| "NDS's
end-to-end deployments demonstrate the company's ability to offer unparalleled
expertise in content delivery and protection. Conditional access is a vital component
in any VoD delivery model and NDS has the capabilities to bring content security
to a new level," said Anytime CTO Craig Ginsberg. NDS
joins a rapidly growing number of the world's leading technology vendors including
Verimatrix, SecureMedia, Concurrent and Tatung as members of the Anytime Technology
Partner Program.
The Anytime Technology Partner Program has two levels
of agreement - Technology compliance, and Cooperation & Co-marketing. If accepted
into the Program, vendors can work with Anytime to ensure their products, services
or solutions, comply with the highest industry standards for VoD content delivery.
The Program is open to STB manufacturers, middleware vendors, Conditional
Access and DRM hardware and software makers, VoD server manufacturers, and Systems
Integrators. It is vendor-agnostic, ensuring that Telcos, ISPs and Digital Cable
providers receive impartial advice and information on VoD delivery technology,
the release adds. | 
