Article: IBM and Sony Show First Results of Collaboration With Electronic Music Distribution; IBM's "EMMS" and Sony's "OpenMG" Technologies Become Interoperable.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999--

IBM and Sony Corporation today announced they have advanced their collaboration in making their respective copyright management technologies for electronic music distribution interoperable.

Earlier this year, the two companies announced their initiative to enable future Sony audio products, featuring "OpenMG" and "MagicGate" copyright management technologies, to play music content secured with IBM's Electronic Music Management System (EMMS). EMMS is a comprehensive e-business solution for the sale and secure downloading of music.

The first result of this collaboration will be available in Sony's next ...

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