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| Mib - Dienstag, 4. Januar 2000 - 22:15 |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000104/ca_intertr_1.html Tuesday January 4, 3:07 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: InterTrust Technologies Corporation Reed Midem Organisation and InterTrust Technologies Announce Publishing Project for MIDEM 2000 ... MIDEM 2000 ... Cannes, 23 - 27 January 2000 MIDEMNET ... Cannes, 22 January 2000 Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France SANTA CLARA, Calif., and PARIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- MIDEM, the world's leading, international music industry event, and INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Nasdaq: ITRU - news), the MetaTrust Utility(TM), announce a publishing program that will address the needs of the international phonographic and music publishing industries. The MIDEM/INTERTRUST Digital Rights Management (DRM) program will use INTERTRUST DRM tools and METATRUST(TM) Partner services to offer MIDEM attendees direct digital access to vital conference materials, MIDEM news items and the complete market event schedule via the Internet, CD-ROM and Email systems. This service will enhance the immediate Midem 2000 experience for participants and will enable them to plug into this unique information source and use it to advance their business objectives all through the year. The MIDEM DRM Program will be made available to Midem attendees via CD-ROM, an Internet webpage (www.midem.com) and email updates. The CD-ROM will contain program tools and materials. With an Internet connection, attendees will simply use their laptops to begin using the program, which will include: -- The MIDEM Guide: the definitive database of all Midem 2000 attendees and companies. With 4,260 companies from 93 countries registered in the 1999 edition, this database is considered the best reference on the global music industry. -- The MIDEM Daily News: Conference news published and delivered to attendees in DigiBox(TM) containers from the www.midem.com website. The website will also include event and concert photography, late breaking news and reader surveys for advertisers and exhibitors. -- The Complete MIDEM Event and Concert Schedule -- 1999/2000 statistical information from IFPI and Billboard Magazine -- Daily Midem coverage from Billboard Magazine -- Exciting music tracks and event photography for use by attendees -- InterTrust DRM software viewers and third party music players INTERTRUST will also be sponsoring a CyberCafe for from-the-floor access to email and program materials. ``We have for several years addressed the issue of piracy and rights management at MIDEM,'' said Christophe Blum, Director Music Division, Reed Midem Organization (RMO). ``This year we are using DRM technology and services to address the potential of managing and delivering a wide range of conference materials and information digitally.'' Victor Shear, Chairman and CEO, INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION comments on this year's partnership with MIDEM, ``INTERTRUST is very honoured to have been selected by RMO to usher in the new century with a completely new way of managing and delivering information at the MIDEM conference.'' He went on to add, ``DRM is not just about fighting piracy, it is a significantly more efficient and more effective means of managing and delivering information to people than alternative systems.'' INTERTRUST DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM) technologies protect and manage rights and interests in digital information. The INTERTRUST DRM platform provides a common foundation for authors, publishers, enterprises and others to define rules for using digital information and building commercial models. Content providers and enterprises can take advantage of INTERTRUST DRM through the use of the METATRUST UTILITY, a neutral environment for digital commerce. MIDEM 2000 is a comprehensive trade show, showcase and conference for the international phonographic and music publishing industry. Created in 1967, MIDEM has served the international music industry professionals for 33 years and in 1999 drew 11,000 attendees from 93 countries. Midem 2000 is organised by the Reed Midem Organisation, which is part of Reed Exhibition Companies, a subsidiary of Reed Elsevier. InterTrust Technologies Corporation InterTrust Technologies Corporation is the leading developer of distributed digital rights management (DRM) technology. InterTrust has developed a general purpose DRM platform that serves as a foundation for providers of digital information, technology, and commerce services to participate in a global system for digital commerce. InterTrust licenses its DRM platform as software and tools to partners. Collectively, these partners will offer digital commerce services and applications that form a global commerce system branded as the ``MetaTrust Utility.'' www.intertrust.com The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding InterTrust's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to InterTrust as of the date hereof, and InterTrust assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors and risks discussed in InterTrust's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NOTE: InterTrust is a registered trademark of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, and the InterTrust logo, MetaTrust, and MetaTrust Utility are trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, all of which may or may not be used in certain jurisdictions. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. SOURCE: InterTrust Technologies Corporation |
