Cardea is the
codename
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for portable version of
Windows Media DRM Windows Media DRM or WMDRM, is a Digital Rights Management service for the Windows Media platform. It is designed to provide delivery of audio or video content over an IP network to a PC or other playback device in such a way that the distributor ca ...
for
network
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* Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks
Mathematics
...
devices, the marketing name of which is Windows Media DRM for Network Devices (or in short form WMDRM-ND) introduced by
Microsoft
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. It is used for streaming protected digital media across a network for immediate playback.
Janus (DRM) Janus was the codename of a version of Windows Media DRM primarily for portable devices, whose marketing name was Windows Media DRM for Portable Devices (or in short form WMDRM-PD). It was introduced by Microsoft in 2004 for use on portable media d ...
is a similar system for
portable
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* Portable classroom, a temporary building installed on the grounds of a school to provide a ...
devices, but is used for synchronization.
Digital rights management systems
Microsoft Windows multimedia technology
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