"Dadio is a digital audio operating system for portable digital music players that allows mp3 and other digital music file formats to be played interchangeably. In addition to its universal support of other codecs, Dadio comes with its own optimized mp3 codec that offers enhanced fidelity and performance over current players."
iObjects and InterTrust Announce Agreement to Integrate InterTrust's Digital Rights Management Technology Into iObjects Dadio(TM), a Premier Software System for Portable Digital Music Players
Agreement Will Enable Playback of Secure Digital Music Downloads on Next Generation Portable Digital Audio Players
BELLEVUE, Wash. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive Objects, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: OBJX - news) and InterTrust Technologies (Nasdaq: ITRU - news), the MetaTrust Utility(TM), today announced that iObjects will support InterTrust's Rights/PD(TM) digital rights management (DRM) software for embedded systems. iObjects will integrate InterTrust's sophisticated DRM technology into it's Dadio(TM) digital audio operating system for portable digital music players. Dadio's unique design incorporates support for multiple music file formats including mp3, Dolby AAC, and others. Integrating InterTrust's DRM platform into Dadio will enable the delivery of secure digital music content to a new generation of digital audio players.
``Support for secure music content will be critical for expanding the pool of high fidelity music available to consumers,'' said Mark Phillips, Chief Technical Officer at iObjects. ``Top record labels such as Universal and BMG have already announced their support for InterTrust's DRM technology and we are excited to integrate it into our Dadio operating system for portable digital music players. With the addition of InterTrust's flexible DRM platform, Dadio will offer OEM's and their customers a complete DRM solution for portable digital music players.''
Talal Shamoon, Sr. VP of Media, InterTrust Technologies, added, ``The integration of InterTrust's DRM technology into iObjects Daido operating system represents another important step toward the creation of a legitimate market for digitally downloadable music. Digital audio players are becoming an essential component of any digital music distribution strategy and our agreement with iObjects is yet another key step in creating a new model for the way consumers buy and listen to music through the Internet.''
About iObject Dadio(TM) Digital Audio OS
Dadio is a digital audio operating system for portable digital music players that allows mp3 and other digital music file formats to be played interchangeably. In addition to its universal support of other codecs, Dadio comes with its own optimized mp3 codec that offers enhanced fidelity and performance over current players.
Dadio adds to its user-friendly design by incorporating features such as jBox, a music Jukebox for song playback and play-list management, and dEQ, a high quality digital equalization control system that enhances audio quality. Dadio includes all the necessary software drivers for connecting digital audio players to PCs and other Internet music devices through a USB connection. No additional downloading of software from CDs is necessary to get Dadio players ready to load music.
Dadio is built around a compact, embedded operating system kernel that manages the interaction between the player's hardware and software, and maximizes battery life. Dadio's OS kernel provides sophisticated file and memory management functionality and supports multi-threaded operations. Advanced memory buffering allows continuous, smooth operation with external media. This design approach is what makes Dadio unique in providing universal support of music formats and storage solutions. It also enables an entire class of new ``concurrent'' features such as downloading music or managing play lists while listening to music. Moreover, it prevents common problems such as latency or pausing, system crashing, and greatly improves general usability.
About InterTrust Digital Rights Management
Digital rights management (DRM) technologies protect and manage rights and interests in digital information. The MetaTrust Utility DRM platform provides a neutral and interoperable foundation for distributed digital information and event management. It serves as the root source of trust for commerce in digital content. Authors, publishers, enterprises, and other participants are empowered to specify and agree on the rules regarding the use of digital content. InterTrust© technology protects all forms of digital content, ensures persistent application of the agreed rules throughout the life cycle of the information, and automates many e-commerce processes related to content use. The MetaTrust Utility DRM platform is a general-purpose system which can be used to manage any content type including music, publications, business information, video, games, software and images.
About InterTrust Technologies Corporation
InterTrust Technologies Corporation is the leading developer of distributed digital rights management (DRM) technology. Its general-purpose DRM platform serves as a foundation for trusted e-commerce in digital information and related services. InterTrust licenses its technology as software and tools to partners whose digital commerce services and applications together form the MetaTrust Utility global commerce system. InterTrust administers the specifications for the MetaTrust Utility, ensuring the neutrality, security and interoperability of the platform and providing the root source of trust.
About Interactive Objects, Inc.
Interactive Objects' Digital Appliance Group is a leading developer of audio solutions for portable digital appliances and the creator of Dadio(TM), the universal software for mp3 and digital audio players. iObjects provides custom software engineering, industrial design and manufacturing services, and offers licenses of its proprietary Dadio(TM) digital audio software to leading consumer electronics, digital media, and computer software companies. iObjects' Business Objects Group provides web application and development services to leading portal and eCommerce web sites.
Interactive Objects is headquartered at 12600 SE 38th, Suite 150, Bellevue, WA 98006, USA. Interactive Objects is listed on the OTC.BB under the symbol ``OBJX'' and on the ``Third Segment'' of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol ``IOX'' and German securities code WKN: 913011. The Company can be reached on the web at iobjects.com .
The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding InterTrust's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to InterTrust as of the date hereof, and InterTrust assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors and risks discussed in InterTrust's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE: InterTrust and DigiBox are registered trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, and InterRights Point, the InterTrust logo, MetaTrust, MetaTrust-Certified, MetaTrust Utility, PowerChord, Rights/PD and Rights/System are trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, all of which may or may not be used in certain jurisdictions. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.
SOURCE: InterTrust Technologies Corporation
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