FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, December 7, 2004
Widevine Technologies® Ranked as Leader in Conditional Access for Telco/IP Platforms
ABI Research Study Says Company “Outranks” Legacy Leaders NDS, Nagravision
Seattle, WA, December 7, 2004 –Widevine Technologies®, the largest provider of content security solutions to the video over IP market and inventor of the Cypher Virtual SmartCard™, has been cited as the leader in conditional access for Telco/IP platforms according to a new study by ABI Research. The market research report can be found on the web at http://www.abiresearch.com/reports/CADR.html.
Vamsi Sistla, ABI’s director of broadband and residential entertainment technologies, said, "It is evident that the legacy leaders such as NDS, Nagravision, Motorola, Scientific Atlanta and Irdeto are trailing at present in the emerging platforms. But the race has just begun. These rankings could change.
"Service providers should revisit their drawing boards," added Sistla, "in the light of newer vendors who could meet or beat their expectations just as the legacy vendors have done in the past."
This report comes on the heels of Market Research Associates’ IP TV Market Leader Report ranking Widevine a “Leader in IP TV”. Widevine is one of a few companies that support a large number of subscribers with the other competitors supporting significantly fewer the report states.
The Widevine Cypher solution significantly lowers the costs of securing content over video networks while dramatically raising the bar on piracy. It allows full protection of media throughout distribution, because it is transparent, it provides persistent encryption. The result is better delivery models such as VOD, PVR, NPVR and even Home Video Networks. Premium content owners have been reluctant in the past to support these services due to a lack of solid security. Widevine Cypher solves that need.
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 downloadable conditional access and digital rights management products to the 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 Headquartered in Seattle, Widevine’s products secure video services (VOD, broadcast channels, etc.) over cable, xDSL (Telco), and Fiber optic networks. Comprised of world-class engineers and experts in security and encryption, Widevine has developed a unique suite of technologies and products to secure the transmission of media. Widevine has 1 patent issued and 21 pending.
Media Contact:
Eric Moser
Ruder Finn Chicago (for Widevine Technologies)
Tel: +1 312 329 3908
mosere@ruderfinn.com
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