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June 7, 2004 | SAN DIEGO – 41st Design Automation Conference 2004 (DAC)
Platform Computing and Macrovision to Deliver Enhanced Grid Computing Capabilities
Platform Computing, the largest independent grid software and solutions company, and Macrovision (Nasdaq: MVSN), the market leader in software licensing, today announced an expanded partnership that will enable Platform customers to optimize their grid computing implementations.
Platform Computing and Macrovision originally partnered in 2003 when Macrovision announced the formation of their FLEXnet alliance program. As part of the alliance program, Macrovision will certify Platform Computing products for operation with FLEXnet, Macrovision’s award-winning universal licensing platform. Macrovision is the market leader in software licensing, with more than 3,000 ISV’s and 850 enterprises using the company’s solutions to maximize the value of their software assets.
The integration between Platform Computing and Macrovision will be incorporated into future versions of the new product suite through FLEXnet Connector, the standards-based interface used by partners to integrate to the FLEXnet universal licensing platform.
In a separate announcement made today, Platform Computing announced the launch of Platform LSF Electronics Edition, the first end-to-end grid solution targeted specifically for the semiconductor sector in the electronics industry. To view the Platform LSF Electronics Edition release and related announcements, please visit the online press kit at http://www.platform.com/newsevents/presskits/lsfelectronics.asp
"We are pleased to have Platform Computing and Macrovision working together to help us maximize the utilization of our software and compute resources and minimize the cost and time for product development," said Ann Gatlin, Legerity, Inc.
"Our partnerships with Macrovision, along with our launch of Platform LSF Electronics Edition, further illustrate Platform's strong commitment to provide industry-specific grid solutions," said Peter Nichol, Vice President, Electronics, Platform Computing. "Platform leads the industry in grid-enabling more than100 applications from ISV and system software partners, and we continue to build and expand partnerships in order to drive the adoption of grid in the electronics marketplace."
"Platform Computing is the leading grid software developer and this partnership supports our efforts to help companies optimize their software licenses in grid environments," said David Rowley, Vice President, Business Development, Macrovision. "By connecting third party partners to our FLEXnet platform via FLEXnet Connector, we are able to provide better integrated, more robust joint solutions to our mutual customers."
Platform Computing's intelligent, practical enterprise grid software solutions help organizations optimize IT resources to Accelerate Intelligence™. We plan, build, run and manage grids that link IT to core business objectives, and help our customers improve service levels, reduce costs and enhance business performance. With industry-leading partnerships and a strong commitment to standards, we are at the forefront of grid software development, propelling over 1,600 clients toward powerful insights that create real, tangible business value. For more please visit www.platform.com.
Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN) is the market leader in electronic licensing, copy protection, and digital rights management ("DRM") technologies. Analysts recognize Macrovision as the clear market leader, and it’s estimated that the company sells more software-based licensing solutions than all its competitors combined. Macrovision FLEXnet, the world's first universal licensing platform, enables customers to easily price, package and protect their software. More than 3000 software publishers have shipped FLEXenabled(tm) software, and hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies use Macrovision technologies to better manage their software licenses. The company holds over 700 software licensing and DRM patents worldwide and has been ranked by Business 2.0 as one of the top 100 Tech Companies for two consecutive years. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Macrovision has international offices in London, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong and Seoul. More information about the Macrovision can be found at www.macrovision.com.
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