Smart Com Deploys Verimatrix Content Security for T-2 IPTV Service

Leading Slovenian Alternative Operator Benefits From VCAS Flexibility and Cost Advantages

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia & SAN DIEGO — Verimatrix, setting the standard in content security technologies that enhance the value of pay-TV networks, and Smart Com, the leading European IPTV middleware vendor and IPTV system integrator, today announced the successful deployment of Verimatrix’s Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for T-2’s IPTV deployment. T-2 is the number one alternative IPTV operator in Slovenia that offers a wide selection of movies, series and other video content, available for on-demand viewing.

“Content security is a critical component that enables delivery of premium video content over our IPTV network. With advanced layered protection solutions from Verimatrix, we have a distinct competitive advantage in offering the spectrum of entertainment services that our subscribers demand,” said Matevz Turk, director of T-2. “Amongst a range of business approaches, T-2 offers flexible access to content in HD in a 24-hour payable format, where the number of views of the content is unlimited.”

While traditional conditional access systems are architected around one-way communications, Verimatrix has designed its solutions from the ground up using the power and integrity of modern two-way IP infrastructure. VCAS for IPTV is built on next-generation technologies that secure content and enhance revenue streams, while successfully combating digital piracy wherever it may occur within the distribution chain. Cryptographic and e-commerce technologies proven on the Internet, including PKI and X.509 certificates, enable VCAS to offer a more sophisticated level of content protection than traditional smartcard-based systems.

“We are very pleased to have worked with Smart Com to provide an exceptional content security solution tailored for the T-2 IPTV service,” commented Robert Payne, VP of sales, EMEA for Verimatrix. “This deployment demonstrates the extent to which the IPTV technology can enable new businesses and extend consumer choice.”

VCAS has been independently audited and ranks as the number one global content protection provider according to a recent report by MRG. As the global leader in software-based security, VCAS offers flexibility in the choice of client devices, broad middleware interoperability, and proven scalability.