| Mib - Mittwoch, 5. Januar 2000 - 15:40 |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000105/ca_intertr_2.html Wednesday January 5, 9:03 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: InterTrust Technologies Corporation InterTrust Announces Rights/System(TM) Software, First DRM Platform for Embedded Systems Enables Embedded Systems to Be SDMI Compliant, Endorsed by Music and Device Companies SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- InterTrust Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ITRU - news), the MetaTrust Utility(TM), today announced the InterTrust® Rights/System(TM) software, the first digital rights management (DRM) platform for embedded systems, including portable devices, set-top boxes, and Win-CE systems. It implements a scalable range of digital rights management functions, including the persistent protection of digital information of all types, and support for simple to complex business models. The first version is called the InterTrust Rights/PD(TM) software and is expressly optimized for portable devices (PD). It permits portable digital audio players to fully satisfy and exceed the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) requirements. Digital content may be securely transferred from a PC to a portable device and used only as permitted by creator/distributor-specified rules. The InterTrust Rights/PD software has been endorsed by Universal Music Group, BMG Entertainment, BMG Storage Media, RioPort, Inc., Creative Labs, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Natwest Magex, Mitsubishi Corporation and Computacenter/iGroup. ``We are very pleased to be announcing the general availability and shipment of the InterTrust Rights/PD software and its shipment to Creative Labs and RioPort,'' said Victor Shear, chairman and CEO, InterTrust. ``We believe it will usher in a new era of rights-managed music where the publishers and the device manufacturers can work together to optimize the consumer experience while protecting the rights of all of stakeholders. Consistent with InterTrust's general purpose technology philosophy, the Rights/PD platform serves digital information of all kinds.'' ``We are beginning with music and PDs today, however the InterTrust Rights/PD technology will emerge as a foundation for a universe of published materials being available on portable, set-top, and other appliances,'' said Jack Lacy, VP Trust Utility, InterTrust, and the chairman of the Secure Digital Music Initiative's (SDMI) Portable Device working group. ``The crux of the issue is managing digital content of all types on devices of all types.'' How InterTrust Rights/PD Works In a typical SDMI configuration, the PC or Web server acts as a host and the portable device is a peripheral. One or more instances of the InterTrust InterRights Points(TM) software functions as the host DRM system. The InterTrust Rights/PD software acts as the control point on the portable device by communicating with the InterRights Point(s) and managing the secure transfer of files and rights to and from the portable device. InterRights Points operate on PCs, Web servers and other network clients in the MetaTrust Utility(TM) system. The DRM rules creation and distribution occurs at the InterRights Points. Each InterRights Point is a secure ``virtual machine'' managing all parties' digital rights in connected and/or disconnected modes. Each instance of the InterRights Point software provides a unique, special purpose, secure database that stores user's rights, identities, event histories, budgets, and keys. The InterTrust Rights/PD provides a highly scalable platform for device manufacturers to build successive levels of more sophisticated DRM systems into their devices. Its thin (50K) client implementation offers robust functionality optimized for the resource environments typical of present and emerging portable devices. It is extensible to flash memory units and DSP hardware environments. InterTrust Rights/PD software operates cooperatively with the InterTrust InterRights Point software state-of-the-art DRM functionality. Robust DRM functionality is thereby extended to embedded systems, enabling their inclusion in the MetaTrust Utility, while addressing the unique vertical market requirements in entertainment, publishing, enterprise and other markets. InterTrust Rights/PD Software Interoperability InterTrust has announced initiatives to make InterTrust's InterRights Points and Rights/PD technology interoperate with select copy control systems, including Sony OpenMG. InterTrust Rights/PD Functionality InterTrust Rights/PD extends the functionality of the InterTrust InterRights Point to embedded systems, enabling their inclusion in the MetaTrust Utility, while addressing the unique entertainment market requirements. The following is a list of features and functions of the InterTrust InterRights Point software and the Rights/PD software. Functions InterRights Point Rights/PD Architecture Peer-to-peer and/or Host or Web server client/server to peripheral Platforms Windows 95, 98, 2000, Diamond, Creative Labs NT, Solaris and other embedded systems Client Software Size 4.5 MB 50KB Content Types Any digital content type Audio, text, images (audio, video, documents, images, software, games) Format DigiBox® secure DigiFile(TM) secure container container Persistent Protection Yes Yes Superdistribution Yes No Passed-along content is governed by the stakeholders' rules without requiring connection to central server Flexible Business Yes Limited to usage rules Model Support Programmable controls set by packager Conditional offers Yes Range of offers Memberships determined by device Surveys resources Validity Periods Multiple Pricing Yes Range of offers determined by device resources Options Set free previews, purchase, pay-per-use, subscriptions, and rental prices On and/or Off-line Transactions Yes No Bundled multimedia Yes Yes products with (e.g., video, separate (e.g., separate separately audio file, sheet music, audio file, sheet music, governed items images, lyrics/liner images, lyrics/liner notes, electronic notes, promotional tickets, promotional track) track) Usage Information Yes Limited Collection - Specify type and Device resource post-purchase frequency of information dependent and offline collected - consistent with European Union Data Privacy Directive Value Chain Support Yes Partial Creators, distributors Publisher can specify and others can specify multiple payees for business, privacy, and purchased content, value societal rules chain rights defined by InterRights Points Enable design of SDMI-Compliant Systems Yes Yes Shipping Status Yes Yes InterTrust Digital Rights Management Digital rights management (DRM) technologies protect and manage rights and interests in digital information. InterTrust's DRM platform provides a common foundation for authors, publishers, enterprises and others to define rules for using digital information and building commercial models. InterTrust® technology is designed to protect digital information, apply rules persistently after information is distributed, and automate many of the commercial consequences of using the information. InterTrust's DRM platform is general purpose and can manage a broad range of media types, including music, publications, business information, video, games, software, and images. Content providers and enterprises can take advantage of InterTrust DRM through the use of the MetaTrust Utility, a neutral