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News Release from: ARM | Subject: TrustZone
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 February 2006
Software framework aids digital rights
management
Beep Science and ARM used the 3GSM World Congress to release an Open Mobile Alliance v2-compliant digital rights management solution based on the ARM TrustZone software framework and API.
Beep Science and ARM used the 3GSM World Congress to release an Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) v2-compliant digital rights management (DRM) solution based on the ARM TrustZone software framework and API The TrustZone Software API provides a common framework for secure application developers, reducing porting costs and enabling greater compatibility across multiple platforms
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The TrustZone software framework provides application developers, OEMs and service providers with a robust and open security framework that facilitates interoperability and enables them to leverage their software investment in multiple market areas.
"Strong content protection technology enables high-quality content rights to be secured and ensures that digital content can be shared freely and securely across mobile phones, PCs and other consumer electronics", says Markku Mehtala, Vice President of Business Development at Beep Science.
"By enhancing our mobile DRM solution with ARM TrustZone technology, we can enable device manufacturers and operators to deliver rich mobile media content in all forms of devices that consumers expect".
"The OMA DRM standard is paving the way for a seamless DRM-enabled digital content ecosystem across consumer devices", said Lance Howarth, General Manager, Embedded Software, ARM.
"The ARM TrustZone software greatly increases the robustness of DRM solutions and, together with Beep Science, we can enable the delivery of highly secure and advanced digital products based on TrustZone technology-enabled processors".
TrustZone software is available for licensing from ARM.
TrustZone software implements the TrustZone software API which has been defined together with leading industry stakeholders.
Partners are invited to join in the further development of the API.
The specification is available as a free, public and open standard for the promotion of interoperable security standards.
The TrustZone hardware extensions are present in the ARM1176JZ-S processor as well as the award-winning Cortex-A8 processor.
ARM also developed a complete solution around the framework including models, software development tools and system-level hardware IP.
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