Yet another outfit takes a crack at securing and metering digital content...
Thursday March 2, 10:46 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
AegiSoft Receives Patent for Technology That Enables New Approach to Digital Commerce
Patent issued for Dynamic Transformation Filter (DTF) technology, the foundation for AegiSoft's unique digital e-commerce-enabling usage metering and encryption solution
ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2000-- AegiSoft Corporation, the leader in encryption and regulation software, today announced that it has received a patent for its Dynamic Transformation Filter (DTF) technology, which provides the foundation for AegiSoft's leading Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems.
AegiSoft's unique DRM systems enable companies to encrypt and regulate the usage of digital content, thus protecting this content from piracy as well as opening up a whole new realm of digital and Internet commerce possibilities.
``AegiSoft's receipt of this patent confirms the unique capabilities of our DRM systems,' said Ji Shen, AegiSoft's Chairman & CEO.
``AegiSoft's patented DRM systems are the only kind that allow companies to fully protect their intellectual property rights by specifically regulating and controlling access to digital content. We see enormous potential to assist companies in revolutionizing their digital commerce strategies simply by AegiSoft-enabling their content.'
The patent recognizes the DTF's unique ability to monitor, meter and regulate all access to encrypted content on a user's computer. The application of the patented technology allows for digital content publishers and distributors to manage their intellectual property both on-line and off-line. The DTF's unique ability to perpetually meter the content's usage enforces true digital rights management.
Combining AegiSoft's unique DTF technology with leading public key encryption technology creates the only product line that allows companies to encrypt content according to pre-set usage metering specifications, allowing them to monitor and control access to their digital content in ways never before possible.
AegiSoft's technology allows companies to program content to effectively ``lock out' users prior to registering the digital content after a certain authorized time or usage period has expired. Companies can then extend that usage period after a customer provides additional payment or is issued an additional license.
When content is protected using AegiSoft's DRM solutions, businesses and consumers can distribute this content to other computers, but it cannot be accessed until the new user obtains a valid license for the content.
No longer hampered by piracy concerns, AegiSoft's DRM systems allow companies to distribute their digital content using new and innovative methods. For instance, software companies can send out 1 day of free usage with a free CD, allowing users to buy the product directly from the free CD through an on-line transaction even after the free usage period expires.
Or digital publishers can email or allow readers to download the first chapter of the latest bestseller before traveling to the bookstore to buy the book - or unlocking the remainder of the book on-line. AegiSoft's technology allows users to sample, rent, or lease digital content before they buy, thus helping companies spur additional sales or develop new revenue streams.
And, because AegiSoft's technology enables publishers to require individuals to register online before they obtain access to AegiSoft-protected digital content, companies can now truly enforce 100 percent user registration, giving companies unprecedented e-marketing abilities to their customers.
AegiSoft Corporation, headquartered in Rockville, MD, is the world's leading provider of protection technology and services to digital content companies (i.e. software, music, movies, electronic books, and Internet content providers) by remastering the digital content into piracy resistant, usage metered products. The company may be accessed internationally at www.aegisoftcorp.com.
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