intoPIX has received its first security Award
PRESS RELEASE
Place de l’Université, 16,
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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11 June 2008
For immediate release
And the LSEC Information Security Award 2008 goes to… intoPIX
A first Award in security for intoPIX
for its innovation and important contribution to the field
Leuven, Belgium, 11 June, 2008: LSEC Information Security Award goes to intoPIX,
the leading provider of JPEG 2000 solution for its brilliant work in the information
security domain.
This award is the result of a survey among the members of LSEC. LSEC wants to use awards
to stimulate renewal in this field. The awards reward companies that are bringing an
important contribution to the development of the information security field in Belgium.
The 'Innovation and Important Sector Contribution Award 2008’ goes to intoPIX. As a
Belgian SME, intoPIX has succeeded to reach quickly a key position in the digital cinema
equipment sector where content security is one of the prime priorities. The company actively
collaborates on the development of international standards, such as JPEG 2000 and SMPTE
DC28, contributing to define the standard architecture of digital cinema.
To counter piracy, intoPIX has developed IP-cores combining in a single programmable chip
both decryption and decoding of data streams.
The jury has selected intoPIX for having brought a Belgian company on the international
place and succeeding in turning their know-how into commercial and international success.
intoPIX inherits of its technological know-how from the DICE Crypto and the TELE
Laboratories at UCL.
intoPIX CEO Jean-Francois Nivart said “This is great news for intoPIX. We’ve been selected
for our innovative view on security product in audio-visual business. It highlights an
important aspect of intoPIX activities: our security expertise…”
More information about LSEC can be found at http://www.lsec.be/
intoPIX s.a.
Place de l’Universite 16
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)10 23 84 70
Fax: +32 (0)10 23 84 71
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