Autonomic is the first CEDIA-member manufacturer to announce an UltraViolet...

Autonomic is the first CEDIA-member manufacturer to announce an UltraViolet device license, which has been issued for the MMS-5AV media server due to make its video debut at the CEDIA Expo next month (CED June 22 p5), Autonomic said Wednesday. According to Autonomic CEO Michael de Nigris, UltraViolet fits with the company’s objective to “aggregate audio and video content into a single cohesive library” for its customers and to make media available “when and where our customers want it.” Supporting UltraViolet’s cloud-based digital movie platform is “consistent with the types of relationships we have initiated with our audio partners for streaming content,” he said. Media server company Mozaex plans to seek a license for its media server, too, but “since we already support Ultraviolet with our support of Vudu (which supports Ultraviolet and who is a UV licensee), there really is no immediate requirement that I am aware of to get a UV license any more than anyone selling a PC with access to Vudu,” Mozaex CEO Douglas Kihm told us by email. A spokesman for media server company Kaleidescape said his company has joined DECE but has not yet demonstrated an UltraViolet implementation. UltraViolet representatives didn’t respond to questions by our deadline about the number of UltraViolet hardware licensees or whether a server company needs a license if a content partner is a licensee.