environment for digital commerce. InterTrust Technologies Corporation InterTrust Technologies Corporation is the leading developer of distributed digital rights management (DRM) technology. InterTrust has developed a general purpose DRM platform that serves as a foundation for providers of digital information, technology, and commerce services to participate in a global system for digital commerce. InterTrust licenses its DRM platform as software and tools to partners. Collectively, these partners will offer digital commerce services and applications that form a global commerce system branded as the ``MetaTrust Utility.'' The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding InterTrust's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to InterTrust as of the date hereof, and InterTrust assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors and risks discussed in InterTrust's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NOTE: InterTrust and DigiBox are registered trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, and the InterTrust logo, InterRights Point, MetaTrust, MetaTrust Utility, Rights/PD, and Rights/System are trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, all of which may or may not be used in certain jurisdictions. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. SOURCE: InterTrust Technologies Corporation |
| Mib - Donnerstag, 6. Januar 2000 - 15:38 |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000106/ca_rioport_3.html Thursday January 6, 9:05 am Eastern Time Company Press Release RioPort Receives MetaTrust Certification for its RioPort Digital Audio Manager Software RioPort's Audio Manager Software Now Featured in Magex Digital Music Download System SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000--RioPort, Inc., a pioneer in the digital download market, today announced that its RioPort Audio Manager software, a popular media management application for acquiring, managing and playback of digital audio content, has received MetaTrust Certified(TM) status from InterTrust Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:ITRU - news). As a MetaTrust Certified solution, RioPort Audio Manager incorporates InterTrust's digital rights management (DRM) technology, making it possible for the sale and purchase of secure digital music and spoken audio content over the Internet. RioPort also announced today that its DRM-based RioPort Audio Manager software is now included in Magex's digital music commercial deployment system. Magex provides the medium for the sale and delivery of secured digital audio content, and has been running trials during Q4 1999 and continuing into early 2000, with the system going live in late Q1 2000. ``RioPort is aggressively committed to the development of a secure delivery environment so that music and spoken word programming can be sold over the Internet in a way that protects and compensates artists and publishers,'' said Ron Moore, vice president of legal affairs and business development at RioPort, Inc. ``Our relationship with InterTrust and our DRM MetaTrust Certification allows us to deliver a wide range of the best spoken word programming in areas such as audio books, education & training, spiritual and personal development, as well as popular music titles to our major branded partners, worldwide. RioPort's end-to-end secure digital audio system allows our content partners to take advantage of a number of services we offer in encoding, packaging and commerce and our distribution partners now have access to the best programming available for delivery to end-users.'' ``InterTrust and RioPort have been working together consistently with the common goal of enabling content providers and consumers with DRM solutions that serve each group's specific needs,'' said Victor Shear, chairman and CEO of InterTrust. ``The certification of RioPort Audio Manager represents one more important step towards meeting this goal by enabling consumers to enjoy secured digital audio content in multiple formats.'' InterTrust's DRM system enables content providers to deliver digital music and spoken audio files to consumers in a number of formats in a secure DigiBox(TM) container. With its MetaTrust Certification, RioPort Audio Manager can process protected digital content and present that content to consumers with offers that are specified by the providers. Content may be offered in a number of ways, such as free downloadable previews, pay-per-use or full use upon purchase. Once downloaded, the music remains protected. Users can forward the songs to other users who are then presented with the same purchasing offer set forth by the content provider. ``Magex is thrilled to incorporate RioPort's MetaTrust Certified software into our advanced digital commerce service,'' said Peter Beverley, managing director of Magex. ``In the very near future, consumers will be downloading and paying for popular, secured music selections through Magex's service and using applications like the RioPort Audio Manager to manage and playback files from their desktop PC or hand-held appliance.'' RioPort Audio Manager RioPort's Audio Manager delivers a powerful, yet easy-to-use, software application to consumers for finding, organizing, downloading, transferring and playback of digital audio files in either MP3 or Microsoft's Windows Media Audio (WMA) formats. Featuring a host of tools for complete management of digital audio, RioPort Audio Manager offers an integrated Device Manager for easily transferring content from the desktop to a portable player, jukebox and playlist functions; an integrated Web browser for quickly searching and downloading digital audio tracks; and support for digital tracks embedded with ID3 tags to provide information such as song titles, lyrics and CD art. Other key features include support for WinAmp skins and fast encoding capabilities to transfer CD tracks into MP3 or WMA files (up to 256 Kbps encoding fidelity). Consumers can download a free (limited to 50 tracks of encoding) version of the RioPort Audio Manager from the RioPort.com site (www.rioport.com) or purchase the full, unlimited encoding version for $4.95 (price for registered Rio owners) or $9.95 (price for all others). About InterTrust Technologies Corporation InterTrust Technologies Corporation is the leading developer of distributed digital rights management (DRM) technology. InterTrust has developed a general purpose DRM platform that serves as a foundation for providers of digital information, technology, and commerce services to participate in a global