FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ComX Selects Widevine for National IPTV Deployment in Denmark
Widevine’s downloadable conditional access and DRM solution reduced ComX’s operational expenditures and enabled faster time to market
Seattle, Mar. 27, 2007 –Widevine Technologies, the world’s leading provider of downloadable content protection, forensic watermarking and digital copy protection solutions, today announced that leading broadband services provider ComX is deploying IPTV services with Widevine Cypher® which has enabled them to license and deliver secure premium content faster, to meet aggressive market launch objectives.
ComX offers a complete lineup of broadcast television, video on demand (VOD) with more than 100 channels and several entertainment packages. In cooperation with established and new content providers, ComX further plans to expand into HDTV service delivery to utilize the advances that digital TV (IPTV) offers. ComX sees a growing demand for additional services including content delivered to PCs.
“ComX chose Widevine because it is the proven solution globally for securing IPTV networks and to improve our time to market. Widevine is one of the most recognized suppliers delivering content protection and we have acquired premium content from major studios. Additionally, Widevine Cypher is updateable from the head-end, making it simple and fast to renew client security across the entire network in minutes,” said ComX CEO Finn Helmer.
“With broadband penetration rates at nearly 30 percent, Denmark is a leader in broadband penetration and represents an excellent environment for the rapid growth of IPTV. Widevine is delighted to work with ComX, to quickly get its deployment operational based on our integrations with leading middleware, set top box and server vendors at more than 120 operators globally,” said Brian Baker, Widevine’s CEO.
About ComX Networks A/S
ComX Networks A/S is the leading Danish broadband provider in Denmark. Established in 2002, ComX is an innovative company which develops and delivers IP based communication and entertainment using optic fiber infrastructure. ComX delivers integrated telephony, advanced internet services and IPTV services to private households and power companies. For more information, go to www.comx.dk.
About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine is the world’s leading provider of downloadable content protection, forensic watermarking and digital copy protection solutions for over 120 video service providers worldwide. Widevine enables telco, internet, mobile, cable and satellite service operators to generate new revenue opportunities through the secure distribution, identification and tracking of multimedia content.
Utilizing a combination of downloadable conditional access, digital rights management and digital copy protection techniques, Widevine enables operators to acquire and distribute premium studio content and, through unique patented technologies, reduce video related capital and operational expenditures. An innovator in the industry and holder of seven patents, Widevine invented the renewable client security with the Cypher Virtual SmartCard™—which today protects more IP video set top boxes, personal video recorders, PCs, portable media players and mobile devices in the industry than any other vendor.
Widevine is a privately held corporation headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA, funded by Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Charter Ventures, Constellation Ventures, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd (DNP), Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN), 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
Finn Helmer
ComX Networks A/S
Tel: +45 2015 6510
finn@helmer.com
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