Paris, France and Burbank, CA—Mar 2, 2006
Thomson Introduces Complete Content Security and Data Management Solution for the Professional Environment
System To Be Displayed at NAB ‘06
Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE:
TMS), the global technology company serving the media and entertainment
industries, will unveil its comprehensive digital rights and content management
package NexGuard™ at NAB 2006. Produced by the Thomson Content Security team
based in the United States, France and Germany, the NexGuard™ suite of tools
curtails piracy, which is a significant threat to the entertainment industry’s
bottom line. NexGuard™ protects, traces and monitors digital content in the
professional media environment from production to postproduction through
distribution.
“Content management and security is as important to us as it is to our clients,”
said Jean-Charles Hourcade, CTO, Thomson and co-head of the technology division.
“By addressing the needs of the entire professional supply chain, we could
develop solutions that are synergistic and efficient.”
NexGuard™ includes watermarking, encryption, controlled access and forensic data
solutions that manage and secure the storage, transfer and viewing of digital
content. This content includes production dailies, postproduction elements,
digital intermediates, feature film and broadcast digital masters, digital
cinema releases and DVD screeners. NexGuard™ also includes a content signature
identification service that combats the illegal flow of entertainment titles on
the Internet.
Thomson’s Content Security team leveraged internal corporate research and
development, technologies from Mediasec and Nextamp, as well as ongoing
partnerships, to produce NexGuard™. Thomson is claiming a leadership role in
content management and security solution for the professional environment as
part of its ongoing efforts to support the transition to digital production,
distribution and exhibition.
Thomson’s market for NexGuard™ includes the studios; manufacturers of media and
entertainment hardware, including servers; companies implementing digital
cinema; and large postproduction facilities that produce content for motion
picture, television and other broadcast markets. Thomson Content Security will
demonstrate NexGuard’s™ capabilities at NAB booth SU844.
About NexGuard’s™ Watermarking Technology
Thomson’s watermarking technology embeds an invisible forensic mark in every
frame through a data replacement process. The embedded information is linked to
a database that automatically isolates the source of illegal content. In its
robustness, capacity to store forensic data, and ability to yield implicating
information from a small amount of footage, Thomson’s watermark exceeds the
digital cinema specification requirements set by the Hollywood studio
consortium, Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI).
About NexGuard’s™ Encryption Solution
NexGuard’s™ encryption solution includes a key control that limits access to
content. Trusted users view decrypted materials via a secure token that is tied
to a central database. Should unauthorized leakage occur, this database not only
locates its source, but also delineates the personnel who have accessed the
content. The NexGuard™ encryption package is compatible with all facility
networks and storage mediums.
About NexGuard’s™ Content Signature Identification System
NexGuard’s™ content signature identification system employs technologies and
computing power to identify entertainment titles circulating illegally on the
Internet. The system operates automatically and differentiates between pirated
material and fake copies bearing the same title. NexGuard™ locates the source of
piracy and produces information that rightful owners use to implement a
graduated response to piracy on the Web.
