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To: Starlight who wrote (8417)	11/11/1999 9:21:00 AM
From: Savant	Respond to of 18366

interesting...is this the 'Open Book' policy? Microsoft and Donnelley back the Open eBook standard, which allows electronic books to be read by multiple readers. ?ZDNN

To: Starlight who wrote (8417)	11/13/1999 1:06:00 AM
From: chris431	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18366

Intel's Software Security System (new, longer article) zdnet.com -also uses the previously referred to quote,"Intel expects to announce a partnership with a music player developer shortly" Intel plans Software Security System for online content By Christa Degnan, PC Week Online November 5, 1999 11:43 AM ET Intel Corp. wants more users playing computing-intensive rich media on the desktop, so it's giving content developers a new incentive for distributing the stuff online. Next Tuesday Intel plans to debut the Software Integrity System from its year-old New Business Group in Hillsborough, Ore. The security system is made up of client/server software components that developers can use to protect online media such as music, video, documents and books. A Software Integrity Agent on the desktop plugs into a player application such as RealNetworks Inc.'s RealJukeBox or Acrobat from Adobe Systems Inc. Server components are used to associate agents to the content and establish "vouchers" for its use. Parvinder Kohli, general manager of Internet Security Services at the New Business Group, said the agents check the integrity of the PC being used to see if it is authorized to play or view the content. If the voucher doesn't match, the content can't be opened. Deals in the wings Intel has been beta testing the technology with online software distribution system provider Preview Systems Inc., of Cupertino, Calif., said Kohli. Preview plans to implement it in a digital music distribution service rolling out in December. The client components currently work with two playback applications, and Intel expects to announce a partnership with a music player developer shortly, Kohli said. Pricing for the Software Integrity System will depend on the application, said Kohli, but there will be a fee for the Software Development Kit and ongoing charges to renew the Software Integrity Agents based on the value of the content. He added that the technology has enterprise application potential as well and can be used to protect confidential corporate information. Forrester Research Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., estimates that media and software firms have libraries of content that generate $300 billion a year in global sales, but says they are reluctant to expand their distribution to the Internet without greater protection.