Verimatrix Introduces ViewRight PC Player for IPTV Systems to Enable Desktop Access to Premium Content; ViewRight PC Player Transforms any Broadband-Connected Home Computer into a Secure, Interactive IPTV Client

Verimatrix, setting the standard in content security
technologies that enhance the value of pay-TV networks, today
announced the availability of ViewRight(TM) PC Player for IPTV
operators. ViewRight PC Player provides a fully interactive viewing
experience over broadband-connected PCs within the subscriber's home.
Verimatrix's new ViewRight PC Player is an integrated component of the
Video Content Authority System (VCAS) and provides the same level of
content security and revenue protection as with dedicated set-top box
(STB) equipment, giving operators and consumers more viewing choices
to suit their lifestyles. Verimatrix will be demonstrating ViewRight
capabilities at IBC2006 Hall 4, Booth 199.
ViewRight PC Player is a complement to the deployment of dedicated
STBs in IPTV systems. IPTV operators that deploy VCAS content security
systems will be able to offer consumers a highly-secure video player
for home PCs that enables desktop access to the same range of
broadcast and Video-on-Demand (VOD) content that is available in their
living room. ViewRight PC Player also integrates the unique Verimatrix
VideoMark(TM) user-specific watermarking technology. This
patent-pending forensic watermarking extends the realm of anti-piracy
measures by enabling the tracing of unauthorized copies of content
back to the time and place of piracy.
"Service providers and their video subscribers will benefit from
having a secure method to offer premium content via a PC, which has
not been available until now," said Jeff Heynen, directing analyst at
Infonetics Research. "With ViewRight PC Player, service providers can
deliver video content to their subscribers' PC with the same security
previously available only to set-top boxes. This type of technology
will facilitate the rollout of new video services and enable the goal
of viewing content anywhere at any time."
ViewRight PC Player seamlessly integrates with system middleware
allowing service providers to have the same look and feel of the
services program guide for selection of available broadcast channels
and VOD browsing and purchase functions. It also enables access to
Personal Video Recorder (PVR) and nPVR features as available in each
system deployment.
"Consumers are demanding more ways to view content, and a
combination of STB and PC clients offers increased revenue
opportunities for service providers that can deliver this
flexibility," said Bob Kulakowski, CTO of Verimatrix. "ViewRight PC
Player fully leverages the subscriber's home network to efficiently
create a multi-screen home. Leading-edge technologies like ViewRight
PC Player will help make IPTV offerings more attractive and
competitive when compared to other networks, while maintaining the
highest standards of content security."

Key Features of ViewRight(TM) PC Player

-- Enables Standard Definition and High Definition MPEG-2 and
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 content decode and display.

-- Supports all trick play modes and functions available from
major VOD server systems.

-- Designed to be comprehensively branded to match operator and
system requirements, including interface language and run-time
"skinning."

-- Rapidly integrates with major middleware systems to offer
dynamic program guide information for multicast channels
together with library browsing and purchase support for VOD
content.

-- Provides automatic network update functions for decryption and
watermarking that minimize potential for theft of service or
analog signal piracy.

-- Fully supports Verimatrix's patent-pending
GeoAuthentication(TM) and QuantumID(TM) clone detection
technologies.

About Verimatrix

Verimatrix sets the standard for software-based content security
and revenue enhancement technologies in pay-TV networks, with a global
customer base of telecommunications providers. The Verimatrix Video
Content Authority System(TM) (VCAS) offers a suite of next-generation
technologies that protect content and enhance revenue streams, while
combating digital piracy wherever it occurs within the distribution
chain. The company's content security experts maintain close
relationships with the major Hollywood studios to help address the
challenges facing pay-TV networks of today, and those of tomorrow.
Verimatrix's customers benefit with most favorable access to premium
content, enabling the richest, most versatile viewing experience for
their digital video subscribers. For more information on why VCAS is
the most widely deployed IPTV content security system with tier one
operators, please visit www.verimatrix.com