Verimatrix to Discuss Technology Advancements to Combat Digital Piracy at Asia Television Forum 2008

Steve Christian Participates in Digital Future Symposium to Provide Insight into Watermarking and Fingerprinting Technology

WHO: Verimatrix enhances the value and security of pay-TV networks with advanced technologies designed to address the content protection challenges of today, and those of tomorrow. The Verimatrix 3-Dimensional Content Security approach provides a framework to enhance operator competitiveness and the consumer experience in the new world of pay-TV.

WHAT: Panel Session:
“Content Recognition: Digital Watermarking & Fingerprinting” Steve Christian, VP of Marketing at Verimatrix, will provide insight in the key developments taking place in areas of content protection, with a focus on digital watermarking and fingerprinting.

The panel will address the following:
• How can existing technologies ensure content is delivered to its intended recipients and combat piracy?
• How can watermarking provide a seamless user experience while adequately protecting content?
• How can watermarking deter copyright infringement?
• What are the current technical, business and policy developments in content protection, especially in watermarking and fingerprinting?

Technology Demonstration:
Verimatrix will be highlighting the functionality and flexibility of its VideoMark™ forensic watermarking technology. VideoMark is a powerful security layer that can be seamlessly integrated with Verimatrix’s Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) and complements encryption, conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) technologies as required by more content owners.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 10 at 1:20 p.m.

WHERE: Asia Television Forum, Suntec, Singapore

Verimatrix sets the standard for software-based content security and revenue enhancement technologies in pay-TV networks, with a global customer base of service providers. The Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) offers a suite of next-generation technologies that has been independently audited and ranked as the global leader in IPTV content protection. The company’s 3 Dimensional Content Security approach, built around VCAS, enables secure delivery of content to multiple devices across multiple networks using multiple layers of protection techniques. Maintaining close relationships with major studios, broadcasters, industry organizations and partner ecosystem helps address the challenges facing pay-TV networks of today, and those of tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.verimatrix.com.