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| GamersGate selects SecuROM™ as DRM for its PC games download catalogue |
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Salzburg, November 9, 2007 – Today Sony DADC announced that GamersGate, a leading online retailer
of downloadable PC games, has selected Sony DADC's SecuROM™ Product Activation as its Digital
Rights Management (DRM) for its line-up of downloadable PC games. These PC games come from a
worldwide network of content partners and are distributed digitally through
www.gamersgate.com.
"At Sony DADC we have developed the digital rights management solution SecuROM™ to help
content providers service multiple distribution channels. SecuROM™ is the only one-stop-shop in the
global market which enables publishers to manage their content with one single DRM solution for
both disc-based and online sales channels at every stage of the process, during pre-release,
release and post-release" explains Stefan Podhajski, Global Product Manager at Sony DADC. "It is
our company's aim to help games publishers in the transition from physical to digital distribution
through the use of our DRM technologies and Digital Asset Management services. SecuROM™ Product
Activation allows them to realize new and attractive business models such as "Try & Buy", "Buy
& Download" or Subscription based models. Thanks to SecuROM™ Product Activation GamersGate's
subscribers now benefit from these choices."
"In our business we need to team up with the best in order to meet the demands of our
worldwide publishing partners. Sony DADC not only meets, but exceeds our demand for a flexible and
user friendly digital rights management system" says Fredrik Wester, Executive Vice President at
GamersGate.
About SecuROM
Sony DADC's SecuROM™ offers games, information and entertainment companies interoperable
Digital Rights Management for their disc-based and online content. SecuROM™ has been applied to
over 250 million discs worldwide. It is available for CD-ROM, CD-R and DVD-ROM, with an
architecture allowing for future use with UMD and Blu-ray Disc. In 2006 SecuROM™ launched its
Product Activation as one single DRM for content delivered either electronically or physically.
About Sony DADC Europe
Sony DADC is a leading disc and digital solution provider for the global entertainment,
education and information industries, offering optical media replication and software services. A
pan-European supply chain infrastructure, comprising distribution centres in the UK, Germany,
France and Spain, enables customers a one-stop-shop solution that includes every step from disc
manufacture to final product distribution to retailers. Sony DADC Europe is part of the world's
largest optical media production network, which consists of 14 manufacturing facilities including
sites in Austria, UK, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, India, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and
China.
Contact:
Stefan Podhajski
Global Product Manager SecuROM™
Sony DADC DigitalWorks
Email:
stefan.podhajski@sonydadc.com
About GamersGate
GamersGate is a leading digital distribution platform creating easily accessible gaming
experiences for gamers worldwide – anytime, anywhere. Seen as a strong contender on the digital
download arena, GamersGate continues to redefine the download industry and future strategies
include the launch of several accompanying services in addition to an aggressively growing product
portfolio from a wide range of internationally recognized publishers. For more information, visit
http://www.gamersgate.com.
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