Cited for “most innovative and visionary” CA/DRM solution, the Encryptonite ONE™ System is bestowed the Inaugural Award for Best Conditional Access
Anaheim, CA USA–12 November 2008– SecureMedia, the technology leader in open content protection software for secure video and multimedia delivery over IP networks announced today that its popular Encryptonite ONE System has been awarded the prestigious TelcoTV 2008 Vision Award for Conditional Access at TelcoTV, the telecom industry’s premier event for the exploration of a comprehensive entertainment convergence strategy. Judged by a distinguished panel of industry executives, analysts and service providers, the Encryptonite ONE System was selected for its adaptability to new media convergence with innovations such as IdentiFind™, open watermarking platform and SecureCast™, unified content security for hybrid pay TV services combining advanced interactive IPTV services with broadcast terrestrial, cable or satellite DVB services (i.e. DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-H).
This inaugural award was determined by telecommunications leaders: Bernardin Arnason, Chairman, TelcoTV; Joseph Braue, SVP and Group Director, Light Reading; Steve Fravel, Video Services Manager, NTCA; Keith Galitz, President, Canby Telcom; Aditya Kishore, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading; Kevin McGuire, VP Business & Technology, NTCA; and David Osborn, General Manager, Valley Telephone Cooperative.
“We are thrilled to receive this award and to be recognized as the industry’s most innovative digital security solution,” said Fred Ellis, COO of SecureMedia. Our Encryptonite ONE System’s architecture is designed to not only secure today’s IPTV deployments but can easily protect the adoption of new methods of media distribution such as Over-The-Top (OTT), Digital Terrestrial Television and Virtual Set Top Boxes for the PC and MAC. We thank the selection committee and kudos to our noted research and development team for their insight in advancing digital cryptography and digital rights management for a new generation of media distribution.”
The Encryptonite ONE System, winner of the TelcoTV 2008 Vision Awards and the 2008 IPTV World Series Award for best content protection is today’s proven multi-format, multi-platform CA/DRM software solution that provides the highest levels of digital content security while offering operational efficiencies and extended value. Approved by all major film studios and TV broadcasters, the Encryptonite ONE System allows telcos and broadband operators to acquire distribution rights to the most compelling broadcast channels and VOD programming. Its unique system design features an ultra-light, processor-efficient client that can be deployed on virtually any consumer media appliance to allow ubiquitous secure content distribution on current and future set-top boxes, PCs, portable players and mobile phones. Employing a patented, common encryption scheme for both broadcast and VOD content and through its exclusive EverLock™ process, the Encryptonite ONE System is the only solution available today that enables persistent and efficient protection of content at all times in distribution and storage including in DVR and nDVR applications. Newest innovations include exclusive platform extensions that allow for selectable digital forensics to track, identify and deter piracy of valued content (IdentiFind™), support for DVB Simulcrypt enabling DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-H services (SecureCast™), rapid middleware integration to speed time-to-market (CodeConnect™), and configurable security parameters for diverse quality content (TrustAdjust™).
