Digital Keystone

Digital Keystone, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Video technology, Digital entertainment
Founded	2001
Headquarters	Cupertino, California , United States
Products	Security and navigation software, validation tools for development, certification and manufacturing

Digital Keystone, Inc. is a video technology firm headquartered in Cupertino, California, focusing on digital entertainment solutions that integrate Pay TV with connected home environments. Its range of products encompasses security and navigation software, alongside industry-recognized validation tools designed for development, certification, and manufacturing processes. The company's offerings facilitate secure content delivery, interactive features, and seamless device interconnectivity within the home.

History

Digital Keystone provides licensing for its technologies to television broadcasters, consumer electronics producers, developers of digital home components, and semiconductor manufacturers. Working jointly with Microsoft and CableLabs, the company created "OCUR," recognized as the pioneering secure Pay TV bridging technology. The first OCUR prototype was unveiled by Bill Gates during the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show. Following this, ATI Technologies incorporated OCUR technology into its products, and in 2007, Michael Dell announced its commercial availability.

In September 2008, Digital Keystone granted a license for its PODware platform to Thomson SA, enabling integration into tru2way set-top-boxes. Aside from consumer software modules, the company produces testing tools that ensure content security interoperability across leading Pay TV networks globally, verifying adherence to standards such as OpenCable and Cablecard. For example, CableLabs employs Digital Keystone’s tools to certify M-Card devices. Solutions like HPNX PRO have been instrumental in certifying digital televisions, personal video recorders, and set-top boxes.

Digital Keystone’s Maelstrom technology has been featured at prominent industry gatherings including the 2010 CableLabs Innovation Showcase; the 2010 International Broadcasting Convention alongside Intel and Adobe Systems; the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show and National Cable Television Association exhibition with Intel; the 2012 CES event with Intel; and the 2013 CES alongside Netgear.

By mid-2010, more than 21 million certified consumer electronic units incorporating Digital Keystone technology had been shipped, as reported by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. Additionally, the company earned a position among Silicon Valley’s 50 fastest-growing firms in the 2008 Inc 5000 rankings published by Inc. Magazine.