[opendtv] Microsoft Technology Powers Leading Broadcast Tools and IPTV Solutions at IBC2004
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:19:33 -0400
Microsoft Technology Powers Leading Broadcast Tools and IPTV
Solutions at IBC2004
- Sep 10, 2004 04:00 AM (PR Newswire)
Microsoft Demonstrates First Set-Top Boxes for IPTV Platform; Windows Media 9
Series Showcases Advanced End-to-End High-Definition Encoding and Playback
Solutions; Broad Microsoft Involvement in Industry Standards Initiatives
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at
IBC2004, the International Broadcasters Convention, Microsoft Corp.
(Nasdaq: MSFT) is highlighting a range of new broadcast technologies and
delivery solutions built for the Microsoft(R) TV Internet Protocol Television
(IPTV), Windows Media(R) 9 Series and Windows(R) CE platforms.
Microsoft announced significant progress in its IPTV-based initiatives,
unveiling the first set-top boxes to support its IPTV platform from Thomson.
In addition, Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices Division announced eight
additional original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that will use Windows CE to
power their IP set-top boxes.
Microsoft's Windows Digital Media Division announced that leading product
vendors will demonstrate end-to-end, high-definition (HD) encoding and
playback solutions using Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series, showcasing
real-time software- and hardware-based HD encoding solutions, as well as
Microsoft's gaining momentum in standards development organizations.
IPTV Gains Momentum, Powered by Microsoft TV and Windows CE
The Microsoft TV Division has developed an end-to-end IPTV software
platform that enables broadband network operators to deliver better TV
services and connected experiences across devices in the home using their
existing and next-generation networks. Leading network operators worldwide,
including Bell Canada, Reliance Infocomm Ltd., SBC Communications Inc. and
Swisscom/Bluewin, plan to test and deploy next-generation pay-TV services
based on the Microsoft TV IPTV platform. At IBC2004, Microsoft is showcasing
its leadership in the growing IPTV industry with announcements of partner
deployment progress and demonstrations of the platform integrated with
technology from leading vendors that are working to make IPTV a reality. In
addition, Microsoft and Thomson are announcing availability of the first
IPTV-enabled set-top boxes for Microsoft's current IPTV customers, and
TANDBERG Television is unveiling the first demonstration of its EN5920
real-time hardware encoder integrated with the Microsoft TV IPTV platform.
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