z4 DRM (Digital Rights Management)  

z4's mission is clear. To develop DRM solutions, including Product Activation, and DRM platforms to assist Software/Digital Content Providers in protecting their Intellectual Property. Essentially, utilizing the strength and diversity of our Intellectual Property to protect our customers'/licensees' Intellectual Property.

Few concerns understand the importance of respecting Intellectual Property Rights more than Software/Digital Content Providers. Software/Digital Content piracy not only drains the resources and revenues of providers, it adversely affects our economy as a whole.

The following quotation from Autodesk puts the magnitude of software/digital content piracy in its proper perspective. "As the world's fifth-largest PC software company, Autodesk is reminded of this problem daily. If not for piracy, Autodesk's revenues would be at least twice what they are currently. The ripple effect goes far beyond the software industry, impacting jobs, tax revenues and the economy of every country that creates and markets software."

Proprietary technologies developed by z4 include product activation, software/digital content anti-piracy protection on both primary and ancillary devices, self-activating/self-authenticating software/digital content, user/publisher connectivity platforms, advanced internet advertising and marketing, network monitoring and metering, and quality assurance processes. Our almost decade long efforts have culminated in methods, processes, and practices which significantly optimize rights compliance.

z4's commitment to the procurement of intellectual property rights is paramount in our corporate strategy. z4 is firmly committed to maintaining its strategic and technological position by continuing its R & D efforts with concurrent patent portfolio updating, always keeping pace with changes in the IT sector. Currently, our DRM patent portfolio is comprised of 24 patents or patents pending, including approximately 1,800 claims.