Open-access, interoperable consumer electronics DRM platform specifications
to drive market adoption by service, device and content providers
Sunnyvale, CA,
October 3, 2005 – The
Marlin Joint Development Association (JDA), a consumer
electronics industry technology development alliance
formed by Intertrust Technologies, Matsushita Electric
Industrial (Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics,
Samsung Electronics, and Sony Corporation to create
specifications for an open standard interoperable
Digital Rights Management (DRM) platform for consumer
electronics, today announced the creation of the
Marlin Developer Community (MDC). The MDC will be
a technology standards-setting and promotion organization
that provides software and hardware developers access
to the Marlin DRM specifications. The Marlin DRM
platform is designed for devices like mobile phones,
set top boxes, computers and portable and stationary
CE devices.
Launched in January 2005, the Marlin
JDA's primary goal was to create an openly accessible
set of DRM platform specifications for all types
of consumer electronics devices and services for
the mobile, broadcast and broadband markets, and
then turn itself into a market-facing entity that
provides access to prospective Marlin adopters. The
MDC is open to any individual or party to access
the specifications, make input into the development
process, participate in developer conferences and
contribute to or use Marlin reference technologies
in the MDC source program. The MDC will be open for
membership in the near future when the JDA completes
its 1.0 version of the specifications. The Marlin
JDA anticipates that the first Marlin-based devices
and services will enter the market in 2006.
Marlin is the first open DRM platform
developed for CE applications in the mobile, broadcast
and broadband verticals. Marlin mobile profile is
designed to meet all the requirements of a fully
compliant and interoperable OMA v2.0 implementation,
thereby facilitating integration with, and extending
the interoperability of, OMA based systems. It is
a powerful interoperability bridge between CE devices
and delivers a uniform consumer experience across
a wide range of services and devices.
About Intertrust Technologies Corporation
Intertrust develops and licenses
intellectual property for Digital Rights Management
(DRM) and trusted computing. The Company holds
over 30 U.S. patents and more than 100 patent applications
pending worldwide. Intertrust's patent portfolio
covers software and hardware techniques that can
be implemented in a broad range of products that
use DRM and trusted computing technologies, including
computer operating systems, digital media platforms,
web services, and enterprise infrastructure. Intertrust
has research, engineering, and IP groups focusing
on developing and monetizing next-generation technologies
and inventions.
About Matsushita Electric Industrial
Co., Ltd. (Panasonic)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,
Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand name,
is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture
of electronic products for a wide range of consumer,
business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka,
Japan, the Company recorded consolidated sales
of US$ 81.44 billion for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2005. Matsushita's shares are listed
on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, New York (NYSE:MC),
Euronext Amsterdam and Frankfurt stock exchanges.
For more information on the company and its Panasonic
brand, visit the Matsushita website at http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/top.html.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the
Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of the
world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's
largest, with sales of EUR 30.3 billion in 2004.
With activities in the three interlocking domains
of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and 159,700
employees in more than 60 countries, it has market
leadership positions in medical diagnostic imaging
and patient monitoring, color television sets,
electric shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions.
News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Samsung Electronics Corporation
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is
a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication,
digital media and digital convergence technologies
with 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion
and net income of US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately
113,000 people in over 90 offices in 48 countries,
the company consists of five main business units:
Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business,
LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication
Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest
growing brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's
largest producer of color monitors, color TVs,
memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For more information,
please visit www.samsung.com.
About Sony Corporation
Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer
of audio, video, game, communications, key device
and information technology products for the consumer
and professional markets. With its music, pictures,
computer entertainment and on-line businesses,
Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading personal
broadband entertainment company in the world. Sony
recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately
$67 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2005. Sony Global website: http://www.sony.net/.
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Media Contacts
For more information, press only:
Robin Buckley, Buckley Kaldenbach for Intertrust,
(703) 533-9805, robin@buckleykaldenbach.com
Isabel Kaldenbach, Buckley Kaldenbach for Intertrust,
(703) 979-3076, isabel@buckleykaldenbach.com |
