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Irdeto, the proven expert in content security, provides comprehensive solutions for content protection in digital TV, IPTV and mobile environments. Irdeto purchased Cloakware in December 2007.
The company works with an impressive list of leading industry partners to create end-to-end solutions for any pay media business.
Irdeto's goal is to help operators increase content revenue by offering best-of-class security solutions supporting a wide range of revenue models.
With nearly 40 years of providing pay television technology and proven success in deploying security solutions across the globe, Irdeto continues to offer innovative products to more than 300 customers around the world.
The Irdeto group of companies also includes IBS Interprit (customer care and
billing) as well as IDway (set-top box middleware).
Irdeto and Cloakware's shared vision
Together, Irdeto and Cloakware's shared vision is to deliver cross-platform software-based security that is easy, effective and flexible - an industry first.
Security is becoming an issue of paramount importance as new media business models develop and consumers consume content on an ever-wider variety of devices. Enterprises and device manufacturers have the perception that security is complicated and inconvenient - it is difficult to understand the standards, complicated to integrate, and current solutions are not interoperable.
Security is moving away from being hardware-based to software-based. Irdeto and Cloakware plan to offer a full range of software-based security technology which is more flexible, interoperable, transparent and easier to implement across a broad range of devices.
Software has the advantage of being downloadable and renewable. These technologies will be applied in enterprise, military, Pay TV, internet and mobile applications.
Irdeto is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE:NPN). The company's support, sales and R&D offices are located worldwide with corporate headquarters near Amsterdam the Netherlands and Beijing, China.
For further information on the company, please visit www.irdeto.com