system for digital commerce. InterTrust licenses its DRM platform as software and tools to partners. Collectively, these partners will offer digital commerce services and applications that form a global commerce system branded as the ``MetTrust Utility.'' About Magex Magex is a digital commerce service developed by National Westminster Bank (NatWest) to create a secure and efficient environment for the trading of digital content on the Internet. The Magex technology addresses many of the security and payment problems surrounding digital distribution, enabling fast, safe and easy web transactions. Created by NatWest and incorporating Digital Rights Management from US partner, InterTrust Technologies Corporation, Magex delivers the persistent protection of copyright products such as -- music, information and games in any format alongside a simple, trusted payment process. Because businesses can now offer their best products for download with confidence their customers will appreciate the broader, richer choice on offer. Consumers and content providers can find more details and register their interest at Magex website www.magex.com. About RioPort, Inc. RioPort, Inc. is redefining digital audio by delivering an integrated, secure platform for acquiring, managing and experiencing music and spoken audio programming from the Internet. A pioneer in the digital audio market, RioPort partners with companies to provide them with an easy-to-use platform that includes access to a wide range of digital audio content, customizable software solutions and device design services. For consumers, RioPort provides easy access to a variety of popular and innovative music and word programming through its RioPort.com digital audio site. In addition, RioPort markets the RioPort Audio Manager, an easy-to-use jukebox application for the acquisition, management and playback of digital audio content from the desktop or RioPort compatible portable appliances, which the company licenses to third-parties. RioPort also provides content companies with production services, including encoding and secure packaging, allowing them to easily get their content into the hands of digital audio enthusiasts. RioPort's investment partners include Vulcan Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, MTV Networks Online and S3, Inc. RioPort's Web site is at www.rioport.com. |
| Mib - Montag, 10. Januar 2000 - 17:56 |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/000110/mb.html Monday January 10, 9:03 am Eastern Time RESEARCH ALERT-InterTrust reiterated as strong buy NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse First Boston on Monday reiterated its strong buy rating of InterTrust Technologies Corp. (NasdaqNM:ITRU - news), which allows companies to protect and manage their e-commerce rights. -- Says Jan. 7 deal between Internet audio company RealNetworks Inc. (NasdaqNM:RNWK - news) and Universal Music Group, a unit of Seagram Co. Ltd. (Toronto:VO.TO - news) (NYSE:VO - news), will use InterTrust DRM technology to protect copyrights on digital music. -- Estimates 1999 earnings of 92 cents per share and projects 2000 estimates of 89 cents per share. -- No 12-month price target. -- Says deal between RealNetworks and Universal ``demonstrates the power of InterTrust's partner model,'' adding that Universal has one of the largest music catalogs in the world. -- On Jan. 7, InterTrust shares finished at 118 on the Nasdaq. |
| Mib - Montag, 10. Januar 2000 - 18:03 |
| http://www.redherring.com/insider/2000/0108/news-realnetworks.html?id=yahoo Online music distributors blast Realnetworks deal By Phil Harvey Redherring.com January 8, 2000 LAS VEGAS -- During his Consumer Electronics Show keynote address, Realnetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) CEO Rob Glaser dropped a bomb on the online music business -- Realnetworks struck a deal with Universal Music Group, a move that creates more friction in an already fragmented market. The deal allows Realnetworks's Realjukebox -- the most popular online player for streaming and stored media -- to play Universal's large library of digital music. The deal will strengthen Realnetworks's position in the market and give Universal's music a potentially wide online audience. But Universal's insistence on using its own music distribution methods will strain online music-sellers, who'll need to ensure support for different distribution methods from different popular recording labels. CACOPHONY Liquid Audio (Nasdaq: LQID) and other digital distribution systems were vocal about their unhappiness with the Realnetworks/ Universal deal. Not only does it mean missed revenue for them, it keeps the recording industry's solutions fragmented, they say. "It will take a lot of work for each retailer to be able to honor a different distribution and copyright protection method from several different recording companies," says Andrea Fleming, vice president of corporate marketing at Liquid Audio. By not using the same solution as other recording labels, Universal runs the risk of alienating its online sellers, she claims. Though Realnetworks player will be able to play songs from Universal's library, Realnetworks is not the distribution mechanism for its music. Universal, whose properties include A&M Records and Geffen Records, says it will use its own digital audio format to distribute music to online retailers. Right now, record labels such as EMI Records Canada and Rykodisc use Liquid Audio's format to distribute their music. Still other artists make their songs available in the MP3 format, which offers no copyright protection for the music, much to the chagrin of recording labels. FINE-TUNING Universal's solution, still months away from being completed, will use Intertrust's (Nasdaq: ITRU) digital-rights management technology and Natwest Bank's Magex clearinghouse infrastructure. This process ensures that once music is purchased, it can't be copied and redistributed as allowed by open formats such as MP3, the company says. Universal's alliance with Realnetworks, though nonexclusive for both sides, is significant because it will allow consumers who buy the songs of Universal artists to enjoy the music outside the PC. Mr. Glaser announced that the latest version of Realjukebox would allow consumers to create and "burn" their own CDs, transfer songs to any of the portable storage devices made by Iomega (NYSE: IOM), and move music to Sony (NYSE: SNE) portable audio players such as the VAIO Music Clip and the Memory Stick Walkman. When consumers buy music at an online store, Universal will distribute