Unicate B.V Announces Copy and Anti-Piracy Protection for DVD, CD & CD-ROM Media

3-Dimensional Nano-Technology Provides Physical Protection of Media Content

Naarden, The Netherlands-(Business Wire) --March 27, 2002-Unicate BV announces the completion of the first phase of testing of a physical anti-piracy-anti-copy solution for DVD, CD and CD-ROM. Using Nano-technology, the 3-dimensional token has greater than 1036 stochastic uniqueness. 3DAS low-cost micro-tokens are embedded into the disk providing a 3-D physical copy protection. The tokens are read by the standard drive optical reader with minor firmware modifications to the drive. The read of the 3DAS token by the drive produces a bit string that is certified unique by TNO (The Dutch National Labs) to 1036. The bit string can either be authenticated in the drive, near-line, occasional certification or real-time. 3DAS tokens cannot be copied, replicated, removed or modified. Four levels of security begin at off-line copy protection to on-line real-time cryptographic data access control.

The next phase of development is already underway. Unicate is working with a drive manufacturer to adapt CD and DVD drives for review by content owners like motion picture studios, music companies and software manufacturers. Unicate will also be presenting and demonstrating 3DAS anti-piracy technology to industry standards organizations.

Teunis Tel, Unicate CEO and founder said, In our first phase, we have proven to ourselves that we have a low-cost solution to stop illegal copying of CD and DVD disks using our 3DAS tokens." Tel continued, Electronic copy protection schemes have just not worked. They are obsolete before they are finished and truly only prevent the home user from copying. We have learned in the high-end fragrance markets that most of the fraud is in the distribution channels. This is where most of the piracy occurs. These pirates are sophisticated and require a sophisticated Nano-technology like 3DAS to defeat them."

Unicate 3DAS and computer generated 2DCS technologies were developed for anti-piracy, track & trace and content package protection for the high end fragrance markets. Market applications for the technology are anti-counterfeiting, package and content identification & tracking, document fraud protection, identification cards and access control applications.

The Unicate web site is http://www.unicate.nl

For more information Contact Teunis Tel at Unicate Netherlands at +31 35 699 70 00 ttel@unicate.nl Contact time + 6 hours EST

Or Bob Root at Orion Imagineering, Unicate US Technology Market Advisors at 410.451.0700 ext 42 or e-mail at unicate@orionlearning.com Eastern Time Zone

KEYWORD: Netherlands
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Entertainment/Technology CD CD-ROM DVD Anti-piracy Copy Protection
SOURCE: Orion International Inc.