Gigabit January 2019
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
NORTH AMERICA<br />
CLICK TO WATCH: ‘COMPANY OVERVIEW 2018’<br />
29<br />
“AUTHENTICATION<br />
WITH ADOBE PASS IS<br />
A GREAT EXAMPLE<br />
WHICH VIACOM<br />
HELPED CRAFT. IT<br />
SHOWS THE COMPANY<br />
HAS THE INGENUITY<br />
AND CREATIVITY TO<br />
REALLY HELP PUSH<br />
PRODUCTS FORWARD”<br />
—<br />
David Kline,<br />
EVP and Chief Information and<br />
Technology Officer, Viacom<br />
internal group, third party parents and<br />
vendors, and our sourcing team. It’s a<br />
three-way connection. In many cases,<br />
Viacom has a rich history of enabling<br />
vendors to build products we inspired, or<br />
else we have built them ourselves and<br />
pushed the intellectual property off to a<br />
vendor if that makes sense for the rest<br />
of the globe. Authentication with Adobe<br />
Pass is a great example which Viacom<br />
helped craft. It shows the company has<br />
the ingenuity and creativity to really help<br />
push other products forward – not just<br />
content but technology.”<br />
While Kline is a keen negotiator – “I<br />
www.gigabitmagazine.com
Change language