CHICAGO & SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 2, 2007 Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN) today announced a renewed agreement to make Macrovision's analog copy protection (ACP) technology available in Motorola's portfolio of set-tops. This collaboration facilitates seamless mobility and the accelerated adoption of new devices and services in the digital home.
"We are excited to reaffirm our relationship with Motorola and to discuss how we can work together to advance digital living room solutions," said Fred Amoroso, President and CEO of Macrovision. "The combination of Motorola's market leading set tops and our advanced copy protection technology delivers a high-quality consumer experience whilst giving content owners peace of mind."
"Consumers increasingly demand personalized content that is transferred between devices to enjoy where and when is convenient to them," said John Burke, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Motorola Home and Networks Mobility. "Collaborating with Macrovision in this way enhances our ability to enable consumers to experience our vision of seamless mobility."
About Macrovision
Macrovision provides a broad set of solutions that enable businesses to protect, enhance and distribute their digital goods to consumers across multiple channels. Macrovision solutions are deployed by companies in the entertainment, consumer electronics, gaming, software, information publishing and corporate IT markets to solve industry-specific challenges and bring greater value to their customers. Macrovision holds approximately 265 issued or pending United States patents and more than 1,200 issued or pending international patents, and continues to increase its patent portfolio with new and innovative technologies in related fields. Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A. with other offices across the United States and around the world. More information about Macrovision can be found at http://www.macrovision.com.
About Motorola, Inc.
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks - along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.8 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com.
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(C)Macrovision 2007. Macrovision is a registered trademark of Macrovision Corporation. All other brands and product names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective companies.
Motorola and Macrovision Announce Copy Protection Agreement
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