the music to those stores, explains Albhy Galuten, a vice president of Universal Music Group. "The Realjukebox will empower the existing business of music distribution as an extension of what it's always done," he says. HARMONIZING Universal executives say they're preparing Universal's recording library for other digital media players, but they likely won't support Liquid Audio's player because it's part of a competing music distribution system. Still, refusal to be compatible isn't good for consumers, who don't want to have to keep different media players for different recording labels' content, Liquid Audio's Ms. Fleming says. "No one technology company is going to win, and it's important for each of the technology formats to interoperate," she says. Roadblocks abound on all sides for MP3 and open-source solutions in the online music business. "MP3 is not the whole shebang by any means," Mr. Glaser says, noting that Realjukebox will be able to show liner notes, song lyrics, and artwork for each song bought from Universal Music Group online. As for making Realnetworks's software an open-source solution, Mr. Glaser says, "I will guarantee you that the day Microsoft's [Nasdaq: MSFT] Windows becomes an open-source operating system, we'll make whatever components you want open source." |
| Mib - Montag, 10. Januar 2000 - 18:17 |
| eine kurze Einschaetzung zur Entwicklung bei ITRU waehrend der letzten Woche: Realnetworks und Universal, Seagram bieten Musik zum download aus dem Internet an. Was ist daran besonderes? bisher redeten alle von Internet und MP3, einem offenen file-Format. Die Firma hier: MP3.com (und Liquid Audio). Diese Firmen und ihre Kurse erregten grosses Aufsehen, - was aber in der Euphorie oft uebersehen wurde/wird: die Kuenstler sind der breiten Masse der Konsumenten absolut unbekannt. Dies ist beim jetzigen deal zwischen Universal, Seagram und Realnetworks absolut anders! Diese haben die Grossen der Branche unter Vertrag! Und das "digital rights management" wird mit den Produkten von Intertrust gemacht! Prompt erinnerte CSFB an das 'strong buy' fuer ITRU. Und, aufgepasst, man rechnet hier bereits mit schwarzen Zahlen fuer 1999 und 2000! ITRU hat hier in einem extrem wichtigen Wachstumsmarkt des e-commerce Tritt gefasst. Bei ITRU bietet sich jetzt noch die Moeglichkeit bei einem der ganz grossen zukuenftigen Unternehmen des e-commerce in einem fruehen Stadium der Entwicklung einzusteigen! Hier besteht sowohl kurz- als auch langfristig extrem viel Potential! Ich muss mich wirklich zurueckhalten, um nicht zu euphorisch zu werden. |
| Stw - Montag, 10. Januar 2000 - 19:11 |
| Wow... vielen Dank an mib für die Vorstellung dieses Wertes. Das hört sich ja wirklich großartig an, leider habe ich mich bisher nicht zu einem Einstieg durchringen können. Heute nochmal bisher +10% an der NASDAQ, in D gabs so gut wie keine Umsätze. Wie ist Deine Einschätzung: gibts nochmal eine Korrektur und die Möglichkeit, günstiger einzusteigen als heute ? :-) stw |
| Mib - Montag, 10. Januar 2000 - 19:31 |
| Korrekturen wird's mit Sicherheit geben (am Freitag war ITRU nochmal fuer 104 Eu zu haben). Die Frage ist - wie immer - wie weit ist der Wert dann schon gelaufen, um wieviel kommt er wieder zurueck? Es gibt Kursziele von serioesen! Analystenhaeusern, die bei 560 $ liegen, andere reden von 160 $ (allerdings vor dem letzten deal). ITRU wird von einigen Analysten und Fondsmanagern unter den Top-Picks fuer 2000 genannt. Das Problem ist, dass kaum einer bisher versteht, was das fuer ein gewaltiger Markt ist (und die Analysten sehen hier fuer ITRU Margen wie sie sonst nur Microsoft hat). DRIV ist eine andere aktie, die obwohl, Internet, vom Markt noch voellig unterschaetzt wird. also: mit Glueck wird man ITRU nochmal billiger bekommen, aber ich halte bis 140 Eu fuer einen vertretbaren Einstiegskurs fuer Langfristanleger. ber, natuerlich!, ist ITRU ein spekulativer Titel. |
| Mib - Dienstag, 11. Januar 2000 - 15:42 |
| ich habe mir nochmals alles zu ITRU angeschaut, was ich habe. die Zahlen in der Meldung von CSFB koennen eigentlich nicht stimmen. soweit ich das sehe, duerften es in 1999 und 2000 noch keine Gewinne geben. Es waren bestimmt -0.92 und -0.89 $/share gemeint. Alles andere waere absolut sensationell, aber leider nicht sehr wahrscheinlich. |
| Mib - Donnerstag, 13. Januar 2000 - 16:04 |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000113/ca_intertr_1.html Thursday January 13, 9:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: InterTrust Technologies Corporation InterTrust and MetaTrust Partners Announce Support for MIDEM/INTERTRUST Digital Rights Management Publishing Program MetaTrust Partners PricewaterhouseCoopers DigiHub, NatWest/Magex, Bertelsmann's Digital World Services, MusicMatch, Computacenter's iGroup, National Computer Systems Pte Ltd, and RioPort Inc. to Support Publishing and Music Program SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- InterTrust Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ITRU - news), the MetaTrust Utility(TM), today announced with its MetaTrust Partners support for the MIDEM/INTERTRUST Digital Rights Management (DRM) Publishing Program. The Midem DRM Publishing Program was announced January 4, 2000, to address the needs of the international phonographic and music publishing industries. MIDEM 2000 is a comprehensive trade show, showcase and conference for the international phonographic and music publishing industry. Created in 1967, MIDEM has served the international music industry professionals for 33 years and in 1999 drew 11,000 attendees from 93 countries. Midem 2000 is organized by the Reed Midem Organization, which is part of Reed Exhibition Companies, a subsidiary of Reed Elsevier. The MIDEM/INTERTRUST Digital Rights Management (DRM) program will use INTERTRUST DRM tools and METATRUST(TM) Partner certified software and services to offer MIDEM attendees direct digital access to important conference materials, MIDEM news items and the complete market event schedule via the Internet, CD-ROM and Email systems. This service will enhance the immediate Midem 2000 experience for participants and will enable them to plug into this unique information source and use it to advance their business objectives all through the year. MetaTrust Partner support for Midem 2000 includes: -- PricewaterhouseCoopers DigiHub(SM): Usage clearinghouse services. -- NatWest/Magex: Financial clearinghouse services, deployment and customer service. -- Bertelsmann's Digital World Services: Financial services, packaging, hosting, CD replication services and