AuthenTec and Insys Help Deliver CANAL+ Streaming TV Content to 1.5 Million
Mobile Subscribers in Poland via CYFRA+ Platform
- AuthenTec's Downloadable DRM Fusion Helps Protect and Deliver Streaming Content
to iPhone and iPad Users via Canal+ Cyfrowy's CYFRA+ ONLINE Service
MELBOURNE, Fla. & POZNAN, Poland, Mar 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AuthenTec
(AUTH), a leading provider of mobile and network security, and system integrator
Insys announced today that CYFRA+, the Polish digital platform and part of CANAL+
Group , has launched a smooth streaming content service for mobile devices that
uses AuthenTec's Downloadable DRM Fusion(TM) content protection and Insys'
InsysPlay video playback platform. AuthenTec and Insys helped to create the
downloadable CYFRA+ ONLINE application that delivers the platform programming to
Apple iPhones and iPads. The CYFRA+ free download, now available on iTunes,
brings exclusive films, sports and lifestyle shows to 1.5 million CYFRA+
subscribers in Poland.
"We have been delighted by the speed and success of our mobile launch in Poland
via the CYFRA+ iTunes application," said Jaroslaw Kordalewski, Executive Director
of TV Technology & IT systems of Canal+ Poland. "The combination of AuthenTec's
downloadable DRM leadership and Insys' local integration expertise allowed us to
launch our new service CYFRA+ ONLINE to mobile subscribers in record time, and we
appreciate their ongoing support as we deliver programming to more mobile users
than ever before."
"We appreciate the support of Insys in creating a downloadable application for
CYFRA+ that has regularly topped the iTunes application store charts since its
launch," said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, Vice President of AuthenTec Embedded
Security Solutions. "Our deal with CANAL+ Cyfrowy is the latest in a series of
downloadable DRM design wins for AuthenTec in Europe, where we are now delivering
high value content to smartphone and tablet users in eight European countries."
"The goal of CANAL+ Cyfrowy was to create an easy to use, proven and secure
solution for delivering their programming to the largest group of mobile phone
and tablet users possible, which is why they turned to Insys and AuthenTec," said
Krzysztof Bartkowski, Managing Partner of Insys. "The popularity of the CYFRA+
ONLINE application in iTunes is a testament to the hard work of our combined
team, and we are glad to have a DRM expert like AuthenTec in our corner."
Since its introduction in February 2012, CYFRA+ ONLINE has surged in popularity
on the iTunes store in Poland, and is one of the most downloaded entertainment
applications today. CYFRA+ provides quick access to television programs CYFRA+
via mobile devices, providing channels such as PLANETE+ HD, kuchnia+ HD, DOMO+
HD, MiniMini+ and teleTOON + HD / HYPER+ HD. CANAL+ subscribers can also watch
the broadcasts of major sporting events on their iPhones and iPads.
AuthenTec offers complete security solutions for handset makers, mobile
operators, and rich content providers, including fingerprint sensor hardware,
identity management software and embedded security. The Company has shipped more
than 20 million fingerprint sensors for use in mobile devices. AuthenTec's proven
embedded security offering includes its DRM Fusion(TM) Agent for content
protection that supports multiple industry standards, and its QuickSec(TM) Mobile
VPN solution tailored specifically for Android smartphones and tablets and Apple
iPhones and iPads.
About CANAL+ Cyfrowy
CANAL+ Cyfrowy Sp. z o.o. is an operator of a digital platform CYFRA+ and a
broadcaster of television premium channels: CANAL+, CANAL+ FILM, CANAL+ SPORT,
CANAL+ GOL, CANAL+ WEEKEND and ale kino+, PLANETE+, kuchnia+, DOMO+, MiniMini+,
teleTOON+ i HYPER+ channels in HD standards. The company has a leading position
on the market of television rights and is a foremost partner of Polish football
while extending its subscriber base and launching services based on new
technologies. The channels produced and broadcast by the company are available
exclusively on CYFRA+ as well as in cable television networks.
About Insys
Insys is a provider of complete online video workflow solutions. Since 2006 the
company has successfully deployed numerous pioneering projects and now is
addressing customers worldwide with its new brand Pokazz Click for Detail |
