SecureMedia, Inc., a leading provider of encryption and digital rights management (DRM) solutions, has announced that it is supplying its Encryptonite technology to Oak Technology, Inc. as part of Oak MaestroLink, a new gateway solution for low-cost home media networks. The Oak MaestroLink solution bridges the home DVD player and the PC using a wired or wireless connection to enable the viewing of streamed video, music, photos, games, or Web content on the TV. The solution includes a low-cost ASIC which can be easily designed into any conventional DVD player and media processing software for the PC. SecureMedia is supplying its Encryptonite core encryption technology as an embedded element of the Oak MaestroLink home gateway solution to secure content transmitted across the wired or wireless home network. Encryptonite is a digital content security solution that can be applied to any media type and format. While providing content security, Encryptonite offers CE manufacturers and component suppliers a lightweight, low overhead encryption engine that can operate on low cost, resource-constrained consumer products and devices. SecureMedia provides the Encryptonite technology in an easy-to-use Software Development Kit package. The integration of Encryptonite with the Oak MaestroLink solution protects the privacy of consumers in transmitting their personal content throughout their homes, especially when considering a wireless connection between the PC and DVD player. The combined Encryptonite-Oak MaestroLink solution also enables new electronic distribution models for the entertainment industry involving the secure download and storage of content on PCs with subsequent protected playback on TVs located throughout the home.

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