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Telelogic Selects Macrovision Solution to Enable Flexible Software Licensing

Tuesday August 24, 3:00 am ET

One of the World's Largest Software Developers Standardizes on FLEXnet(TM) Publisher to Support Revenue Goals


LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2004-- Macrovision® Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN - News) announced today that Telelogic has selected FLEXnet(TM) Publisher to manage all of its software licensing capabilities. Telelogic, the leading global provider of solutions for advanced systems and software development, has deployed Macrovision technology to solve a variety of critical business challenges, including product security and license control for various software

FLEXnet Publisher, a core component of Macrovision's FLEXnet universal licensing platform, helps software vendors flexibly price, package and protect their products and manage licenses throughout their lifecycle.

"Macrovision is clearly the most experienced and reliable provider of software licensing solutions, and we view them as an important partner," said Michael Gehrisch, Vice President of Information Systems at Telelogic. "We selected FLEXnet Publisher because of its unique ability to enhance our product development and sales capabilities as well as strengthen the relationships we have with our customers. FLEXnet is of key strategic importance to our business as we strive to increase sales by at least 10% over each of the next five years and look to expand our global customer base."

The Macrovision solution will also support Telelogic's international expansion efforts, especially in Asia, where there is a strong market opportunity for providing flexible licensing to enable a broad range of software packages with a high degree of security. FLEXnet Publisher enables Telelogic customers to select which products they want to test and purchase in virtually whatever form and model they prefer, from utility-based computing to automatic license generation. FLEXnet can also be tightly integrated into the product development process, which increases the security of Telelogic software and streamlines development costs.

Software licensing is a key component of Macrovision's software value management solutions, which include software installation, updating, packaging, entitlement management, end user management, and usage optimization.

About Macrovision

Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN - News) is the market leader in electronic licensing, installation, and digital rights management ("DRM") technologies. Macrovision's Software Technologies Group markets the FLEXnet universal licensing platform and the InstallShield suite of software installation, repackaging and update solutions, which are deployed on more than 500 million desktops worldwide. Over 50,000 software publishers and hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies use Macrovision technologies to maximize the value of their software. The company holds more than 700 software licensing, DRM and content protection patents worldwide. Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and has offices worldwide. More information about Macrovision can be found at www.macrovision.com.

About Telelogic

Founded in 1983, Telelogic is the leading global provider of solutions for advanced systems and software development. The company's integrated best-in-class software tools, supported by professional services, enable companies to automate their entire development lifecycle, resulting in improved quality and predictability with reduced time-to-market and lower overall costs.

Headquartered in Malmo, Sweden with U.S. headquarters in Irvine, California, Telelogic has operations in 17 countries worldwide. Customers include Alcatel, BAE SYSTEMSM BMW, Boeing, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Philips, Siemens, Vodafone and Thales.

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