AuthenTec Teams with Nextscape Inc. to Deliver NTT DOCOMO VIDEO STORE Content
from Avex to Android Phone and Tablet Users
Companies Collaborate with Avex to Deploy NTT DOCOMO VIDEO STORE via a
Downloadable Application on DOCOMO's d-Market
MELBOURNE, Fla. & TOKYO, Jun 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AuthenTec (AUTH), a
leading provider of mobile and network security, and Tokyo-based system
integrator Nextscape, Inc. announced today that they have teamed with Avex
Broadcasting & Communications, Inc. (avex) as operator to deliver high-value
content in the new NTT DOCOMO d-Market VIDEO STORE via a downloadable app for
select Android phones and tablets. AuthenTec's Downloadable DRM Fusion(TM)
ensures that TV and movie content in the VIDEO STORE, powered by BeeTV, is
securely delivered to mobile Android smartphone and tablet users for smooth
playback. The NTT DOCOMO VIDEO STORE, which is enabled by avex, is now available
as a downloadable application on d-Market.
This downloadable app gives Android users easy yet secure access to NTT DOCOMO's
VIDEO STORE, offering 5,000 titles of Japanese and foreign movies, TV dramas,
animation and music videos. This new offering from DOCOMO has signed up more than
one million subscribers since it was launched in November 2011.
"AuthenTec's Downloadable DRM offers very high security while ensuring
high-quality playback of content on a variety of Android platforms," said Hiroshi
Morikawa, Associate Manager of Service Planning Support for Avex Broadcasting &
Communications, Inc. "Not only did AuthenTec provide strong local support to
ensure a quick and successful launch, but their technical approach allowed us to
negotiate with content owners in a smooth and seamless fashion."
"Industry leaders like avex and NTT DOCOMO understand the value of quickly
delivering exactly what mobile device users want and need, and we appreciate the
opportunity to team with Nextscape to securely deliver their new downloadable
VIDEO STORE offering," said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, Vice President of AuthenTec's
Embedded Security Solutions. "Our downloadable DRM Fusion offering has quickly
become the content protection solution of choice for operators in the U.S.,
Europe and now Asia because it has been tested on millions of mobile platforms,
it is secure and easy to deploy."
"Android users demand both smooth playback of movie and TV content and a user app
that's intuitive and easy to download. The combination of Nextscape's integration
expertise and AuthenTec's downloadable DRM helped the avex-DOCOMO team achieve
both, and we look forward to supporting the broad deployment of their new service
for Android platforms," said Mr. Satoshi Kosugi, President of Nextscape, Inc.
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 Nextscape, Inc.
Japan-based Nextscape is a leading systems integrator and DRM solution provider
specializing in the secure delivery of video and music services. Nextscape's
expertise is to provide complex, highly secure systems that allow clients to
monitoring rights management, enroll users and distribute content both quickly
and cost-effectively. The Company has delivered flexible and scalable information
security systems to a variety of leading music and video content providers.
About AuthenTec
AuthenTec is a leading provider of mobile and network security. The Company's
diverse product and technology offering helps protect individuals and
organizations through secure networking, content and data protection, access
control and strong fingerprint security on PCs and mobile devices. AuthenTec
encryption technology, fingerprint sensors and identity management software are
deployed by the leading mobile device, networking and computing companies,
content and service providers, and governments worldwide. AuthenTec's products
and technologies provide security on hundreds of millions of devices, and the
Company has shipped more than 100 million fingerprint sensors for integration in
a wide range of portable electronics including over 20 million mobile phones. Top
tier customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Fujitsu, HBO, HP, Lenovo, LG,
Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Samsung, Sky, and Texas Instruments. Learn more at
authentec.com or follow us on Twitter @authentecnews.
SOURCE: AuthenTec
AuthenTec
Brent Dietz, +1-321-308-1320
Director of Communications
Brent.dietz@authentec.com |
