Digital Keystone, Inc. develops digital entertainment technologies that bridge

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with the new

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. DK solutions include security and navigation software. Digital Keystone also develops industry-standard validation tools for development, certification, and manufacturing. DK technologies enable content access throughout the entire home, offering security, interactive services, and device connectivity.

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Digital Keystone licenses its technologies to TV broadcasters, to manufacturers of

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, to developers of digital home components, and to manufacturers of

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that power consumer electronic devices and digital home components. In partnership with

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and

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, the company developed "OCUR", the world's first secure

bridge. The first OCUR prototype, developed by Digital Keystone, was demonstrated by

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in his keynote speech during the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show. During the same Consumer Electronics Show,

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demonstrated the ATI OCUR product, manufactured under license. In 2007

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announced the commercial launch of the product during his CES keynote. In September 2008 Digital Keystone announced a licensing agreement with

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that allows the consumer electronics manufacturer to include Digital Keystone's PODware solution in its

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es. In addition to consumer electronic software components, Digital Keystone, Inc. develops industry-standard test tools that are used to validate content security interoperability for major

systems worldwide. These tools verify compliance with published content security standards such as OpenCable and

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. As an example

utilizes Digital Keystone tools to qualify M-Card devices. Digital Keystone tools such as HPNX PRO have been utilized to certify digital televisions, personal video recorders, and set-top-boxes. The Digital Keystone Maelstrom technology has been featured at the 2010

Innovation Showcase in Keystone, Colorado; at the 2010

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in Amsterdam with

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and Adobe Systems; at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with

; at the 2011

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show in Chicago with

; at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with

; and at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with Netgear. As of June 2010, according to the

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("NCTA"), Digital Keystone customers have shipped over 21 million certified consumer electronic devices. Digital Keystone, Inc. was ranked as one of Silicon Valley's 50 fastest growing companies in

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's Inc 5000 list for 2008.

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