AuthenTec, Atos Origin Team to Deliver Secure E-Book Solution for FET

AuthenTec , a provider of security, identity management and touch control solutions and international IT services company Atos Origin have announced that they delivered a secure e-book solution for Far EasTone (News - Alert) Telecommunications “FET,” a major Taiwanese mobile operator.

Earlier this month, the e-book digital rights management “DRM” solution was introduced commercially by Far EasTone for e-book clients using notebook and netbook PCs, and a broad range of mobile phones to download copyrighted book content.

“Atos Origin and AuthenTec (News - Alert) delivered a secure e-book DRM solution on time and on budget that addresses our requirements for high-availability, flexibility and interoperability with the broad range of client platforms on our network,” said Richard Liao, director for Information Technology at Far EasTone Telecommunications.

AuthenTec is considered the only vendor providing an open standard client-side and server-side DRM solution. It combines ease-of-use with multi-platform support for e-book users and carriers offering e-book/e-reader services. The company’s DRM Fusion Agent was selected by Atos and FET to provide service and content protection on FET’s new e-book service.

Sin Chen, vice president of managed operations/technology services at Atos Origin, said that AuthenTec is the only vendor capable of providing open standards-based DRM for both the server and client sides, and “we expect FET’s new client offering to set a new standard for e-book services launched by mobile operators.”

AuthenTec officials said that the secure e-book solution delivered by AuthenTec and Atos Origin uses an open standards-based DRM technology, open mobile alliance (OMA) DRM 2.0, to protect content. In addition, it also enables multiple business models including download-to-own, monthly subscriptions, and annual subscriptions.

With OMA DRM version 2.O standard, operators and content providers can use new distribution models, facilitating widespread use of mobile technology for a variety of applications. “AuthenTec’s OMA DRM 2.0 offering is a key component in FET’s e-book solution, meeting the requirements of clients and publishers,” Chen said.

Moreover unlike existing DRM approaches which rely on proprietary technology owned by a single vendor, OMA DRM 2.0 is an open standards-based solution that benefits members of the e-book ecosystem.

“Atos Origin was an ideal partner for AuthenTec in the FET e-book solution -- their highly-skilled service professionals complement our unique DRM product offering. We believe open DRM is essential to the future of e-books as publishers try to learn from the challenges that online delivery has brought to markets like music,” said Simon Blake-Wilson, vice president for embedded security solutions at AuthenTec.