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Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Widevine® Ranked #1 Worldwide in Content Protection by ABI Research

Seattle, Wash. August 1, 2006 –ABI Research’s new content protection report ranks Widevine Technologies, the leading provider of comprehensive downloadable content protection and digital forensics for video operators worldwide, at the top of the latest Telco TV DRM Vendor Matrix.

The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research to provide a clear understanding of vendors' positions in specific markets. Vendors are assessed by ABI Research on the important parameters of "innovation" and "implementation" across several criteria, unique to each vendor matrix, such as customer wins, contract awards, global reach, market share, patents, R&D spending, time to market and first movers, among others.

“Widevine’s worldwide deployments, strong intellectual property portfolio and its comprehensive conditional access and digital rights management technology earned it the number one ranking among other content protection vendors. Additionally its development of innovative technologies such as watermarking and digital copy protection for PCs and PC-based consumer electronics strengthen its position to meet emerging operator needs,” said Mike Wolf, Principal Analyst of Broadband and Multimedia Research at ABI Research.

“Operators deploying or planning IP video services want a content protection solution that is proven in the marketplace and can meet their current and emerging security needs. With more than 100 deployments internationally we are pleased to be recognized by ABI for our achievements and earn its top ranking,” said Brian Baker, Widevine’s CEO.

The report, Conditional Access and DRM: Focus On CATV, DBS and IPTV Platforms, discusses the emergence of downloadable CAS and DRM and how each of the leading vendors and suppliers is positioned to take advantage of these emerging technologies.

About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine is the leading provider of content protection and forensic watermarking solutions for IP video operators worldwide. Widevine enables telco, cable, fiber, satellite, internet and mobile service operators to generate new revenue opportunities through the secure distribution, identification and tracking of digital content.

Utilizing a combination of downloadable conditional access and digital rights management techniques, Widevine Cypher Suite enables operators to acquire and license premium studio content and, through unique patented technologies, reduce capital and operational expenditures. Widevine 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, solution Cypher Virtual SmartCard™ client which today protects more IP video set-top boxes and consumer electronics devices in the industry than any other vendor.

Widevine is a privately held corporation headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with sales offices in Singapore, United Kingdom and Portugal. Widevine is funded by Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Charter Ventures, Constellation Ventures, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd (DNP), PaceSetter Capital Group, Phoenix Partners, TELUS (NYSE: TU) and VantagePoint Venture Partners.

For more information see Widevine Technologies at 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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