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Testronic Joins UltraViolet Consortium

Quality assurance services provider Testronic Labs announced on Monday its membership in the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), the cross-industry consortium responsible for developing the UltraViolet system for digital home entertainment.

Seth Hallen, Testronic Labs chief executive, noted that with the company’s expertise and experience in more than a dozen certification programs, “we feel we are uniquely positioned to fill a vital information need for the organization.”

Hallen said in a statement that Testronic looks forward to contributing to the UltraViolet specification, as well as to the definition of the system’s testing and certification protocol.

Added Mark Teitell, general manager and executive director of DECE, “The continued expansion of DECE membership underscores the widespread support of industry leaders for UltraViolet, with more and more companies working together to fully realize its potential and bring those benefits to consumers.”

More than 70 companies belong to the DECE, including studios, technology developers, and consumer/professional service providers.