FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 24, 2001

Widevine Technologies Opens New Office In "Capital of Media World" - Burbank, California

New Business and Product Development Office Targets Streaming Media Security for Entertainment and Enterprise Customers

Burbank, CA, January 24, 2001 – Widevine Technologies has opened a new business and product development office in Burbank, California, the "Capital of the Media World," the company announced today.

"We're experiencing remarkable success with Hollywood studios and other media companies based in Burbank and elsewhere in California," said John Beyer, CEO. "Widevine Cypher™ and our other content protection products are in great demand among media and entertainment companies. Our new business development hub in this vital location represents an important part of our company's overall sales and marketing strategy. Furthermore, the product development team in Burbank is producing some of the most exciting streaming media security solutions in the world."

Two Widevine Technologies executives are based in the new Burbank office:

• Nigel Toates, Vice President, Business Development, heads product sales initiatives to existing and prospective clients in the entertainment and content delivery industries. Based in Los Angeles, Toates has worked in the digital technology industry for more than fifteen years. Prior to joining Widevine, Toates served as Vice President of Operations for North and South America for AMS Neve, the world's leading manufacturer of digital and analog audio mixing systems. Toates has a background in electrical engineering.
• Reza Rassool, Chief Engineer. Rassool brings more than fifteen years of experience in project management and engineering in audio and video systems to his role as the coordinator of the engineering groups at Widevine. Previously, he served as chief engineer of AV editing products at Micropolis/Streamlogic later moving to a private consultancy where he managed projects for Tribune Broadcasting and Chyron Corporation.

The new Widevine Technologies Burbank office can be reached at 818.566.1551.

About Widevine Cypher:

Widevine Cypher is a revolutionary product that provides true security for Internet distribution of digital streaming media‹with minimal impact to content distributors and consumers.

Key features of Widevine Cypher:

• Compatibility with all major streaming technologies, including Real, Windows Media, QuickTime and others.
• Support for industry standards, including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP and RTP/RTSP, virtually guaranteeing compatibility with future streaming technologies.
• Seamless deployment and integration, with minimal changes to the server cluster and a small but scalable footprint - no extra hardware or software needed on the server.
• Automatic "thin client" installation on Windows provides total end-user transparency and invisible upgrades (other platforms may require one-time manual installation).
• End-users see only their familiar media player application or browser plug-in.
• Secure return channel for quality-of-service monitoring, micro-billing, and other application-specific uses beyond media control.

About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine Technologies, a communications security and network technologies company, is an emerging leader in the development of Internet infrastructure and communication technologies. The company's products are platform- and format-independent and provide value-added services and technologies for Internet streaming media and copyright protection. Founded in 1999, Widevine Technologies is based in Seattle, Washington. The core of the company is a world-class team of streaming media and encryption technology developers. For more information about Widevine Technologies, please visit www.widevine.com.

Media Contact:
Eric Moser
Ruder Finn Chicago (for Widevine Technologies)
Tel: +1 312 329 3908
mosere@ruderfinn.com

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