Complete Range of Solutions Provides Comprehensive Security for Music, Video and TV; Pre-Integrated With Open Source Platform

Mobile World Congress 2009

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Discretix, the leading provider of embedded security and DRM solutions for mobile devices, today announced the availability of its complete suite of mobile content protection solutions for the Open Mobile Handset Alliance's Andriod^TM.

Recognizing the importance of open source mobile platforms, Discretix' suite of content protection solutions, offers mobile handset vendors a pre-integrated solution, incorporating best-of-breed technology, lower development risk and reduced time to market.

Android - an open source platform - delivers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications. Android is built on the open Linux Kernel, and will continue to evolve as the developer community works together to build innovative mobile applications.

Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM Client and Discretix Multi-Scheme MobileTV Security Client deliver the highest level of robust security and protection for premium content, meeting the stringent requirements set by content owners and operators - while ensuring a totally transparent user experience. The client software provides a complete implementation of the key schemes in use today, associated cases and scenarios, as well as the flexibility to add new schemes as they become available.

Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM Client supports numerous DRM schemes, use-cases and scenarios, utilizing a single infrastructure and integration framework. This enables mobile phone manufacturers to support more DRM schemes and additional features on the same device, while complying with current and emerging market requirements - with minimal cost and integration efforts.

The following widely-accepted DRM schemes are supported: OMA DRM Version 1.0 (Forward Lock, Combined Delivery and Separate Delivery), OMA DRM Version 2.0 and 2.1, Microsoft WM-DRM 10 for portable devices, ECFM and i-Mode DRM including CPRM\SD-Bind.

The Discretix Multi-Scheme MobileTV Security Client implements mobile TV schemes in use today, associated cases and scenarios. In addition, it provides an easy migration path to add new schemes as they emerge. The Client supports the standard conditional access (CA) schemes defined by OMA BCAST SmartCard and DRM profiles and DVB-H IPDC 18Crypt.

About Discretix:

Discretix' security solutions are deployed in a wide range of consumer electronics devices enabling services and applications, while protecting the device and its contents. Discretix' products include embedded security co-processors and a broad range of security applications. The solutions are tightly integrated into the device, enhancing security without compromising the user experience. Discretix, a privately-owned company, serves the needs of some of the world's best-known semiconductor and device manufacturers and has been consistently ranked among the leaders of the embedded security market. For more information, please visit http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.discretix.com%2F&esheet=5894868&lan=en_US&anchor=www.discretix.com&index=1.

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