FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, October 23, 2006

Widevine® to Speak on Content Protection at Digital Hollywood

Seattle, Wash., Oct. 23, 2006 –Widevine Technologies, the world’s leading provider of downloadable content protection, forensic watermarking and digital copy protection solutions, today announced that Reza Rassool, Chief Engineer, will be a featured speaker at Digital Hollywood Fall, on the topic of protecting intellectual property of content delivered in the cross-platform environment of cable, broadband and mobile.

The panel, Protecting Your Intellectual Property - The Policies and Technologies for Managing Risk, is scheduled Thursday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 a.m., Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, in Santa Monica, CA.

Since 1999 Rasool has led advanced engineering at Widevine. He is a pioneer in development of audio video products ranging from non-linear editors to bionic eyes and has contributed to some of the most exciting product developments in the field of digital media. Previously he was the technical manager and one of the original designers of the Lightworks NLE and held positions at GEC, RGB Computer Graphics, The Computer Film Company and Crosfield Electronics. He holds patents, has published numerous papers and is active in several industry trade associations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in physics from King’s College.

About Digital Hollywood
Digital Hollywood debuted in 1990 and has from its start been among the leading trade conferences in its field with over 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries attending the various events each year. For more information about Digital Hollywood, visit www.digitalhollywood.com.

About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine is the leading provider of downloadable content protection, forensic watermarking and digital copy protection solutions for IP video operators worldwide. Widevine enables telco, cable, 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 enables operators to acquire and license premium studio content and, through unique patented technologies, reduce capital and operational expenditures. An innovator in the industry and holder of four patents, Widevine invented the downloadable Cypher Virtual SmartCard™ client which today protects more IP video set-top boxes, consumer electronics devices and PCs in the industry than any other vendor.

Widevine is a privately held corporation headquartered in Seattle, WA, 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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