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Microsoft introduces Mediaroom |
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Monday, 18 June 2007 |
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| Microsoft today announced the availability of Microsoft Mediaroom, the latest update to its IPTV software platform, featuring several new multimedia capabilities, including in-home personal music & photo sharing, dynamic MultiView capabilities, Multimedia Application Environment for development of interactive services & advanced applications & digital terrestrial television support. |
With this latest release, Microsoft is renaming its IPTV platform Microsoft Mediaroom to better reflect the broader set of new connected entertainment experiences made possible today & the types of experiences anticipated in the future.  | Building upon existing Microsoft IPTV features, such as enhanced digital video recording, video on demand, high-definition television and instant channel zapping, the Microsoft Mediaroom platform introduces the following: |
| | Personal media sharing. This enables consumers to easily listen to digital music and view digital photographs stored on PCs elsewhere in the home on the best screen in the house: the television. | | | Multimedia Application Environment. The environment offers richer support for Web services and applications, enabling service providers to deploy advanced features such as dynamic video-on-demand portals, casual games and interactive TV services. | | | Enhanced MultiView capabilities. These allow consumers to see multiple channels, programs and camera angles on one screen. |
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