MVSN : MACROVISION CORP (NASDAQ)
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Grey Matter to Utilise Macrovision's SafeCast ESD Solution for Secure Software Download
LONDON, Jun 5, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Macrovision UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Macrovision Corporation of Sunnyvale, California (Nasdaq: MVSN chart, msgs), the world leader in software copy protection and DRM (digital rights management) technologies, announced today that UK-based Grey Matter, a leading independent supplier of software to software developers, will license Macrovision's SafeCast DRM technology to enable online software purchasing from the Grey Matter web site.
Macrovision's SafeCast DRM software will be used to sell software development tools from www.greymatter.com. Once downloaded, users will be taken through various web screens that capture registration details for online credit card payment. The purchased software is then made available to the customer for immediate use without the need to ship a box or a manual.
"The Grey Matter web site is a key resource for our customers who will now have immediate access to a vast range of software applications," commented Phil Butcher, Managing Director of Grey Matter. "From a customer's perspective, our secure download capability is very attractive in allowing an application to be procured and made available in double quick time without having to wait for postal delivery, making the software purchasing and deployment easier and more cost effective," concluded Phil Butcher.
Paul Stevens, Sales Executive of Macrovision UK stated, "Grey Matter leads the field as a provider of software development tools and have an extensive catalogue of software titles. Many of the titles are likely to be required immediately by their customers, which will make this new channel very expedient. I look forward to working with Grey Matter, as ESD becomes a key part of their business."
Macrovision's SafeCast ESD solution offers a number of immediate concrete benefits to software publishers and resellers:
Faster Time To Market - Products and services can be produced,
distributed and consumed in a single digital supply chain from
centralised points of control.
New Revenue Sources - More flexible licensing capabilities enable
new licensing transactions (try, buy, rent, subscribe, etc.) that
have previously been impossible with physical distribution models.
Lower Operation Costs, Better Predictability - Inventory is always
available "Just in Time" with nominal set-up, fixed, and variable
costs.
Limitless Shelf Space - There is unlimited room to keep stock of
popular products as well as more specialised classic products.
Better Customer Service at a Lower Price - Consumers have access
to any product at any time, at their convenience.
Lower Cost of Sales and Higher Yields - With digital, publishers
can target their marketing and sales efforts to proven consumers
and build predictable recurring revenue streams based upon brand
and identity. They can also engage these customers in ongoing
dialogs to learn and focus their product development more
accurately on a real-time basis.
It is more environmentally friendly and reduces the need for both
boxes and expensive transport costs.
Always secure and safe.
About Grey Matter
Grey Matter is the number one development software and specialist PC application reseller in the UK. Grey Matter has over 18 years of experience servicing the software procurement needs of programmers, systems administrators, web authors, software architects and IT professionals.
Grey Matter's reputation within the development community is built on a long track record of technical knowledge, an extensive catalogue, a focus on customer service, free technical support and competitive pricing.
The Grey Matter software and books catalogue contains more than 4000 products from over 350 publishers including many of the world's leading software suppliers. Full working versions of many software titles are available to download and buy on-line from the Grey Matter web presence, www.greymatter.com.
Grey Matter received the "Component Reseller of the Year - 2001" award at this year's DevWeek Conference voted for by the readers of VSJ (Visual Systems Journal).
About Macrovision
Macrovision develops and markets digital rights management, electronic license management and copy protection technologies for the enterprise software, consumer interactive software and home video markets.
Macrovision's SafeCast(TM) product is a comprehensive digital rights management (DRM) and security solution for a variety of application, content, and entertainment products, and includes a wide range of tools that help publishers encourage trials and generate incremental sales using either CD-ROM or electronic software distribution (ESD) and electronic license distribution (ELD) technology. Its SafeDisc (R) CD-ROM copy protection solution has been licensed to over 100 mastering and replication facilities worldwide and is used by many major interactive software publishers. Its SAFEWRAP(TM) product provides tamper-proofing for digital properties.
Macrovision's other GLOBEtrotter Software division provides FLEXlm electronic license management (ELM) and GTlicensing electronic license distribution (ELD) solutions to independent software vendors (ISVs), as well as SAMsuite software asset management tools for business applications. These products are in use by over 2,000 ISV customers throughout the world.
Macrovision has its corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, with European headquarters in London and Asia-Pacific headquarters in Tokyo.
SafeCast, SafeDisc, GLOBEtrotter, FLEXlm, GTlicensing, and SAMsuite are registered trademarks or trademarks of Macrovision Corporation and GLOBEtrotter Software.
Note to Editors: For more information on Macrovision Corporation and its other products, see www.macrovision.com.
All statements contained herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by the Company or by officers, directors or employees of the Company acting on the Company's behalf, that are not statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties are outlined in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2000, its Quarterly Reports on Form-10Q, and such other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
Contact:
Macrovision UK, South Ruislip
Carolyn Makins, 44 (0)20 8839-0417
cmakins@macrovision.co.uk
or
Grey Matter
Stephen McDonald, 44 (0) 1364 654100
stephenm@greymatter.com
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