selected music tracks. -- MusicMatch: Digital audio jukebox and selected music tracks. -- Igroup, RioPort and National Computer Systems Pte Ltd: Music and publishing packaging services and or content. ``The MIDEM Publishing Program showcases several important aspects of InterTrust's rich DRM platform technology and the exciting range of new products and services being offered by MetaTrust Utility partners,'' said Edmund Fish, Senior Operating Officer and EVP, InterTrust. ``MetaTrust partner applications will securely interact with InterTrust's core digital rights management engine, to persistently protect content. Other MetaTrust partners are offering important trust services. We are pleased that MetaTrust Partners are addressing substantial market needs with their DRM product and service offerings at Midem 2000.'' ``The need to manage digital assets has never been more pronounced,'' said John Stubbs, Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Content Management Initiative. ``All industries are going to be affected -- especially entertainment and media companies with large content libraries that rely on confidentiality and control of electronic information. Exploitation of intellectual property over the Internet requires innovative solutions to protect and control content throughout the distribution lifecycle. We're pleased to showcase our new DigiHub Digital Rights Management service at Midem 2000.'' ``By offering conference attendees this important information in a convenient more immediate format, we are demonstrating the benefits of both our own and our MetaTrust Partners' technologies,'' said Peter Beverley, Managing Director, Magex. ``Most of all, this Program validates the fact that our systems are live and ready to run -- Magex and the MetaTrust Utility(TM) are open for business.'' ``For Digital World Services, Midem 2000 is the ideal platform to present our DRM services based on InterTrust technology with copyright protected music from BMG's International Stars Christina Aguilera and Cesaria Evora,'' said Johann Butting, CEO of Digital World Services. ``As the new Bertelsmann Digital Rights Management Company, our services include packaging, clearing, system integration and CD replication for entertainment and publishing.'' ``Music Match is pleased to demonstrate our MetaTrust-Certified(TM) Music Match Jukebox at Midem,'' said Dennis Mudd, CEO, MusicMatch. ``The combination of InterTrust's robust rights management system and the award-winning MusicMatch Jukebox is sure to facilitate faster adoption of Internet music consumption. Midem provides a great forum for showcasing our consumer-friendly solution to the music industry.'' ``The great thing about the InterTrust technology is that you can now actually make money from selling your music in a protected manner,'' said Simon Scott, Director, The iGroup. ``The iGroup is pleased to be at Midem with artists that are learning about distributing their music with digital rights management.'' ``We are pleased to participate with InterTrust and our other MetaTrust partners in Midem 2000,'' said, Philip Wu, COO, Mercurix, at DRM service provided by National Computer Systems Pte Ltd and SingTel. ``The emerging e-commerce market for digital goods, including music and published materials, will be accelerated by the availability of interoperable applications and trust services from MetaTrust Utility partners.'' ``We are pleased to be demonstrating our MetaTrust Certified RioPort Audio Manager software at Midem 2000,'' said Ron Moore, VP of Business and Legal Affairs at RioPort, Inc. ``The electronic distribution of music presents tremendous opportunities for music providers and consumers so long as rights are appropriately protected and managed.'' Midem Publishing Program The MIDEM DRM Program will be made available to Midem attendees via CD-ROM, an Internet webpage (www.midem.com) and email updates. The CD-ROM will contain program tools and materials. With an Internet connection, attendees will simply use their laptops to begin using the program, which will include: -- The MIDEM Guide: the definitive database of all Midem 2000 attendees and companies. With 4,260 companies from 93 countries registered in the 1999 edition, this database is considered the best reference on the global music industry. -- The MIDEM Daily News: Conference news published and delivered to attendees in DigiBox(TM) containers from the www.midem.com website. The website will also include event and concert photography, late breaking news and reader surveys for advertisers and exhibitors. -- The Complete MIDEM Event and Concert Schedule -- 1999/2000 statistical information from IFPI and Billboard Magazine -- Daily Midem coverage from Billboard Magazine -- Exciting music tracks and event photography for use by attendees -- Viewers and music players INTERTRUST will also be sponsoring a CyberCafe for from-the-floor access to email and program materials. InterTrust Digital Rights Management Digital rights management (DRM) technologies protect and manage rights and interests in digital information. InterTrust's DRM platform provides a common foundation for authors, publishers, enterprises and others to define rules for using digital information and building commercial models. InterTrust® technology is designed to protect digital information, apply rules persistently after information is distributed, and automate many of the commercial consequences of using the information. InterTrust's DRM platform is general purpose and can manage a broad range of media types, including music, publications, business information, video, games, software, and images. Content providers and enterprises can take advantage of InterTrust DRM through the use of the MetaTrust Utility, a neutral environment for digital commerce. InterTrust Technologies Corporation InterTrust Technologies Corporation is the leading developer of distributed digital rights management (DRM) technology. InterTrust has developed a general purpose DRM platform that serves as a foundation for providers of digital information, technology, and commerce services to participate in a global system for digital commerce. InterTrust licenses its DRM platform as software and tools to partners. Collectively, these partners will offer digital commerce services and applications that form a global commerce system branded as the ``MetaTrust Utility.'' The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding InterTrust's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to InterTrust as of the date hereof, and InterTrust assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors and risks discussed in InterTrust's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NOTE: InterTrust and DigiBox are registered trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, and the InterTrust logo, InterRights Point, MetaTrust, and MetaTrust Utility are trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, all of which may or may not be used in certain jurisdictions. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. SOURCE: InterTrust Technologies Corporation |
