ViXS Systems Announces Widevine DRM Support on XCode™ Products
ViXS' XCode™ processors provide TV everywhere and multi-screen services with Widevine security technology
TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - ViXS Systems Inc., a leading provider of smart network multimedia processors, announced today the support of digital rights management solution (DRM) from the company Widevine on its XCode™ products. The XCode™ multimedia processors from ViXS integrate an advanced security architecture allowing the porting of digital rights management (DRM) from companies such as Widevine, a global leader for securing high quality audio and video delivery.
The XCode™ multimedia processor SoCs uniquely combine state-of-the-art ViXS' patented transcoding and transcrypting technologies providing the ability for place shifting and multiscreen streaming. Transcrypting and transcoding technologies are vital for the success of TV everywhere and multi-screen services. Having this technology integrated into the ViXS XCode™ product lines allows for seamless conversion of conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) to other CA and DRM systems. This powerful transcryption technology enables the secure distribution of high value content from service and content providers to popular consumer viewing devices such as tablets and mobile phones securely anywhere in the world.
"ViXS offers the best-in-class smart network multimedia processors integrating transcoding and transcrypting on the market today," said Sally Daub, President and CEO of ViXS Systems. "The support of the digital rights management solution from Widevine will greatly enhance our security technology offering and will enable our customers to deploy TV everywhere and multiscreen services in a very effective and secure manner."
About ViXS Systems Inc.
ViXS is a multimedia solutions innovator providing technologies for processing, managing, securing and distributing high quality video and audio allowing seamless control, conversion, and connectivity between many classes and sizes of digital entertainment devices.
ViXS supplies advanced System-on-Chip semiconductors, software solutions and hardware reference designs for the world's top manufacturers of Digital TVs, DVDs, Set-top boxes, Personal Video Recorders, PCs, Network-Attached Storage devices, Residential/Home Gateways, Blu-ray players/recorders, as well as Broadcast and Professional Equipment OEMs.
ViXS is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with global operations and offices in Europe, Asia and North America. ViXS has filed more than 334 patents worldwide with over 103 patents being issued to date. Listed for four years running as one of Deloitte's fastest growing North American companies, ViXS is setting new standards in the way digital entertainment is viewed and transmitted across an endless array of multimedia products.
For more information on ViXS, please visit our website: www.vixs.com.
The ViXS® logo, and XCode™ are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ViXS. Other registered or unregistered marks are the property of their respective owners.
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