Submitted by Webitpr:
LONDON '” August 28, 2003 '” Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN), leading
provider of copy protection and digital rights management technologies, today
announced the launch of SafeDisc® version 3.1, designed to upgrade its
CD/DVD-ROM copy-protection against hacking and unauthorised copying of protected
titles. SafeDisc V3.1 builds upon the security wrapper that PC games publishers
have used to protect over 200 million CDs worldwide, and provides effective and
time-efficient security tools for PC games developers themselves.
Key features include:
- Unique instance-based security that creates individual new security system
for each title, and an improved code masking technology which can be used to
thwart hackers from reverse-engineering Macrovision copy protection out of a
protected application. - Robust SafeDisc security API (Application Programming Interface) with
'Intelligent Protected Functions (PFNs)" and improved interface, allowing
faster and more effective implementation. - Expanded Professional Services with on-site Macrovision development
engineer working along side your developers to produce world-class highly
secure implementation of SafeDisc protection for each title. This also
includes SafeDisc API training, software installation pack and additional code
tools and methodologies to increase the level of protection that developers
can apply to their titles. - New unique signature for each title to foil copying to even the most
advanced optical disc burners.
Steve Weinstein, executive vice president of Macrovision, commented: 'Our
ongoing investment in research and development provides our SafeDisc customers
with a constantly evolving product for more effective protection in a fast
moving and ever changing market environment."
SafeDisc V3.1 will be available in September, 2003 to meet publishers' and
developers' demand for the 2003 holiday season. For additional product
information, contact: safedisc@macrovision.com.
About Macrovision:
Macrovision develops and markets digital rights management ('DRM"), copy
protection, and electronic licence management technologies for the video, music
and software markets. For the past 15 years, Macrovision has been the trusted
partner in copy protection and rights management for the entertainment industry.
Macrovision has worked in partnership with the leading content companies
worldwide to develop and deploy technologies that serve the interests of the
both rights holders and consumers, delivering solutions that provide an optimum
balance between effectiveness and playability. Macrovision's copy protection and
rights management technologies have been utilised on over 6 billion DVDs and VHS
cassettes, over 200 million CD-ROMs and over 120 million music CDs
worldwide.
Macrovision has its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, with
international offices in London, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei
and Seoul. Macrovision can be found on the Internet at www.macrovision.com.
Macrovision and SafeDisc are registered trademarks of Macrovision Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries.
Source: Webitpr