| Mib - Donnerstag, 13. Januar 2000 - 16:07 |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000113/ca_pricewa_1.html Thursday January 13, 6:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release PricewaterhouseCoopers and InterTrust To Provide Digital Rights Management Solutions and Services PricewaterhouseCoopers Establishes DigiHub as Core Foundation for Digital Rights Management SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2000-- InterTrust Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ITRU - news), the MetaTrust Utility(TM), and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's leading professional services organization, today announced an alliance and licensing agreement that will provide the technology and services necessary for clients to manage and protect digital products, such as music, video, games, images and business information. A cornerstone of this initiative will be PricewaterhouseCoopers' new DigiHub(SM) service -- developed using InterTrust digital rights management (DRM) technology - that will enable clients to extend their business models to the Internet by facilitating the delivery, aggregation, analysis and protection of digital content and usage data. PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to use InterTrust as its preferred digital rights management technology. In addition, the firm has made a significant initial commitment to InterTrust, including the payment of licensing fees, resources for infrastructure and application development, and the launch of the DigiHub service. PricewaterhouseCoopers has also made an accompanying equity investment in InterTrust. ``PricewaterhouseCoopers' trusted global brand, broad industry knowledge and demonstrated e-business experience made them the ideal candidate for this alliance,'' said Victor Shear, chairman and CEO, InterTrust. ``We have high expectations that our alliance will transform the e-business landscape. This relationship marks a fundamental addition to the MetaTrust Utility family.'' ``The need for digital rights management affects all industries, from the entertainment and media sectors, where music, video and film rights must be protected, to healthcare and government, where ensuring privacy and confidentiality is paramount,'' said Chris Everett, global leader E-Business, PricewaterhouseCoopers. ``InterTrust's technology is ground breaking and will allow our clients to readily shape their e-business models and digital rights management strategies using a neutral technology platform. The ability to offer this technology means critical and necessary services can be delivered to clients - enabling the transformation of content into currency.'' PricewaterhouseCoopers will support clients in designing, building and deploying e-commerce content distribution and information handling systems based on InterTrust's DRM technology. PricewaterhouseCoopers' DigiHub online service center and trust services platform will process, analyze and protect e-business and proprietary content. In addition, DigiHub will serve as a prototyping and development platform for new client applications, and will enable PricewaterhouseCoopers' clients to increase efficiency and optimize their business processes. PricewaterhouseCoopers will provide a wide range of complementary e-business and MetaTrust Utility services, including e-business consulting, deploying and managing MetaTrust DRM software, MetaTrust Certifying DRM-enabled sites, and providing application certification services. The alliance between these two organizations underscores the e-business consulting work PricewaterhouseCoopers is delivering across a broad range of industries and the leadership position InterTrust's unique DRM platform has achieved in the marketplace. InterTrust's general-purpose platform has been endorsed by leading media companies for its neutral standard setting technology platform. Both companies are committed to neutral business models driven by the principle of servicing and empowering the customer and delivering complementary products, services and technologies to form a seamless, comprehensive rights management and commerce automation solution set. InterTrust Technologies Corporation InterTrust Technologies Corporation is the leading developer of digital rights management technology. InterTrust has developed a general purpose DRM platform that serves as a foundation for providers of digital information, technology, and commerce services to participate in a global system for digital commerce. InterTrust licenses its DRM platform as software and tools to partners. Collectively, these partners will offer digital commerce services and applications that form a global commerce system branded as the ``MetaTrust Utility.'' PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwcglobal.com) is the world's leading professional services organization. Drawing on the knowledge and skills of 150,000 people in 150 countries, we help our clients solve complex business problems and measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance. PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the US firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and other members of the worldwide PricewaterhouseCoopers organization. The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding InterTrust's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to InterTrust as of the date hereof, and InterTrust assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors and risks discussed in InterTrust's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copyright (c) 2000 InterTrust Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. InterTrust is a registered trademark of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, and the InterTrust logo, MetaTrust, and MetaTrust Utility are trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, all of which may or may not be used in certain jurisdictions. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. Contact: InterTrust Joseph Jennings, 408/855-0201 jjennings@intertrust.com or Varney Business Communication Leigh Anne Varney, 415/387-7250 la@varneybusiness.com or PricewaterhouseCoopers Lia Papa, 202/822-4740 lia.papa@us.pwcglobal.com |
