FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 3, 2004
Amino Communications to Provision Widevine Technologies Virtual Smart Cards in Its Set-Top Boxes
Software security solution to allow strong trust establishment over IP networks
Seattle, WA, September 3, 2004 –Cambridge England and Seattle WA, September 3, 2004–Widevine has made a significant development from simply integrating on Set Top Boxes, to implanting components of its Cypher Virtual SmartCard™ directly into the set top during manufacturing. Amino Communications, based in the UK, provider of small, low cost, high functionality set-top boxes, will begin provisioning its boxes with the Cypher Virtual SmartCard™ from Widevine Technologies, the largest provider of content security solutions to the video over IP market.
Customers currently using the Amino / Widevine solution will now have greater flexibility in deploying their set top boxes.
The Widevine Virtual SmartCard solution significantly lowers the costs of securing content over video networks while dramatically raising the bar on piracy. This advancement greatly increases the establishment of trust with Amino set top boxes. The result is that Operators can now deploy Amino boxes in a Widevine environment securely without any Operator intervention. Today, the Virtual SmartCard is being deployed in broadband video projects throughout the world.
"We believe Widevine’s Virtual SmartCard to be an extremely valuable feature of our set-top boxes," said Bob Giddy, CEO Amino Technologies PLC. "Our customers are seeking the highest quality, most current video content available for their service and Widevine’s security technology will protect that content and insure its value.”
“In an age of digital piracy, Widevine’s technology is rapidly being adopted by the global marketplace as service operators recognize the need to protect content and revenue streams,” said Brian Baker, President and CEO of Widevine Technologies. “We congratulate Amino Communications for taking this proactive step. They are the first in what we expect to be several others to follow."
“For new services like VOD to offer more valuable digital content, better security technology is mandatory,” said John Hoskins, Widevine’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. “Establishing initial trust with the consumer premise device is the first critical step in that security and where Widevine differs itself from the other software based content security solutions. This program relieves the Operator of that risk.”
About Virtual SmartCard
Widevine offers the Cypher™ Suite based upon the Virtual SmartCard™ enabling the operator to obtain premium on-demand titles. Cypher Suite contains patented technologies for VOD (Cypher VOD™), digital broadcast (Cypher Broadcast™), conditional access/digital rights management (Cypher CA™) and Digital Copy Protection™ (Cypher DCP™). For more information see Widevine Technologies at www.widevine.com.
About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine supplies a comprehensive suite of conditional access and digital rights enforcement products to Telco, Cable, and Satellite Operators enabling the deployment of Interactive Television services such as Digital Broadcast, VOD and PVR. Widevine insures that the content that is watched is paid for and that it is only used for its intended purpose. Widevine’s products secure video services (VOD, digital broadcast channels, etc.) over cable, satellite, xDSL (Telco), and Fiber optic networks. Comprised of world-class engineers and experts in security and encryption, and headquartered in Seattle, Widevine is the inventor of the Virtual SmartCard, a cost-effective method of securing high value content, including that produced by Hollywood. Widevine has one patent issued and 22 pending. Widevine offers the Cypher™ Suite and implementation services enabling the operator to obtain premium On-Demand titles. Cypher Suite contains Patent pending technologies for VOD (Cypher VOD™), digital broadcast (Cypher Broadst™), conditional access/digital rights management (Cypher CA™) and Digital Copy Protection™ (Cypher DCP™).
About Amino Technologies, PLC
Amino Communications (www.aminocom.com) is a designer and supplier of electronic systems and consultancy, specialising in products for digital broadcast and on-demand TV, IPTV (Telco triple-play applications), and in-home multimedia distribution.
The Amino range of small, low cost, high functionality set-top boxes and gateway products is designed for consumer applications in telecom, satellite and digital terrestrial broadcast markets, as well as on-demand systems for hotels and hospitality markets, healthcare, retail and education. Amino also provides systems consultancy, and partners with world-leading companies in content aggregation, middleware, conditional access, and head-end systems.
Amino Communications is part of Amino Technologies plc. listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol AMO. Amino is based near Cambridge, UK, and has offices in Atlanta Georgia.
Media Contact:
Eric Moser
Ruder Finn Chicago (for Widevine Technologies)
Tel: +1 312 329 3908
mosere@ruderfinn.com
Geoff Boyes/Sarah Baldry/Jenna Keighley
EML (for Amino)
Tel: +44 (0)20 8408 8000
amino@eml.com
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