Melodeo Inc, a provider of software and services that bring digital media content to mobile phones, and ACCESS China Inc, a global leader in creating standards-based software for mobile phones, have formed a joint venture to deliver music and other digital content securely over mobile networks in China and Japan. The new entity formed by Melodeo and ACCESS China is providing the first platform in China to enable deployment of secure digital content via leading wireless operators and mobile media service providers. In addition to creating a new platform for digital content, the joint venture will license Melodeo’s mobile digital rights management (MobilDRM) and search technologies to handset manufacturers for both the China and Japan markets. With over 350mn subscribers, China represents the largest mobile phone market in the world.
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