| Mib - Donnerstag, 13. Januar 2000 - 16:08 |
| und prompt ein upgrade von hold auf buy von Salomon Smith Barney! http://biz.yahoo.com/c/00/01/13/u.html#u |
| Mib - Donnerstag, 13. Januar 2000 - 17:03 |
| http://yahoo.cnet.com/news/0-1008-200-1522130.html?pt.yfin.cat_fin.txt.ne PricewaterhouseCoopers takes stake in InterTrust By Melanie Austria Farmer Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 13, 2000, 7:25 a.m. PT InterTrust Technologies today said it has formed an alliance and cut a licensing deal with consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for InterTrust's digital rights management products. As part of the deal, PricewaterhouseCoopers has made an equity investment of an undisclosed amount in the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, the companies said in a statement. PricewaterhouseCoopers said it has also agreed to use InterTrust as the preferred digital rights management (DRM) provider for its clients and is licensed to sell InterTrust products, offer consulting services, and implement and manage the DRM software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. InterTrust, one of the early players in DRM, gives content providers a way to block illegal copying with its flagship product, MetaTrust Utility. InterTrust competes against companies like Reciprocal, another DRM pioneer, and Canada-based RightMarkets.com. The DRM market has been gaining wider attention from investors in recent months. Yesterday, Reciprocal announced that key IBM executive John Schwartz has joined the company as chief executive. Last November, Reciprocal nabbed a $35 million round in financing from a broad investing group including Xerox and Hewlett-Packard. PricewaterhouseCoopers and InterTrust said they will work together to provide the technology and services necessary for clients to manage and protect digital products, such as music, video, games, images and business information. PricewaterhouseCoopers said it will also use InterTrust technology to develop DigiHub, an online service center that will process, analyze and protect business data and proprietary content. |
| Mib - Donnerstag, 20. Januar 2000 - 22:05 |
| Exzellente news bei ITRU!!! In USA benutzt Realnetworks (in Zukunft somit auch AOL - Time Warner ?, - hier darf spekuliert werden) und in Europa jetzt Bertelsmann die Softwareplattform von ITRU. Die news ist in USA noch nicht richtig veroeffentlicht, was wahrscheinlich in Zusammenhang mit der MIDEM in Cannes geschehen wird..... hier die Meldung: Bertlesmann Announces Launch of Digital World Services, a Digital Rights Management Company NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000-- - Top International Music Stars Participate in Launch With Downloadable Tracks Secured By Digital World Services - Bertelsmann AG, Europe's largest media company and parent of BMG Entertainment, today announced the formation of its own digital rights management company, Digital World Services. Based in New York and Hamburg, Germany, Digital World Services is dedicated to ensuring the secure online protection and delivery of all types of digital content. Digital World Services uses Bertelsmann's existing resources, technology and service expertise, in combination with InterTrust's digital rights management platform technology, to offer its clients a wide range of new and innovative distribution and marketing opportunities for entertainment and publishing. Digital World Services will officially debut at the MIDEM 2000 conference on January 22 in Cannes, France. MIDEM participants will enjoy selected tracks by RCA/BMG recording artists Christina Aguilera and Cesaria Evora in secured form on the MIDEM/InterTrust DRM content service, a specially prepared demonstration CD-ROM and on-line offering that will be made available with the official MIDEM show guide. "Establishing Digital World Services, with innovative packaging and clearinghouse capabilities, is a natural progression for Bertelsmann as we conduct business in the 21st century," noted Digital World Services CEO Johann Butting. "Our digital commerce solutions take advantage of the combined strengths of many Bertelsmann divisions to enable content owners to increase their customer base and improve revenue, while providing a compelling and seamless consumer experience." Digital World Services is a joint venture of three of Bertelsmann's six divisions: BMG which holds its share in the venture through its CD manufacturing arm BMG Storage Media; Bertelsmann Multimedia, which handles all of Bertelsmann's Internet activities, including AOL and Lycos in Europe; and Arvato AG where Bertelsmann's print and logistics activities are focussed and which includes Bertelsmann Services Group with expertise in financial clearing, distribution, and call center operation. Digital World Services: End-to-End DRM Services For Entertainment and Publishing Digital World Services has been established to provide end-to-end solutions and services in all areas of digital rights management, enabling content providers to exercise complete control over digitally delivered products. In order to realize the full potential of the Internet and packaged digital media distribution, Digital World Services has selected InterTrust's digital rights management platform technology and Reciprocal Inc for a sophisticated, scalable and global backend service. Among the range of services offered by Digital World Services and its partners is content preparation and secure packaging, usage and financial clearing, as well as system integration tailored to specific customer needs. Digital World Services is one of the founding members of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) and actively assists in the development of international standards for securing music across all digital delivery platforms. |
| Stw - Donnerstag, 20. Januar 2000 - 22:27 |
| Mannomann, mit ITRU hat mib vielleicht wirklich einen Schatz für das Auslandsdepot gehoben. Mal sehen, wo da die Reise hingeht. Nur schade, daß aufgrund der dünnen Umsätze in D ein Investment fast nur direkt in USA möglich ist. :-) ste |
| Schlobald - Freitag, 21. Januar 2000 - 18:51 |
| Hallo Stw, kannst Du mir eine Web-Seite mit Informationen über die Umsätze einer Aktie empfehlen? |
| Mib - Freitag, 21. Januar 2000 - 22:40 |
| stehen ueberall! z.B. bei http://www.consors.de http://www.comdirect.de da gibt's ueberall auch charts. |