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NewsMicrosoft Building CDN
Microsoft is investing massive amounts of cash on data
center infrastructure (Cue "Darth Vader" theme). The company is building its
own CDN and will likely offer managed services to corporations. Read more...
NBC Gets Flamed for Vista-Only Olympic Distribution
Critics are lining up as NBC announces its online video tech
for distributing Olympic coverage. NBC Olympics on the Go, from NBC and broadband media company
Wavexpress, is a podcast-like service to Read more...
Ballmer: All Media Delivery IP in a Decade
Microsoft CEO Steve
Ballmer predicts we'll be getting all of our media through the Internet within 10 years, give or take a couple of years on either end. Read more...
American Gladiators Flag Embarrass All AroundLast week, some users of Vista Media Center were prevented from recording NBC's live on-air "American Gladiators" and "Medium" onto their computers. This week, Read more... SPOTLIGHT: Microsoft Combines Chat & Online Video--But Not to U.S.
Microsoft has released Messenger TV,
combining Windows Live IM with video software in 20 countries--but not the United States. The service started off in Read more...
Zune Adds VideoMicrosoft has expanded its Zune offerings to include downloads of popular television shows from COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV, NBC Universal, Nickelodon, Star Media, Turner Broadcasting and VH1, among Read more... SPOTLIGHT: Sony Launching PS3 Online Video Service
Sony Corp. is lining up movie and TV studios to supply shows for its PlayStation 3 online video service to be launched this summer. This would be the third time for Sony to try an online video Read more...
| Press ReleasesMicrosoft Response Point Service Pack 1 Available for Free DownloadHOUSTON — July 8, 2008 — Today
at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, Microsoft Corp.
announced that Response Point Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now generally
available. SP1 is a Read more... Microsoft Reaches for Clouds and Deepens Mobile Possibilities With Planned MobiComp AcquisitionMicrosoft Corp today announced it intends to acquire MobiComp, a company that helped pioneer technologies allowing the backup and restoration of mobile data and mobile posting of social content to Read more... Microsoft and Nortel Make Unified Communications Available to Businesses EverywhereLAS VEGAS – June 16, 2008 - Today at NXTcomm08, Microsoft Corp. and Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT]
announced a fully hosted carrier solution that delivers a Read more... Updated Microsoft Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Solution Gives Service Providers Expanded Business Communication ServicesLAS VEGAS — June 16, 2008 — Today
at NXTcomm08, Microsoft Corp. announced the general availability of
Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC) Version
4.5, offering Read more... Microsoft Introduces First Embedded Operating System Optimized Specifically for Portable Navigation Device (PND) ManufacturersMicrosoft Corp. today announced the availability of Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, Microsoft's first embedded operating system designed specifically for OEMs building handheld portable navigation Read more... |