receive this honer in the IP category. IFSEC is the world’s largest annual security event, and the Security Industry Innovation Awards acknowledge the people, products and technological advancements that have played a large part in shaping the security industry over the past year.

Zavio’s CAM4242 is not only the world’s smallest, but also one of the most powerful IP camera LAN modules, with PoE (Power over Ethernet) Built-in, Two-way audio, Full D1 real-time, simultaneous MJPEG & MPEG-4 dual streaming, UPnP and 3GPP/ISMA RTSP just to name a few. In short, Zavio’s LAN module provides state-of-the-art technology and top performance all in the world’s smallest package, opening a whole new world of application possibilities to network video.

With their extensive experience from the mobile phone industry and their unique expertise in embedded systems, platform establishment and circuit integration, Zavio’s R&D team was able to develop the CAM4242 LAN Module, with its dimensions of only 42mm x 42mm by far the World’s Smallest IP camera LAN module, making it the first and only LAN module on the market to fit into any CCTV housing, revolutionizing the way of migrating from analog CCTV to network video. The CAM4242 LAN module not only fits into box cameras, but even fixed domes! It enables traditional CCTV manufacturers who have limited R&D capabilities or aren’t ready to invest heavily in the IP camera segment yet, to tap into the fast growing IP camera market by simply integrating the CAM4242 LAN module into their existing camera models without any major modifications, which would not have been possible with other LAN modules that are too big to fit into their existing camera housings.

“Zavio is the global surveillance technology innovator of IP-based video surveillance solutions, and it is an honor to be recognized by the IFSEC award committee for our contribution to IP-Based video technology,” said Terence Wang, Product Manager at Zavio. More information about Zavio can be found at www.zavio.com.