ViXS XCode(TM) 2100/3000 Supports DRM Networking

Industry-leading Conditional Access Transcryption Engine, ViXS Video Vault
Series, released for production

TORONTO, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ - ViXS Systems Inc., a leading developer of
video processing solutions, today announced the debut of the ViXS Video Vault
Series. The Video Vault Series, which includes the XCode(TM) 2100 Series and
XCode(TM) 3000 series security processors, is now available for production.
Most significant problems encountered with the storage and movement of
protected entertainment content across protected boundaries are overcome with
the Video Vault Series. The single-chip security processors can descramble
Conditional Access (CA) or Digital Rights Management (DRM) and encrypt to a
DRM for multiple streams in real-time, thus creating the world's first
single-chip production transcryption engine. This transcryption pipeline is
particularly applicable to OpenCable, ISDB-T and DVB using DRM schemes such as
DTCP or WMDRM in applications such as Microsoft PBDA, OCUR, and DLNA in
networking architectures like WiFi, Ethernet, HomePlug or MOCA.
The world market for protected entertainment content is fractured into
many different CA and DRM systems and the requirement to provide multiple
streams adds to the complexity - examples being, BCAS for Japan, DVB for
Europe and CableCard for North America. The ViXS Video Vault Series provides a
solution that balances the programmability of software with the security and
speed of hardware to address these cross-market applications - all with a
single chip. Specific features and capabilities offered with the Video Vault
Series include:
- Patented on-chip embedded security features for the protection of
multiple keys, multiple exchanges, signing and certificates sessions
to provide a hacker-proof protected environment for the most
sensitive content
- Hardware acceleration blocks of major CA systems are integrated, such
as 3DES, Multi-2 and DVB-CSA with the appropriate M/S CableCard, CI
and smartcard interfaces
- Hardware acceleration blocks for major DRM and key passing
mechanisms, such as DES, RSA and AES
- Full duplex DRM transcryption gateway
- Support for 4C and 5C type interactions
- Both System-on-Chip (SoC) XCode(TM) 3000 and Companion Chip XCode(TM)
2100 versions are now available. The SoC version runs a full Linux
stack.

"Security is the basis of all video entertainment transactions going
forward. Our ViXS Video Vault Series will help guarantee that all
stakeholders' interests are protected in a highly secure and cost-effective
manner. Security and content protection are an important part of the ViXS road
map and with the Video Vault Series we've provided the world's first chip
series dedicated to the transcryption of video content", said Sally Daub,
President and CEO of ViXS Systems.
About ViXS Systems Inc.
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ViXS Systems Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company enabling advanced
video processing technologies for top-tier Consumer Electronic (CE) and
Personal Computer (PC) companies. The company has developed advanced video
codecs with unprecedented capabilities for processing, managing, protecting
and distributing broadcast-quality video. ViXS supplies IC solutions and full
production reference designs to the world's top CE and PC manufacturers, OEMs
and ODMs. ViXS XCode video processors are deployed worldwide in a variety of
designs such as IPTV/cable set-top boxes, multimedia PC boards, digital TVs,
PVRs, and Blu-ray and HD DVD products. Unique video technologies developed by
ViXS, such as encoding, transcoding and decoding, provide CE and PC
manufacturers with the necessary feature differentiators they need to become
leaders in their respective markets. An additional ingredient for the success
of these products is ViXS' support of worldwide Conditional Access (CA) and
Digital Rights Management (DRM) whereby one product platform can support
worldwide coverage. To date, ViXS has issued and filed over 100 patents.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, ViXS is a global company with offices
located worldwide. For more information, visit www.vixs.com.
SOURCE ViXS Systems Inc.

Media Contact: Tony Swierkot, ViXS Systems, (416) 646-2000 X331,
tswierkot@vixs.com