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Historically, the original Macrovision technology was considered a nuisance to some specialist users because it could interfere with other electronic equipment. For example, if one were to run their video signal through a VCR before the television, some VCRs will output a ruined signal regardless of whether it is recording. This ... occurs in some TV-VCR combo sets. Apart from this, many DVD recorders mistake the mechanical instability of worn videotapes for Macrovision signals, and so refuse to make what would be perfectly legal DVD dubs of people's home old movies and the like. This widespread problem provides a legitimate basis for the sale of devices that defeat Macrovision. The signal has also been known to confuse home theater line doublers (devices for improving the quality of video for large projection TVs) and some high-end television comb filters.
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Macrovision was founded 1983 and is the leading technology provider targeting customers who want to protect, enhance and/or deliver their content into the marketplace or throughout their organization. Their three areas of technology include entertainment, games and software; where Macrovision is a global leader in all arenas with technology on over 500M desktops. Channel products today focus on application installation and management and their corporate priority is to aggressively grow and develop the channel. They have a fully channel-neutral compensation plan, paying commission to their direct sales teams based on all sales through their channel partners. This encourages collaboration and extends internal resources to their top partners, minimizing channel conflict between Macrovision’s channel and their own sales force. Macrovision is a publicly traded company - NASDAQ: MVSN.
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Macrovision has two key segments. The entertainment technology unit develops and licenses copy protection and digital rights management technology for CDs, DVDs, pay-per-view/video-on-demand programs, and PC games. The software technology unit provides solutions to help software vendors and end users manage licensing. Customers include movie studios, record labels, PC game vendors, and hardware manufacturers.
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Digital rights management specialist Macrovision Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire "the assets and operations" of InstallShield Corp., maker of software for program installation, packaging and updating. Macrovision said the deal represents a $76 million cash transaction, with an additional payment of up to $20 million due, depending on InstallShield’s performance after the purchase.
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Macrovision provides a variety of software and hardware ingredient technologies for consumer electronics devices, particularly those with video recording or playback capabilities. Its heritage product is a technology for discouraging the copying of video through analog interfaces of consumer electronic devices. A companion product called RipGuard is designed to discourage ripping of video DVDs using a personal computer. More recently, through its acquisition of Mediabolic, Macrovision has begun developing and marketing software components for enabling video playback in consumer devices. Macrovision's home entertainment technologies are incorporated into the vast majority of all DVD players, digital cable/satellite set-top boxes, personal computers, Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) such as Tivo, and Portable Media Players (PMPs) such as the iPod. Macrovison: Digital Home Entertainment
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Macrovision recently acquired Trymedia® Systems in order to offer a robust solution for the secure distribution of PC games across the physical and digital worlds. This acquisition provided the foundation for the newly formed game division within Macrovision. Macrovision’s games division is a leading provider of secure digital distribution services and operates the world’s largest distribution network for downloadable games. Macrovision’s technology solutions provide game publishers, portals and retailers with content protection, eCommerce and distribution services to maximize their PC game sales. The company's game distribution network connects hundreds of publishers and Internet sites with millions of consumers worldwide, offering games to legitimately download, purchase, subscribe to and share. Macrovision’s games division is headquartered in San Francisco.
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