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Tuesday 31 January 2012

Bloombase and ATTO Technology Partner to Deliver Non-Disruptive Data Protection for Media and Entertainment Industry

        
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Bloombase and ATTO Technology Partner to Deliver Non-Disruptive Data Protection for Media and Entertainment Industry

Palo Alto, CA, January 30, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Bloombase Technologies, the leading data at-rest security company from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, today announced the completion of ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and ATTO FibreConnect Fibre Channel Switches interoperability validation and that Bloombase has joined the ATTO Access Partner Program.

“Media, publishing and entertainment professionals produce large amount of copyrighted digital intellectual properties - songs, music, videos, graphics and articles, which need protection with special care,” said Sean Xiang, CEO of Bloombase Technologies. “They require these data to be securely kept and locked down on static disks as much as they demand capacity, speed and ease of access when on the brew. By combining Bloombase non-disruptive data at-rest security solution and ATTO HBAs and Fibre Channel Switches available for Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, it is a dream-come-true for digital content makers who want to turn their jukebox SAN into a secure vault. Customers used to be left with no choice but costly, difficult-to-manage, and proprietary hardware products when it comes to Fibre Channel SAN at-rest data encryption. Bloombase empowers customers to regain openness in defense-in-depth storage security and enables businesses of all sizes to secure their invaluable digital assets easily and cost effectively by using ATTO Fibre Channel connectivity. It is through partnerships like this to demonstrate our commitment to bringing the latest digital rights protection innovations to the market."

“We are pleased to be qualified with the Bloombase Technologies solution,” said Wayne Arvidson, vice president of marketing at ATTO Technology. “By pairing our fibre channel HBAs with Bloombase storage systems, users in the media and entertainment industry can benefit from the leading technology in storage security and privacy.”

Meeting tomorrow’s connectivity needs today, Celerity fibre channel HBAs extend the capabilities of software and hardware, increase overall system performance and drive intelligence all the way to the edge of the SAN. ATTO Celerity FC-84EN uses two next-generation storage technologies – PCIe 2.0 interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel. With 8Gb/s FC speeds of up to 1600MB/s per channel, the Celerity FC-84EN supports the most demanding application requirements, including high-definition video, rich content databases and other high-bandwidth environments. The ATTO FibreConnect™ 8300 series of 8Gb/s Fibre Channel switches provide enterprise-level features for small to mid-range SANs to enable high performance and low latency collaborative workflows.

Bloombase storage security systems enable non-disruptive data privacy over and above what was previously achievable only with host-based, fabric-based or storage-based solutions. With Bloombase agentless data security solutions, even the most complex and throughput-demanding media data services will benefit from the privacy and integrity assurance capabilities for at-rest data security. Combining ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel adapters and ATTO FibreConnect SAN switches, media and entertainment professionals can rely on the Bloombase SAN encryption security system to protect their sensitive media contents with uncompromised security stored on SANs.

For more information on how customers can benefit from Bloombase non-disruptive storage encryption and ATTO storage connectivity technologies, please visit http://www.bloombase.com/interoperability/atto.html and http://www.attotech.com/support/interoperability/interopco.php?id=153&co=Bloombase.

About Bloombase Technologies

Bloombase develops and markets turnkey enterprise-grade information security solutions for Global 2000 corporations to lock down data leak vulnerabilities and ensure trustworthiness of business critical information enabling them to comply to various information security regulatory standards easily and cost-effectively. Focused on solving the problems of secret data exposure, insider threats, identity thefts and data tampering attacks, Bloombase has pioneered the use of strong cryptographic technologies that fit transparently into any enterprise IT environment. For more information, please visit http://www.bloombase.com

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Clear Channel to Invest in Company Run by TV’s ‘Idol’ Host

