| Secure digital binding was developed so that the | | | | phone manufacturers are rapidly adopting the SD |
| requests and needs of providers of content for | | | | memory card technology. SD card since its |
| copyright protection and carriers of cellular phones | | | | introduction in 2000 has quickly gained the top |
| could be fulfilled. The strength of the SD secure | | | | position in market of semi-conductor memory |
| digital is that it has the ability and the latest | | | | cards. Global leaders including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, |
| technologies to fulfill all the needs of the wireless | | | | Sharp, NEC, Fujitsu, Kyocera, Toshiba, Motorola, |
| applications. Built in Content Protection for | | | | Panasonic and Samsung are using the secure |
| Recordable Media (CPRM) enables the secure | | | | digital to provide highly advanced and high-tech |
| storage of digital content on the SD (secure | | | | applications that help to generate new |
| digital) cards associated to the authorized devices. | | | | opportunities for network operators and |
| SD cards are best and idyllic for the business | | | | manufacturers to increase their revenue. SD |
| models related to broadcasting and distribution | | | | association has added all their expertise of flash |
| services of digital content like cell phone internet | | | | memory card in camcorder, digital still camera, |
| distribution, media FLO and DVDB-H. Music content | | | | and television and PC categories in order to |
| that has been downloaded from ripped CD | | | | provide ideal solution to address the unique |
| content or site of music distribution can be | | | | requirements of wireless industry. |
| securely played back by the SD (secure digital) | | | | The real strength of the SD secure digital is that |
| audio enabled cellular phones. | | | | it has the ability and the latest technologies to |
| SD audio is not only available in the cellular phones | | | | fulfill all the needs of the wireless applications |
| but it is also included in the mini component | | | | including the data security and high performance. |
| systems, car navigation systems, AV products | | | | SD card no doubt is the dominant global leader. |
| (SD audio enabled) and SD-audio players. At | | | | Smart SD card combines the SD memory card |
| present, the cellular phones are equipped with the | | | | with the smart-card module. In this way the |
| secure digital cards that include micro-SD, miniSD | | | | carriers and the consumers can take the secure |
| and the regular size SD cards. The mobile phones | | | | application’s advantage via wireless devices. |
| can accommodate the SD cards, so there is no | | | | The consumers can do their financial transactions |
| need for the manufacturers of mobile phones to | | | | like the micro payments, stock trades and bill |
| enhance the built in memory of the cell phones. | | | | paying securely through the miniSD and SD |
| This also reduces the production cost of the | | | | enabled cellular phones. With the help of this |
| mobile phones. SDHC 4 GB card has the capacity | | | | powerful and useful feature, the professionals |
| to record digital content like music, pictures, video | | | | related to medical are able to download remotely |
| and similar other content of up to 20 hours. CPRM | | | | and use the wireless applications containing the |
| (Content Protection for Recordable Media) | | | | critical data like the records of patients. Therefore |
| protection mechanism is used by most of the SD | | | | the SD memory cards are used in many digital |
| cards. The international leading content providers | | | | types of equipment for the purpose of safe |
| accept and support the CPRM technology. | | | | storage and movement of personal and sensitive |
| IBM, Toshiba, Intel and Panasonic also known as | | | | data. |
| the 4-C group developed the CPRM (Content | | | | For more details and online order, please visit |
| Protection for Recordable Media). The mobile | | | | ‘tape4backup. |