Bluestreak Technology and SafeNet Join Forces to Enable Secure Premium Movie Solution for Widespread Consumption on Android Devices
Combination of Bluestreak Technology’s Mobile Experiences with SafeNet’s Complete DRM Solutions Enabling Secured Distribution and Monetization of Premium Content
MONTREAL, Canada and BALTIMORE -- February 10 2010 -- Bluestreak Technology, the leader in open Flash® platforms for wireless and wired devices, and SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, today announced a partnership to deliver an integrated solution, for secure distribution of premium content, including music and video content over 3G and wireless networks. These new protected content delivery solutions combine the graphically rich, interactive video experiences that are synonymous with Bluestreak Technology with the increased content protection that SafeNet’s DRM Fusion Client provides.
With the explosion of downloads of digital content on 3G and wireless networks, Android is quickly becoming the platform of choice for open source mobile applications. Users are looking for complete interoperability and functionality in smart phones and Android has become the technology of choice for mobile applications. Android is fully adaptable to changing standards and requirements since it can incorporate new cutting edge technologies as they emerge.
“Delivering the best user experience while protecting our customers’ intellectual property and premium content is of paramount importance to us,” said Dominique Jodoin, Bluestreak Technology CEO and President. “With this partnership, we can guarantee the security of content delivery to all of our customers as well as a smooth usable user interface for end users. Our continued commitment to rendering visually compelling applications that delight users while protecting our customers is the reason why our mobile TV solutions are enjoyed by millions of wireless subscribers today.”
“SafeNet’s partnership with Bluestreak Technology further extends our DRM leadership in mobile technology—this combined solution has already been field-tested and will be delivered to a major operator,” said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, managing director, Embedded Security Solutions, SafeNet. “By uniting our complete DRM solution with Bluestreak Technology’s award-winning mobile TV applications, we not only protect their customers’ premium content, but we also enable new and secured ways of bringing entertainment to mobile users hence opening new avenues of delivering premium content to the mass market.”
The secure premium movie solution supports multiple DRM technologies for protection of premium content including full-track music and video content over broadband, mobile, and online networks. This joint solution is available today and runs on a wide variety of devices including Android-enabled phones, next generation tablets, and consumer electronic devices.
A demonstration of the Bluestreak Technology application using SafeNet’s DRM Fusion technology can be seen at the Mobile World Congress Tradeshow in Barcelona, Spain, from February 15-18, 2010. Bluestreak Technology’s Stand is #2J55 in Hall 2 and SafeNet’s Hospitality Suite #53 is located in Hall 3.1.
For more information about Bluestreak Technology and its award-winning MachBlue™ open Flash platform, please visit www.bluestreaktech.com. For more information about SafeNet’s Embedded Security, please visit www.safenet-inc.com/OEM.
About Bluestreak Technology
Bluestreak Technology is the open Flash® platform leader for companies that want to create custom Adobe® Flash-based user interfaces, applications, and web services across a wide variety of wireless and wireddevices. The company’s award-winning MachBlue™ platform extends the rich graphics that Flash is known for on the Web with the customization options necessary to overcome the unique constraints of set-top boxes, mobile phones, digital televisions, and other consumer electronic devices. Bluestreak Technology’s software is used daily by millions of consumers worldwide, delivering interactive and engaging user experiences that have been shown to improve service adoption rates by 75%, increase content usage by over 50%, and deliver customer satisfaction rates as high as 98%. Privately held and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Bluestreak Technology powers the Flash-based user interfaces and applications for many of today’s leading television and mobile companies, including France Telecom, Time Warner Cable, DivX, Videotron, Mitsubishi, and Telecom Italia France. Additional information is available at +1 (514) 448-7662, info@bluestreaktech.com, and http://www.bluestreaktech.com.
Embedded Security Solutions
SafeNet is the only supplier of complete security solutions that enable developers to integrate robust security into networking products while reducing cost and time to market. SafeNet’s award-winning security solutions are deployed by leading global telecommunications, networking, and semiconductor vendors who trust SafeNet’s best-in-class security solutions for their next-generation networking products. SafeNet OEM customers include Nokia, Ericsson, NEC, AMCC, AMD, Azaire Networks, Cisco, Hitachi, HP, Juniper Networks, PMC-Sierra, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel, Siemens, Samsung, and Texas Instruments. For more information about SafeNet’s embedded security systems, please visit www.safenet-inc.com/oem.
About SafeNet, Inc.
SafeNet is a global leader in information security, founded more than 25 years ago. The Company protects identities, transactions, communications, data and software licensing through a full spectrum of encryption technologies, including hardware, software, and chips. More than 25,000 corporate and government customers in 100 countries including UBS, Nokia, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Bank of America, Adobe, Cisco, Microsoft, Samsung, Texas Instruments, the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, trust their security needs to SafeNet. In 2007, SafeNet was acquired by Vector Capital, a $2 billion private equity firm specializing in the technology sector. For more information, visit www.safenet-inc.com.
MachBlue™ is a registered trademark of Bluestreak Technology. All Rights Reserved. Flash® is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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