castLabs to provide UltraViolet™-enabled cloud service

Las Vegas, January 10, 2012 - castLabs, a leading mobile video technologies and services company, today announced a comprehensive solution providing an UltraViolet-compliant cloud service tailored to the requirements of content providers and retailers. The service provides all necessary features to enable business customers to set up their own content business utilizing UltraViolet, the groundbreaking ecosystem delivering a new and compelling way to collect and enjoy home video entertainment, which was created by the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE).

In detail, the platform consists of an authoring tool for the UltraViolet Common File Format (CFF), a download service (DSP) and DASH-based streaming service (LASP). On the backend, the platform is integrated with the UltraViolet Coordinator, and on the frontend, public APIs provide simplified access to the DSP and LASP services for service provides who want to adopt the UltraViolet experience. It is currently the only platform that will support two UltraViolet-approved DRMs for content downloads, starting with CMLA-OMA in Q1 and Microsoft PlayReady in Q2 of 2012.

The platform has been developed by castLabs in accordance to the final set of UltraViolet specifications, guaranteeing the highest level of security, seamless integration and 100% UltraViolet compatibility.

"Having started our UltraViolet product suite with an Android player targeted to consumers, we are now happy to complete our offering with the server-side technology necessary for the real ‘buy once, play anywhere’-experience promised by the UltraViolet digital library" added Michael Stattmann, Managing Director of castLabs.

castLabs presents its technologies and services at the CES 2012 in Las Vegas, USA, at the DECE Suite/The Venetian from January 10-13.

About castLabs

castLabs provides pioneering software, technologies and services for digital video broadcasting and streaming systems all over the world. The company markets their Video Service Delivery Platform (VSDP), containing the first complete UltraViolet solution for retailers, complemented by the first UltraViolet-enabled Android video player in addition to a fully-fledged modular OMA BCAST implementation worldwide.
castLabs' solutions are based on internationally defined industry standards and offer the highest possible level of security. Tailored to the needs of major network operating companies, its solutions seamlessly integrate into existing network and IT infrastructure and are ready to operate shortly after installation, thereby providing for an attractive cost-benefit profile and reduced complexity.

Contact

Michael Stattmann
Managing Director
castLabs GmbH
+49 30 609 8487-11
michael.stattmann@castlabs.com