SafeNet Demonstrates OMA DRM-compliant Android Smartphone

Company’s DRM and Mobile TV Protection Solutions Provide Comprehensive Security for Music, Films, Television, Games, and eBooks Within any Operating Platform
Mobile World Congress 2009
Booth 2G18 in Hall 2

SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, today announced the availability of its complete suite of open standards-based Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Mobile TV protection solutions for the Open Handset Alliance’s (OHA) Android platform. A live demonstration of SafeNet’s DRM Fusion Agent, deployed on Android, will be showcased daily at the 2009 Mobile World Congress.

“SafeNet’s DRM Fusion Agent seamlessly integrates with the Android platform and application framework,” said Simon Blake-Wilson, managing director, embedded security solutions, SafeNet. “Pre-integration with today’s leading mobile operating systems, including Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and RTOS-based feature phone platforms, as well as with Windows PCs, continues to make SafeNet’s DRM Fusion Agent the ideal solution for reducing cost and time to market for the world’s leading device and handset manufacturers.”

Developed by Google and fully endorsed by the OHA, Android is a complete, open source software platform and operating system for mobile devices. SafeNet provides complete, future-proof DRM integration for Android. By integrating with all existing and future Android applications, SafeNet enables device and handset manufacturers to extend the Android platform with advanced DRM features. SafeNet’s Dalvik Virtual Machine and OpenCore multimedia framework extensions, and the platform-specific security hardware integration, enable the device manufacturers to comply with the mobile industry standards. SafeNet’s suite of end-to-end open standards DRM and Mobile TV protection solutions offer customers flexibility through device and network interoperability.

SafeNet will be showcasing its portfolio of mobile networking security solutions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 16-19, 2009. SafeNet will be located at Booth 2G18 in Hall 2. For more information about SafeNet’s presence at the Mobile World Congress, or to request a meeting with one of our mobile security specialists while on site, visit www.safenet-inc.com/MWC2009.

SafeNet’s Standards-based DRM & Mobile TV Protection Solutions

SafeNet offers a complete portfolio of open standards-based DRM and Mobile TV protection solutions developed specifically to address the unique licensing, protection, and monetization requirements of any digital content deployment. Integrating with existing digital content service and device platforms, SafeNet’s complete portfolio of client and server-side security solutions enables mobile operators and service providers to effectively and securely bring new features and services to the market quickly. For more information about SafeNet’s complete portfolio of open standards-based DRM security solutions, visit www.safenet-inc.com/standardsDRM, or to request a meeting with a DRM specialist, send an e-mail DRM {at} safenet-inc(.)com.

About SafeNet, Inc.

SafeNet is a global leader in information security. Founded more than 25 years ago, the company provides complete security utilizing its encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property, and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products, including hardware, software, and chips. UBS, Nokia, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Bank of America, Adobe, Cisco, Microsoft, Samsung, Texas Instruments, the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and scores of other customers entrust their security needs to SafeNet. In 2007, SafeNet was acquired by Vector Capital, a $2 billion private equity firm specializing in the technology sector. For more information, visit www.safenet-inc.com.

Editor’s Note: SafeNet is a registered trademark of SafeNet, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contacts

SafeNet, Inc.
Media:
Amanda D Curtis, 443-327-1276
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or
Analyst:
Gregg Lampf, 443-327-1532
gregg.lampf {at} safenet-inc(.)com