In an apparent effort to move beyond the past problems with its Internet protocol television middleware, Microsoft has changed the name of the platform and added some new multimedia capabilities. What was once Microsoft IPTV is now Microsoft Mediaroom. The updated software includes support for the sharing, throughout a home network, of music and photo files. It also includes dynamic MultiView abilities, support for digital terrestrial television and a Multimedia Application Environment to aid in the creation of interactive services and advanced applications.
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Microsoft Gives IPTV a Fresh Start
Posted by: Fred J. Aun June 18, 2007 11:34 AMIn an apparent effort to move beyond the past problems with its Internet protocol television middleware, Microsoft has changed the name of the platform and added some new multimedia capabilities. What was once Microsoft IPTV is now Microsoft Mediaroom. The updated software includes support for the sharing, throughout a home network, of music and photo files. It also includes dynamic MultiView abilities, support for digital terrestrial television and a Multimedia Application Environment to aid in the creation of interactive services and advanced applications.