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Widevine® Technologies
Selected by TELUS to Protect Video Content on Multiple Devices
Other Topics: IPTV Application
Software Development, IPTV Test &
Monitoring
Widevine Technologies
November 13, 2006
Vancouver, British Columbia -- Widevine Technologies, the world’s
leading provider of downloadable content protection, forensic
watermarking and digital copy protection solutions, today announced
that TELUS (TSX:T) (TSX:T.A) (NYSE:TU) has signed a six-year
agreement to apply its video content protection technology across a
number of platforms.
TELUS offers a range of video products including downloadable
multimedia content, cellular-based TELUS mobile TV and TELUS TV, an
IPTV broadcast and video-on-demand service. Widevine will secure the
delivery and consumption of content via set top boxes and PCs used
by TELUS customers accessing these services. TELUS will also assess
using the technology in its wireless devices such as cell phones.
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Widevine Cypher
provides companies such as TELUS with a single content security
platform protecting mobile, IPTV and broadband content delivery to a
wide range of consumer electronics devices. Widevine’s Digital Copy
Protection solution will protect PCs and PC-based platforms that
TELUS customers use to receive and distribute content between
authorized devices in the home — and on the road.
“Widevine is an industry leader in the protection of downloadable
content,” said Ibrahim Gedeon, TELUS’ Chief Technology Officer.
“Managing security of multimedia content is essential. Widevine has
proven it can provide the protection we need along with the
scalability to support our growth.”
“TELUS is a customer with impressive long term video delivery
plans,” said Brian Baker, President and CEO of Widevine. “Widevine
is excited to continue our joint work to secure premium content
delivered across all of TELUS’ video delivery services for the range
of services its customers are asking for.”
According to Michael Wolf, Director of Digital Home Research at ABI,
“Today’s carriers want to provide consumers content across three
screens. To do so, they must protect the distribution to multiple
consumer platforms. Widevine’s agreement with TELUS to secure
multimedia content distribution across Internet, IPTV and mobile is
another validation of Widevine’s strength in providing this level of
comprehensive content security.”
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.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national
telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.4 billion of annual
revenue and 10.4 million customer connections including 4.7 million
wireless subscribers, 4.6 million wireline network access lines and
1.05 million Internet subscribers. The company’s strategic intent is
to unleash the power of the Internet to deliver the best solutions
to Canadians at home, in the workplace and on the move. TELUS
provides customers with a wide range of wireline and wireless
communications products and services including data, Internet
protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video services. For more
information about TELUS, visit telus.com.
Contacts:
Widevine Technologies
Barbara Leavitt, 206-254-3312
bleavitt@widevine.com |
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