News Release from: MontaVista
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 January 2003
Rights management for Linux-based consumer devices
Macrovision has ported its MacroSafe secure media DRM solution to the MontaVista Linux OS.
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Macrovision has ported its MacroSafe secure media DRM solution to the MontaVista Linux OS and both companies are working to support DRM functionality in the newly launched MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition, a new standard development platform for embedded designs that enables developers to create a broad range of consumer devices. MacroSafe is a multilayered software solution for the secure distribution and management of video, audio, graphics, and other multimedia applications, to a variety of non-PC devices including set-top boxes, PDAs, portable entertainment devices, and digital consumer electronics appliances, in addition to traditional PCs. "Our partnership with MontaVista Software will facilitate the adoption and implementation of the MacroSafe DRM technology in the embedded systems and consumer electronics markets", said Carol Flaherty, Senior Vice President of Macrovision's Video Technology Division.
"DRM enablement and Embedded Linux devices both are becoming increasingly important for the content and technology communities.
Our combined solution helps speed up the development of embedded consumer electronics products, lowers development risk, and offers content owners additional secure distribution alternatives".
A recent Venture Development Corporation market research report concluded that consumer electronics is the fastest growing market segment for Linux with an annual growth rate of 49% and projected to reach $149.6 million in shipments by 2006.
The report estimated that consumer electronics will be the largest segment of the embedded Linux market by 2006, with over 40% market share.
"We are seeing an enormous surge in the number of consumer electronics products running Linux.
In addition, device manufacturers are now proactively implementing DRM to make their products more competitive", said Sheila Baker, Vice President, Marketing, MontaVista Software.
"We expect the use of embedded Linux in consumer electronics to grow very rapidly and MontaVista will continue to provide value-added solutions, such as DRM enablement through strategic partners such as Macrovision to meet our customers' needs in this market".
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