Clear Channel to Invest in Company Run by TV’s ‘Idol’ Host

Ryan Seacrest, who already is a host, producer and spokesman for Clear Channel, will soon be an investment partner as well.
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Ryan Seacrest's production company will work with two private equity firms.
On Tuesday, the radio conglomerate is expected to announce its acquisition of a minority stake in Mr. Seacrest’s television and film production company, financing future growth and allowing for new collaborations between the two.
The investment in Mr. Seacrest — who will remain the main owner of Ryan Seacrest Productions — comes weeks after Clear Channel Radio renamed itself Clear Channel Media and Entertainment to promote its move into other media, including television.
Separately, the parties involved said, Mr. Seacrest also will work with the two private equity firms that own Clear Channel, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital, to identify new investments and acquisitions. The firms have committed as much as $300 million to the initiative, which could focus on music publishers, technology makers or other companies. Mr. Seacrest will help the firms find opportunities and close deals.
The investments attest to the backstage business ambitions of Mr. Seacrest, who became famous a decade ago for hosting “American Idol” on Fox. While remaining a television and radio host, he is simultaneously building a diversified media company by linking up with companies like Clear Channel, the talent agency CAA and the events promoter AEG.
Mr. Seacrest said by telephone Monday night that the Clear Channel investment was an “efficient route for future growth” and said he would tap into the company’s marketing assets, including its many radio stations and Web sites.
Separately, in a deal with CAA and AEG that was announced this month, Mr. Seacrest will have a stake in AXS TV, a cable channel that will replace HDNet this summer.
The parties involved in Tuesday’s announcement would not disclose the size of Clear Channel’s investment in Mr. Seacrest’s production company, but it is expected to produce scripted and unscripted TV shows and other types of content for Clear Channel. Ryan Seacrest Productions currently makes “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and related shows for E! and is preparing new reality shows for CMT and Bravo.
Robert Pittman, the chief executive of Clear Channel, praised Mr. Seacrest as a businessman and said the collaboration was a chance “to share in some of the success we think he’s going to have, and to enable some of it.”
Mr. Seacrest remains in talks with Comcast about an expanded relationship with its E! channel and other parts of NBCUniversal. Such an expansion could include a role on NBC’s “Today” show, prime-time specials and a presence on the company’s coverage of the Olympics.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Seacrest said that the Clear Channel investment would not preclude his productions for NBCUniversal or any other network or studio.
Once the negotiations with NBC conclude, Mr. Seacrest will still have at least one other bit of unfinished business: whether to renew his contract with “American Idol.” His current contract is set to expire this spring, and both he and Fox have signaled that he will probably remain on the show.

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Saturday 28 January 2012

Intel Buys Video Technology, Patents From RealNetworks

Intel Buys Video Technology, Patents From RealNetworks

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The $120 million Intel will spend to buy RealNetworks' video codec software and 190-plus patents will enable the company to grow the video capabilities of it chips.

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Intel officials are looking to bolster the multimedia capabilities of its chips by buying video software and a host of patents from RealNetworks.
In the deal announced Jan. 26, the giant chip maker said it will spend $120 million to buy RealNetworks’ next-generation video codec software as well as 190 patents and 170 patent applications, including what Intel calls RealNetworks’ “foundational streaming media patents.”
The agreement marks the latest move by Intel to widen the capabilities that it is bringing to its upcoming processors, particularly those that are targeted for mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks, which are very thin and light notebooks.
Intel officials for more than a year have touted their plans to move beyond simply making processors, and instead are creating systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) that offer everything from high-end multimedia capabilities to hardware-based security features. To that end, Intel has acquired specially targeted companies, such as security software maker McAfee for $7.68 billion in a deal that closed last year.
Intel is readying its first SoC, an Atom processor dubbed “Medfield,” that will appear in smartphones and tablets this year. It’s the next step in Intel’s aggressive push into the booming mobile device space, which currently is dominated by chips designed by ARM Holdings and manufactured by the likes of Qualcomm, Nvidia, Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments.
The chip maker also is growing the graphics capabilities of its Core desktop and notebook processors; Intel’s upcoming 22-nanometer “Ivy Bridge” chips will be the company’s first to support Microsoft’s DirectX 11 graphics technology, something that rival Advanced Micro Devices already offers integrated on its processors.
The Ivy Bridge chips will not only run in traditional desktops and notebooks, but also ultrabooks, which are very thin and light notebooks that offer the same capabilities of traditional laptops as well as features found in tablets, such as long battery life, instant-on capabilities and, eventually, touch screens.
OEMs such as Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Asus and Lenovo already have introduced first-generation ultrabooks, and more are expected to hit the market based on the Ivy Bridge chips.
In a statement, Intel officials said the technology and patents they are buying from RealNetworks will expand “Intel’s diverse and extensive portfolio of intellectual property. The acquisition also enhances our ability to continue to offer richer experiences and innovative solutions to end users across a wide spectrum of devices, including through Ultrabook devices, smartphones and digital media.”
According to the deal, RealNetworks will retain certain rights to use the patents in current and future products.
“Selling these patents to Intel unlocks some of the substantial and unrealized value of RealNetworks assets," Thomas Nielsen, RealNetworks' president and CEO, said in a statement. "It represents an extraordinary opportunity for us to generate additional capital to boost investments in new businesses and markets while still protecting our existing business.”


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