ClearPlay CEO Named Top Utah Entrepreneur

Receives VSpring V/100 Recognition for Second Year


SALT LAKE CITY, April 16, 2007 – ClearPlay Chief Executive Officer Bill Aho was named as one of the vSpring v/100 top Utah entrepreneurs, vSpring announced today. The award, from a voting of peers, recognizes those individuals most likely to head a technology company as CEO or CTO in the next five years. This is the second year in a row Aho has been named to v/100.

“This is really recognition of ClearPlay, the company,” said Aho. “I think the local business community has watched with admiration as our company has matured, entered new markets and established itself as a leader in parental controls nationally. This award is a testament to ClearPlay’s success.”

The v/100 was created in 2004 by vSpring Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Salt Lake City. “We applaud the efforts by vSpring to foster and recognize entrepreneurs,” Aho said. “Utah is an excellent market for technology companies with a broad range of highly-qualified leaders and entrepreneurs.”

ClearPlay’s patented technology uses Filters that are created specifically for each movie, allowing for frame-specific skips and mutes. ClearPlay offers Filters for over 2100 top movies, and adds more every week when new DVD’s are released. The CP-007 uses a USB FilterStik? to transfer new Filters from a PC or laptop to the player. The FilterStik also allows playback of digital photos on TV.

ClearPlay has received favorable reviews from parents and family organizations, and has received seals of approval from The Parents Television Council and The Dove Foundation. The new ClearPlay DVD players include a free trial membership to ClearPlay Filter updates, as well as access to the entire ClearPlay Filter library.

About ClearPlay

ClearPlay is the leader of the rapidly emerging market of advanced parental controls for consumer electronics. Founded in 2001, the company’s technology has appeared both under the ClearPlay brand and licensed to other CE manufacturers. ClearPlay’s DVD movie filtering can be adapted for PVR, cable, satellite and Video on Demand. The company has developed multiple innovative products in parental controls and holds patents in movie filtering technology in the U.S. and internationally. www.ClearPlay.com.




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