SANTA CLARA, Calif. – 12/8/2006 - Macrovision® Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) announced today its recognition as a prominent leader in digital content on the elite EContent 100 list. The company was listed among the 100 most innovative companies leading evolution in the digital content industry.
For the sixth consecutive year and since the inception of the EContent 100, Macrovision's access control and commerce solutions for information publishers, encompassing the RightAccess and RightCommerce products that Macrovision acquired through its purchase of eMeta Software in February 2006, have been highlighted under the Content Commerce and Security categories. Macrovision is a leading provider of comprehensive solutions that enable the sale and security of digital goods and services such as text, audio, video, streaming media, games and applications.
"Having our access control and commerce solutions elected to the EContent 100 every year since the list's inception is a tremendous accomplishment," said Loren Hillberg, executive vice president & general manager of Macrovision's commerce business group. "This distinction truly demonstrates Macrovision's goal to lead the market in delivering innovative solutions that solve our customers' most pressing problems as they transition into a digital economy."
The annual EContent 100 list is compiled by both EContent Magazine editors and executives at Information Today, Inc. who evaluate companies based on market share, innovation, technology offerings and industry leadership.
A complete list of winners can be found online at:
http://www.econtentmag.com/Archives/ArchiveIssue.aspx?IssueId=380.
About EContent
EContent is the most respected source for information about the digital content industry. The magazine has a mission to clearly identify and explain emerging digital content trends, strategies, and resources that will help readers navigate the content maze and find a clear path to profits and improved business processes. EContent delivers essential research, reporting, news, and analysis of content related issues. It is essential reading for executives and professionals involved in content creation, management, acquisition, organization, and distribution in both commercial and enterprise environments. For more information, visit
http://www.econtentmag.com.
About Macrovision Solutions Corporation
Macrovision Solutions Corporation is focused on providing a uniquely simple digital home entertainment experience by delivering solutions to businesses to protect, enhance and distribute digital goods to consumers across multiple channels. Macrovision's technologies are deployed by companies in the entertainment, consumer electronics, cable and satellite, and online distribution markets to solve industry-specific challenges and bring greater value and a more robust user experience to their customers. The result of deploying Macrovision's solutions is a simple end user experience for discovering, managing and enjoying digital content. Today, Macrovision provides connected middleware, media recognition, interactive programming guides, copy protection and rich media, data and metadata on music, games, movies and television programming. The company also operates an entertainment portal which can be found at http://www.allmusic.com/. Macrovision holds over 4,100 issued or pending patents and patent applications worldwide.
Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with numerous offices across the United States and around the world including Japan, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom. More information about Macrovision can be found at http://www.macrovision.com/.
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