Microsoft Expands IPTV Technology software

LAS VEGAS – Microsoft has lined up additional suppliers providing technologies that support the Microsoft TV Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Edition software platform, which is being deployed by several service providers worldwide. The announcement, made here at NAB2007, the world’s largest electronic media show, illustrates the accelerating growth of the IPTV industry, the company said in a statement. It also shows Microsoft’s commitment to work with a broad range of solutions providers to ensure ongoing innovation, while allowing service providers the flexibility to choose from a variety of technologies to deploy IPTV services, it said. The Microsoft TV platform is...