Marlin technology provides capabilities for consumers to manage the relationships among devices, network services, and digital content.
Most Marlin implementations include the core system specification which defines the basic components, protocols, and consumer domain model that enable the interoperability between Marlin-enabled devices and services.
The NEMO framework allows Marlin components to deliver protected messages and exchange them between authenticated and authorized entities.
[9] Member partners identify, develop, and provide a variety of technical components and integration services creating a marketplace of Marlin solutions.
Marlin is included in the national IPTV standard in Japan and has been deployed by Actvila, a web-based TV portal, launched in 2007.
The Actvila service portal, created by partners Hitachi, Panasonic, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba, included a roll-out of Internet-enabled TVs.
Sony uses Marlin in the PlayStation Network, allowing users of the video download service to share purchased or rented content on PS3, PS4, and PSP systems.