Macrovision and C-Dilla Announce SAFEDISC Licensing Program.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1998--Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MVSN MVSN Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (Italy) ) and C-Dilla, Ltd. of Reading, UK, announced today a comprehensive licensing program allowing mastering facilities and replicators to offer the SAFEDISC(TM) antipiracy technology to their clients. THE SAFEDISC technology was recently unveiled by Macrovision at the E3 Show in Atlanta. "This program allows replication service providers to render a value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to their customers, differentiate themselves from their competition, and generate incremental revenue," said Peter Newman
"We are very pleased to be offering SAFEDISC as the antipiracy solution for the CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). manufacturing industry. With software publishers losing billions of dollars worldwide annually, the CD-ROM industry has been actively seeking a viable solution. SAFEDISC will create an opportunity for publishers to boost both volumes and overall revenues for their titles," said Brian Dunn, vice president, Macrovision Corporation. Facilities seeking to offer the SAFEDISC technology can take advantage of two basic licensing options. The first option allows facilities who are servicing Macrovision's direct accounts to become SAFEDISC-authorized service providers. SAFEDISC-authorized facilities apply the technology using the Doug Carson & Associates' (DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. ) Mastering Interface System (MIS). The authorized facilities also report on usage, and in turn receive a service fee from Macrovision or C-Dilla. The second option allows authorized facilities to become SAFEDISC-licensed service providers. Licensed service providers perform the same functions as authorized facilities, but also acquire the ability to encrypt publishers' content using a SAFEDISC encryption tool kit. About C-Dilla C-Dilla, a private company founded in 1991 with over 35 employees, is a recognized leader in rights management software for high-value added information and software publishers. The company's current line of security and rights management products are marketed worldwide to over 150 software and data publishers such as Autodesk, Lotus Development UK, Pitney Bowes and the UK Financial Times. The C-Dilla Rights Management software includes multi-track unlocking capability, "Try before you buy," and metered usage facility. The company also markets secure products for the Internet and the Electronic Software Distribution market (ESD (1) (Electronic Software Distribution) Distributing new software and upgrades via the network rather than individual installations on each machine. See ESL. ). C-Dilla is establishing a sales office in Silicon Valley this year to distribute its current products into the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. software and information market. About Macrovision Macrovision Corporation develops and markets technologies to prevent the illicit duplication, reception or use of video and audio programs and computer software. The Company provides its products and services primarily to the home video, pay-per-view, cable, satellite, video security and consumer multimedia software markets. Macrovision has its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California with subsidiaries in London and Tokyo. All statements contained herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by the Company or by officers, directors or employees of the Company acting on the Company's behalf, that are not statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties are outlined in the Company's Registration statement on Form SB2 and in its reports on Form 10QSB QSB Fading QSB Qualified Small Business (IRS category) QSB Queen Street Backpackers (Auckland, New Zealand) QSB Quality System Basics QSB Qualified Supplemental Benefit QSB Quantum Singleton Bound and Form 10KSB KSB Kogod School of Business (American University) KSB Kelley School of Business (Indiana University) KSB Kantonsschule Am Brühl St. . The Company is not obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release. -0- Note To Editors: SAFEDISC is a trademark of Macrovision Corporation and C-Dilla Ltd. Additional background information on Macrovision Corporation can be obtained from our Web Site at www.macrovision.com. Additional background information on C-Dilla Ltd. can be obtained from www.c-dilla.com.
CONTACT: Macrovision Corporation
Brian Dunn, 408/743-8600
bdunn@macrovision.com
www.macrovision.com
or
C-Dilla Ltd.
Stuart Keeler, +44 (0) 118 969 1111
stuart.keeler@c-dilla.com
www.c-dilla.com
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