Macrovision and Intraware Expand Alliance to Provide Enterprise Technology Vendors a 'One-Stop' Solution for Electronic Licensing and Software Delivery.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. and ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2003 Macrovision Corporation(R) (Nasdaq:MVSN MVSN Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (Italy) ), a world leader in Digital Rights Management (DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M ) technologies, and Intraware, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITRA ITRA International Tire and Rubber Association ITRA Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance ), a leading provider of Electronic Software Delivery and Management (ESDM ESDM Electronic Software Delivery and Management ) solutions, announced today that they have expanded their existing alliance to better optimize the management of digital goods for enterprise technology providers. As part of this expanded alliance, Macrovision has appointed Intraware as a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. distributor of its market-leading software licensing platform, including the FLEXlm(R) and GTlicensing(TM) product families. These products will be offered in conjunction with Intraware's SubscribeNet(R) service, enabling end users to manage their software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. and entitlements online, in one integrated and convenient location. This new agreement builds on the January 2002 technology alliance that brought together these leaders in two critical and adjacent markets -- electronic software licensing and electronic delivery -- to provide an integrated license distribution and management application for enterprise software vendors and their customers. "We're delighted to extend and enhance our relationship with Intraware," said Dan Stickel, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Macrovision's Enterprise Software Division. "Our sales forces and customer bases are complementary and we are excited to bring together industry leading partners to make it even easier for software vendors to monetize their products." "This new relationship is a natural extension of our original vision to enable end user customers to manage their software licenses and entitlements in the same place. By integrating the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, of DRM technology with our leading ESDM service, we provide a more complete solution to digital goods producers and their customers, and manage the entire implementation," said Tom Govan, Intraware's Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing. The distributor agreement is effective immediately and Macrovision's FLEXlm and GTlicensing products are now available for sale from Intraware. About Macrovision Macrovision Corporation develops and markets electronic license management ("ELM"), digital rights management ("DRM") and copy protection technologies for the enterprise software, consumer software, home video and music markets. Macrovision's software licensing platform enables technology companies to easily price, package and deliver their products and has been licensed to over 3,000 independent software vendors (ISV's) and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , with international offices in London, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Seoul, Macrovision can be found on the Internet at www.macrovision.com. About Intraware Intraware, Inc. is a leading provider of electronic software delivery and management (ESDM) solutions for software publishers worldwide. Intraware's unique and innovative delivery management solutions have a proven record of helping software companies reduce customer support and operational expense, accelerate delivery for revenue recognition purposes, and create closer, more profitable relationships with their customers. Intraware's ESDM solutions power business-to-business technology providers and Fortune 1000 companies, including: Business Objects SA, Documentum, Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Hyperion Software Inc., and McKesson Corporation. Intraware is headquartered in Orinda, California and can be reached at 888/797-9773 or http://www.intraware.com. Intraware and SubscribeNet are registered trademarks of Intraware, Inc. Macrovision and FLEXlm are registered trademarks of Macrovision Corporation. All other products and names mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners. |
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