NDS Tops New ABI Research Digital Rights Management Vendor Matrix Ranking

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
NDS has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix
released by ABI Research.

Widevine and Verimatrix claimed the second and third spots in the
company's new evaluation of worldwide Digital Rights Management (DRM)
vendors.

The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research
to provide a clear understanding of vendors' positions in specific
markets.

Industry analyst Zippy Aima comments: "There is really very little
separating the top three vendors in the Digital Rights Management
Vendor Matrix. All offer good individualized technological solutions.
NDS took top honors mainly on account of its larger market share.
Widevine and Verimatrix are relatively new in the market, and their
rapid success in gaining market share is commendable. On the basis of
longevity in the market and number of customers, however, NDS has to
be considered the market leader."

Vendors are assessed by ABI Research on the important parameters
of "innovation" and "implementation" across several criteria unique to
each vendor matrix.

For this particular matrix, under "innovation," ABI Research
examined companies' support for multiple formats; their ability to
address vertical markets; their end devices and product innovation;
their post-decryption security features; and upgrade paths.

Under "implementation," ABI Research scrutinized the following
criteria: customers, geographic penetration, partners, market share,
professional services, and the number of subscribers and/or set top
boxes deployed.

To view a list of the "top ten" firms in this Vendor Matrix,
please visit "Digital Rights Management Vendor Matrix"
(http://www.abiresearch.com/products/vendor_matrix/Digital_Rights
_Management_Vendor_Matrix#vm). Registration on the ABI Research
website (free) is required. Access to the rankings and profiles of all
companies surveyed is available to clients of ABI Research.

This Vendor Matrix forms part of ABI Research's Digital Media
Research Service
(http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/Digital_Media_
Research_Service). For a list of all ABI Research Vendor Matrices,
please visit The ABI Research Vendor Matrix
(http://www.abiresearch.com/vendor_matrix_home.jsp).

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