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Digital Rights Management (DRM) - International Market Trends


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NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Digital Rights Management (DRM) - International Market Trends

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0164547/Digital-Rights-Management-DRM---International-Market-Trends.html

Digital Rights Management (DRM), despite controversies surrounding its applications, continues to find favor among content developers as a potential tool to safeguard their valuable content against possible theft and unauthorized distribution. Hence, the demand for DRM solutions continues to grow, especially in the media and entertainment industry. The future for other DRM applications also hold good as there is an increased level of caution among content developers about the safety of their valuable content.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Digital Rights Management: International Market Trends" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM) BMR-7019

CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 4

Industry Overview 4

Introduction 4

Promoting the Concept of "Fair Use" 4

Current Scenario 4

What Ails DRM? 5

Controversies Surrounding DRM Technologies 5

DRM Vendors Strive Hard to Erase DRM Misconceptions 6

DRM - A Necessary Evil 6

Spending on DRM Technologies Increasing 7

Growing Acceptance of DRM 7

Outlook 8

3. KEY MARKET TRENDS 8

Digital Music Sales on a Rapid Growth Path 8

Digital Watermarks Market to Grow 8

DRM Likely to Emerge in a Different Form 9

TV Home Entertainment to Guide DRM Market 9

Boom in Digital Media Market to Provide Opportunities for DRM

Solutions 9

Increased Awareness on Monetary Benefits of DRM Increases DRM

Uptake 10

Despite Controversies, Bright Future Ahead for DRM Market 10

DRM Interoperability to Drive Effective Content Delivery 10

New Facets of DRM 11

Security Apprehensions Across the Business World Drive Global

DRM Market 12

Growth in Digital Media and Subsequent Security Problems

Propel DRM Market 12

Rapid Growth Held Back Due to Inter- Operability Issues 13

Progress in Mobile Market - DRM 13

New Business Models and Delivery Pipelines to Drive DRM

Market Growth 13

Demand for Set Top Boxes on the Rise 14

Increased Revenues from Data Traffic and Premium Content

Boost DRM Adoption 14

Other Key Findings 14

4. GROWTH DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS 15

Growth Drivers 15

Growth Inhibitors/Challenges 16

Availability of Multiple Sources for Online Content 16

Lack of Common Consensus on Content Piracy Aspects 16

Lack of Common Standards 16

Conflict of Interest 16

Encouragement for Virtual Content Distribution 16

Ambiguity in Clarification on the Right to Private Copying 16

Difficulty in Achieving Interoperability 17

Concerns About Battery Life of DRM Enabled Devices 17

5. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 17

Global Media & Entertainment DRM 17

Global Enterprise DRM 18

Global Software DRM 18

6. PRODUCT FACTS 19

Digital Rights Management (DRM) 19

Major DRM Application Areas 19

Media & Entertainment DRM 20

Enterprise DRM 20

Software DRM 20

7. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 20

Philips Assumes Complete Ownership of Teletrax; Forms Civolution 20

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Takes Over Secure SafeWord 21

