FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 27, 2006

Widevine® Showcases Content Protection Innovations at IPTV World Forum, London

Widevine increases operators’ flexibility to offer high-definition consumer electronics devices from retail stores; partners with leading video processor manufacturers

Seattle, WA, Feb. 27, 2006—Widevine® Technologies, the most deployed provider of comprehensive downloadable content protection and digital forensics for video operators, will showcase content protection innovations at IPTV World Forum, London, 6th-8th March.

Exhibiting in Booth 60, Widevine will feature its entry into the HD-DVD and Blu-ray high-definition content protection market, its partnerships with leading consumer device video processor manufacturers and the newly announced application level encryption which enables operators to reduce capital and operational expenditures.

Also at the IPTV World Forum:

• Matt Cannard, Widevine’s vice president of marketing, will speak on the role of content protection in IP video delivery, highlighting European operator deployment successes, on Tuesday, 7th March.
• Dom Stasi, TVN Entertainment’s chief technology officer will highlight Widevine Mensor™ watermarking technology in his presentation, “Digital Watermarking: Increased Peace of Mind,” on Wednesday, 8th March.
• Magnet Networks and Industria will showcase Widevine Cypher content protection as part of its demonstration in the IPTV operator showcase.
• Widevine will highlight its integration with a range of video products including set-top boxes, middleware platforms and video servers including systems from leading technology partners Amino, Entone, Kreatel, Thomson, Wegener, i3, Motorola, Sigma Designs and TVN.

About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine is the most widely deployed provider of content security solutions for IP video operators worldwide. Widevine enables telco, cable, satellite and broadband service operators to generate new revenue opportunities through the secure distribution, identification and tracking of digital content.

Utilizing a combination of hardware and software-based encryption, Cypher persistently encrypts both digital broadcast and video-on-demand (VOD) content, regardless of video infrastructure, network protocols or compression technologies. An innovator in the industry, Widevine invented the downloadable, software-based Cypher Virtual SmartCard™ client which today protects more IP video set-top boxes and devices in the industry than any other vendor. Widevine Virtual SmartCard clients quickly and affordably enable operators to combat piracy on set-top boxes, personal video recorders and other devices within the home. Widevine Secure operators are guaranteed to encrypt studio and broadcaster content, across any video distribution network and on any Widevine Secure device.

Widevine is a privately held corporation headquartered in Seattle, WA, funded by Charter Ventures, Constellation Ventures, PaceSetter Capital Group, Phoenix Capital Partners, and VantagePoint Venture Partners and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd (DNP).

For more information see Widevine Technologies at www.widevine.com or visit Booth 60 at IPTV World Forum, Olympia, London.

Contact:

Eric Moser
Ruder Finn Chicago (for Widevine Technologies)
Tel: +1 312 329 3908

mosere@ruderfinn.com

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