| Yukihide Inagaki | HDD Architecture Research Unit of Storage Technology Research Center, Central Research Laboratory, |
| Hirofumi Sukeda | Contents Access Business Center, Ubiquitous Security Division, Security Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems, |
| Hiroo Okamoto | Storage Systems Research Center of Ubiquitous Platform Systems R&D Laboratory, Ubiquitous Platform Systems, |
| Tatsuya Hirai | HDD Architecture Unit of Magnetic Drive Technology Research Department, Storage Technology Research Center, |
The utilization of HDDs for reading/writing of large volumes of data at high speed has been spreading to applications such as TV program recording as well as audio and in-car equipment. Under this utilization scenario, to enable appealing content to be circulated, it is important to establish a content-protection system that ensures content to be provided securely without causing concern for violation of copyright. If a system is set up on a content-protection basis, however, content cannot be freely transferred, so the user ends up being inconvenienced. Hitachi is working on establishing "iVDR-Secure" solutions, which enable content regularly obtained by users for use on multiple devices in an integrated manner. iVDRSecure is based on the concept of preventing illegal copying and use of content, thus protecting copyright revenues, while creating an environment that enables users to enjoy content without inconvenience anytime, anywhere. While pushing ahead with product development and support of iVDR-Securecompatible devices, we will continue to offer new "content-access services."
 | The Hitachi Hyoron (Japanese Only) |
| iVDR Consortium |
| SAFIA |
HDD, iVDR, SAFIA, content protection, removable media
