Arxan to Speak at Digital Hollywood Spring 2013 on Software Protection Strategies to Secure Digital Media Content

Panel Session Will Explore Key Technologies the Entertainment and Media Industry Can Implement to Help Protect the Digital Content Lifecycle From Creation to Distribution


BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwired - May 1, 2013) - Arxan Technologies, the leading provider of software security solutions that protects the global App Economy, announced today that Kevin Morgan, Arxan's chief technology officer and vice president of engineering, will speak on content protection in the media and entertainment industries at Digital Hollywood Spring 2013, expected to attract more than 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries.

Morgan will participate in the "Content Rights and Technology Solutions in Media and Entertainment: Implementation of Technology Strategies - Protecting the Product" panel, which takes place May 1 at 3:50 p.m. PT at the show venue, The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey, Calif. The session will explore the possibilities and potential of digital rights management (DRM) in the evolving content landscape. From CDs and DVDs to broadband and wireless delivery, DRM and content protection is essential to guard revenue streams in the media and entertainment industry.

Joining Morgan on the panel will be leading experts in the content rights/protection from BMI, Civolution, Digital Watermarking Alliance, Rightster, and Verimatrix. Moderating the discussion is Rajan Samtani of Peer Media Technologies.

"As studios and developers look to push more content to consumers via multiple platforms and distribution methods, it is critical that intellectual property is protected against hackers and other threats," said Samtani. "This panel session is a must-attend session for content developers who are looking to better understand emerging content protection technologies implementation strategies to secure digital media."

Arxan's content protection solutions shield digital media stakeholders against tampering and reverse-engineering of code and IP in a resilient, renewable and proven manner which does not impact source code, application functioning or the development process. Arxan's customers span the digital media ecosystem, from leading game developers to digital media application media players to conditional access and DRM providers (including Widevine®, which is now Google®). Arxan's technology embraces a multi-DRM approach and supports the robustness rules of multiple standards (Playready, OMA, Marlin etc.). Arxan is also a member of the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (UltraViolet®), Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), Marlin® Partner program and the PC Gaming Alliance®.

ABOUT ARXAN TECHNOLOGIES

Arxan protects the App Economy from attacks in distributed or untrusted environments with the world's strongest and most deployed application integrity protection products. Among today's diverse computing platforms, mobile and tablet apps and packaged or embedded software are all exposed to hacking attacks such as reverse-engineering, tampering, insertion of malware/exploits, repackaging, fraud, intellectual property theft, and piracy. Arxan's unique patented Guarding technology enables sensitive or high-value applications to proactively guard their own integrity by defending, detecting, alerting, and reacting to hacking attacks through a risk-based, customized protection. Arxan's self-defending and tamper-proof applications are deployed on more than 200 million devices by leading Fortune 500 organizations in high-tech, ISV, financial services, digital media, gaming, healthcare, and other industries. Arxan Technologies is headquartered in the United States with global offices in EMEA and APAC. Visit us at www.arxan.com. Follow us @Arxan or http://www.linkedin.com/company/arxan-technologies

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Contact Information:

CONTACT:
Arxan Technologies, Inc.
Jodi Wadhwa
Phone: +1-301-968-4295
jwadhwa@arxan.com