SafeNet Acquires Beep Science Technology 21

SafeNet Announces Plans to Take Over Aladdin Knowledge 22

RealNetworks Announces Trymedia's Take Over From Macrovision 22

SafeNet Acquires Ingrian Networks 23

ABS-CBN in Collaboration with IBM Embarks on Digitizing Media

Content 23

MySpace Launches Music Collaboration with Eminent Publishers 23

BuyDRM to Support Microsoft PlayReady- Powered Silverlight DRM 24

SafeNet Offering Security Solutions to LuxTrust 24

RealNetworks® Announces Extension of SK Telecom Partnership 24

Technicolor Enters into an Agreement with CinemaNow 25

YANGAROO Extends Agreement with Universal Music 25

YANGAROO Enters into Partnership Agreement with Radio and Records 26

BBC Enters into Agreements with CMLA, CoreMedia and Intertrust 26

Microsoft Plans to End Support to Defunct DRM 27

Adobe Unveils New LiveCycle ES Update in the LiveCycle ES

Platform 27

Adobe Launches Adobe Content Server 4 e-book Lending and

Retailing Software 27

SafeNet Introduces SafeBSF GBA Mobile TV Protection Solution 28

Liquid Machines Releases Gateway for BlackBerry Enterprise

Solution 28

Liquid Machines Introduces New ERM Solution 29

LockLizard Introduces Safeguard Secure PDF DRM Viewer and MSI

installer 29

Vector Capital Acquires SafeNet 30

SafeNet Enters into Partnership with Irdeto 30

Alvarion Partners with NDS and MobiTV to Demo Mobile WiMAX TV 31

Teletrax to Offer Media Intelligence Services to CBS

Television Distribution 31

Teletrax Enters a Deal with Major League Baseball® 32

Microsoft Signs Cooperation Agreement with Nokia 32

ContentGuard Extends License Agreement with Zinio 32

Musicrypt Assumes New Corporate Identity, YANGAROO 33

SafeNet to Unveil Secure Mobile Content and Communications

Solutions 33

LockLizard Unveils Version 2.6 of Safeguard PDF Security 34

Apple Launches iTunes Plus, New DRM-free Service 34

Modevity Introduces Imperium™ DRM for Corporate Content

Management 35

SafeNet to Introduce DRM Fusion Toolkit4TV in Mobile

Broadcast TV 35

SafeNet Introduces MediaSentry BI Direct Measurement Service 35

Microsoft's PlayReady DRM Platform for Mobile Devices Storms

the Market 36

Aladdin Expands DRM Solutions 36

8. MAJOR PLAYERS 37

Adobe Systems Incorporated (US) 37

Aladdin Knowledge Systems (Israel) 37

Apple Inc. (US) 37

CoreMedia AG (Germany) 37

Digimarc Corporation (US) 38

EMC Corporation (US) 38

End2End Content Services (Denmark) 38

International Business Machines Corporation (US) 38

IPR Systems Pty Ltd (Australia) 38

Liquid Machines Inc. (US) 38

LockLizard Limited (UK) 39

Macrovision Corporation (US) 39

Microsoft Corporation (US) 39

Oracle Corporation (US) 39

RealNetworks, Inc. (US) 40

SafeNet (US) 40

Teletrax (UK) 40

Thomson (France) 40

VeriSign Inc. (US) 40

YANGAROO Inc. (Canada) 41

9. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 41

10. NORTH AMERICA 44

Market Drivers 45

Increased Awareness on DRM Benefits Drive the DRM Systems

Market 45

Broadband Internet and Unlimited Access Accelerates the Need for DRM Systems 45

Technological Innovations to Boost Premium Mobile Content 45

Next-Gen Mobile Content Services Market to be Fragmented Due to Competition 46

Challenges 47

Growing Popularity of DRM-Free Music 47

Major Music Labels Keen to Offer DRM- Free Music to Challenge

Apple Inc. 47

Difficulty in Achieving Distribution Rights Pose Challenges to DRM Vendors 47

The US DRM Market 48

11. EUROPE 49

Key Trends & Issues 49

Full-Track Master Tones & Mobile Music Downloads to Drive DRM 49

DRM to Drive Growth of Wireless Content Programs 49

Illegal Distribution of Content Haunts Europe 50

Music Companies in Europe Averse to DRM 50

UK Government Rejects DRM Ban Proposal 51

12. ASIA-PACIFIC 52

Fastest Growing DRM Market 52

New Digital Media Driving Market for DRM Tools in Asia 52

Select Asian Markets 53

Japan 53

The Music Downloading Industry 53

Music Download Market Registers Rapid Growth as CD Sales

Decline 53

iTMS Well Accepted in Japan 54

Mobile Phone Music - Big Potential 54

Laws & Regulations 54

India 55

13. REST OF WORLD 56

EXHIBITS

Table 1: Market Shares of Leading Media & Entertainment DRM

Manufacturers in the World - 2007

Table 2: Market Shares of Leading Enterprise DRM Manufacturers

in the World - 2007

Table 3: Market Shares of Leading Software DRM Manufacturers

in the World - 2007

Table 4: Global Digital Rights Management (DRM) Market by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global Digital Rights

Management (DRM) Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

Table 6: Global Media & Entertainment DRM Market by Region for

the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global Media & Entertainment

DRM Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

Table 8: Global Enterprise DRM Market by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Global Enterprise DRM Market

by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

Table 10: Global Software DRM Market by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Global Software DRM Market

by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

Table 12: Digital Rights Management (DRM) Market by Product

Segment in North America: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Digital Rights Management

(DRM) Market by Product Segment in North America for the Years

2009 & 2012

Table 14: Digital Rights Management (DRM) Market by Product

Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Digital Rights Management

(DRM) Market by Product Segment in Europe for the Years 2009 &

2012

Table 16: Digital Rights Management (DRM) Market by Product

Segment in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Digital Rights Management

(DRM) Market by Product Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years

2009 & 2012

Table 18: Digital Rights Management (DRM) Market by Product

Segment in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Digital Rights Management

(DRM) Market by Product Segment in Rest of World for the Years

2009 & 2012

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