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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 08, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced that the Dolby(R) Digital Cinema server has officially earned its Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 3 validation certificate. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a nonregulatory federal agency within the US Department of Commerce, awarded the certificate.
The Dolby Digital Cinema server is the first digital cinema server to achieve the highest level of content protection security specified by the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI). All Dolby Digital Cinema servers, currently in over 400 cinemas worldwide, meet the FIPS Level 3 requirements, which is a major step toward achieving DCI compliance.
"We are proud to reach this important milestone, as our team has been diligent in its efforts to make Dolby Digital Cinema DCI compliant to the fullest extent possible," said Tim Partridge, Executive Vice President, Products and Technology, Dolby Laboratories. "To be the first company awarded the FIPS Level 3 certification in digital cinema validates our engineering approach. Studios and exhibitors alike can be reassured that Dolby has their best interests in mind by committing to the highest levels of content security specified by DCI in every location."
FIPS 140-2 are security standards adopted by DCI and cover detailed requirements for physical security, software, interfaces, key management, and cryptographic algorithms. To earn the certification, the Dolby Digital Cinema server underwent a rigorous testing process by InfoGard Laboratories, an accredited cryptographic module testing laboratory, which performed extensive analysis of the design and construction of the unit. InfoGard submitted its test report to NIST, which issued the FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation certificate.
"Due to the specialized design and documentation requirements combined with the rigorous validation testing, FIPS 140-2 Level 3 is one of the toughest objectives for DCI server manufacturers to meet," said Thomas Caddy, General Manager and Laboratory Director of InfoGard Laboratories. "We congratulate Dolby for achieving this significant milestone."
The official Dolby Digital Cinema FIPS 140-2 NIST certificate is number 842.
About Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. For more than four decades, Dolby has been at the forefront of defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal computers. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, please visit www.dolby.com.
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the ability and the related timing of Dolby to receive full DCI specification compliance for the Dolby Digital Cinema server; the performance, features, security, reliability, capabilities, and impact of the Dolby Digital Cinema system; the potential benefits that Dolby customers, content providers, exhibitors, and audiences may derive from these products and technologies and from digital cinema in general; and the anticipated market acceptance of Dolby Digital Cinema systems, are "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations. The following important factors, without limitation, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: risks that Dolby Digital Cinema systems may not perform as anticipated or may not comply with DCI specifications; risks associated with building customer and consumer acceptance of and demand for Dolby technologies and services throughout the world; risks associated with building market acceptance of and demand for Dolby Digital Cinema systems and related services and digital cinema in general by filmmakers, studios, cinema operators, and audiences; competition risks for digital theater technologies; risks associated with the development of the markets for digital cinema generally; rapid changes in technical requirements for movie theatrical playback technologies specifically and entertainment technologies for movies in general; risks associated with developing proprietary technologies and products based on "open standards"; risks associated with the health of the motion picture industry in general; risks associated with developing, maintaining, and strengthening relationships with industry participants; risks associated with introducing new technologies; and other risks detailed in Dolby's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including the risks identified under the section captioned "Risk Factors" in its most recent Periodic Report on Form 10-Q or 10-K. Dolby disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. S07/18813 DLB-G
SOURCE: Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Dolby Laboratories Joshua Gershman, 415-645-5611 joshua.gershman@dolby.com or mPRm Public Relations Megan Kellett, 323-933-3399 mkellett@mprm.com
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