Microsoft Launches New Digital Media Platform

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NewsGator Launches "NewsGator Media
Platform," a Private Label RSS Service
for Media Companies

NewsGator Launches "NewsGator Media
Platform," a Private Label RSS Service
for Media Companies 03/14/2005 04:38 PM

Denver Post and the Media News Group Partner with NewsGator for Next Generation Media Service

DENVER, CO -- March 3, 2005 -- NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS software platform company, announced today the launch of its 'NewsGator Media Platform,' a private label RSS service for the media industry. Media News Group and its flagship newspaper, The Denver Post, announced that they will launch branded RSS readers powered by NewsGator's Media Platform for the Denver Post and other Media News Group properties.

J.B. Holston, the President and CEO of NewsGator, said, "We're thrilled to be working with The Denver Post to apply our industry-leading software platform to help extend their brand with the power of RSS. After a thorough review, Media News Group chose the 'NewsGator Media Platform' because it is the most scalable, cost-effective, and reader-friendly solution available on the market. We're very proud of our partnership with one of America's leading media groups."

The NewsGator Media Platform is powered by NewsGator's industry-leading NewsGator Online system, which manages hundreds of thousands of RSS feeds for tens of thousands of individual end-users who access their content synchronized across a myriad of devices. NewsGator is working with a wide range of media and other enterprises around the world to leverage that system to manage private-labeled RSS readers. NewsGator's Media Platform is the only service that supports web, desktop, mobile, Media Center, DivX, and a wide range of other RSS applications and readers, all seamlessly synchronized. NewsGator's interface and interaction design experts work closely with clients to create a consumer-friendly experience around the client's brand, leveraging the power of NewsGator's rich RSS aggregation and reading capabilities.

Mike Higgins, Senior Vice President and COO of Media News Group Interactive said, "We believe that RSS-based reading is the next generation for a rich, personalized experience for our readers. We're extremely excited to partner with NewsGator, the clear leader in this space, around this vital industry innovation."

Gil Asakawa, Executive Producer for The Denver Post said, "We're excited to be working with NewsGator to develop a tool for our readers to take advantage of the burgeoning RSS universe, and to personalize their news from The Denver Post. There's a huge opportunity here to popularize RSS as a mainstream format."

About Media News Group

MediaNews Group, Inc is the nation's seventh-largest newspaper company, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. MediaNews Group and its subsidiaries publish 47 daily newspapers and 110 non-daily publications in 10 states, with daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.2 million and 2.5 million respectively. In addition, MediaNews Group owns a CBS affiliate in Anchorage Alaska and four radio stations in Texas. MediaNews Group maintains 74 websites for its daily newspapers and an umbrella website, www.NewsChoice.com.

JVC launches digital media camera

JVC launches digital media camera 09/22/2004 10:33 AM
Stills and movies, but no Mac support

O'Reilly Launches Digital Media Web Site
for Enthusiasts

O'Reilly Launches Digital Media Web Site
for Enthusiasts 09/14/2004 08:57 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Sep 14 2004 1:13PM GMT

Microsoft Longhorn Digital-Image
Platform

Microsoft Longhorn Digital-Image
Platform 06/05/2005 11:32 PM

PlayStream Launches New Services Built
On Microsoft .Net Platform

PlayStream Launches New Services Built
On Microsoft .Net Platform 02/13/2004 09:16 AM
Web site upgrade offers Windows Media Digital Rights Management services, enhanced media reporting and new content manager options. Seattle, WA (February 12, 2004) - PlayStream, a leading provider of streaming media hosting services, announced the launch of a redesigned Web site built on the Microsoft .NET Platform. The new site greatly improves PlayStream’s services and provides customers with a host of new features including Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) 9 Series for Windows Media Audio and Windows Media Video files, enhanced media reporting, and new content manager capabilities.

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House 01/08/2004 07:35 PM
This evening during his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled Windows® Media Center Extender Technology. The software will power a new generation of products that will extend the Media Center Edition PC experience allowing consumers to access their favorite digital entertainment, such as live and recorded television, photos, movies, and music that reside on their Windows XP Media Center Edition PC, from any room in the home -- regardless of where the PC is located. Media Center Extender Technology will not only provide access to rich content and services, but will enable devices throughout the home to utilize the full processing and storage capabilities of the PC creating new opportunities for services and providing unprecedented choice and access to content for consumers

Stand-Alone Media Servers and Digital
Media AdaptersJust a Niche in Future
Digital Home

Stand-Alone Media Servers and Digital
Media AdaptersJust a Niche in Future
Digital Home 03/14/2005 04:45 PM
Early digital home media solutions fail to find an early market, but will be reborn in convergence platforms based on well-diffused devices. [PRWEB Mar 1, 2005]

Deal gives Microsoft a leg up on digital
media

Deal gives Microsoft a leg up on digital
media 04/13/2004 12:53 PM
In settling with InterTrust Technologies Corp., Microsoft Corp. could be gaining a big advantage in the growing market for distributing music and videos online -- to the detriment of competitors who now risk getting caught in InterTrust patent squabbles of their own. Microsoft announced Monday it would pay $440 million to InterTrust to settle a 3-year-old patent infringement lawsuit over technology for protecting music, movies and other digital content against piracy.

Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard

Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard 01/03/2005 10:04 AM
TechTree Jan 3 2005 1:49PM GMT

Microsoft Launches Media Player 10

Microsoft Launches Media Player 10 06/05/2004 10:48 PM
Enterprise Windows I.T. Jun 6 2004 1:13AM GMT

Microsoft Partners for Digital Media
Push

Microsoft Partners for Digital Media
Push 01/06/2005 02:43 PM
Enterprise Windows I.T. Jan 6 2005 6:33PM GMT

Microsoft To Release Digital Media
Software for XP

Microsoft To Release Digital Media
Software for XP 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
In an effort to facilitate the PC's move from the office or bedroom to the living room, Microsoft has announced it will release its Plus! Digital Media Edition as an add-on for computers running Windows XP. The software is designed to let home computer users create and store photos, music and movies on a PC.

Microsoft hopes to set new digital media
standard

Microsoft hopes to set new digital media
standard 12/11/2003 02:27 PM
Mac User Dec 11 2003 1:38PM ET

Microsoft, Disney in digital media deal

Microsoft, Disney in digital media deal 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Microsoft Corp. and The Walt Disney Co. have signed a deal to improve the quality and security of digital media and the ability to access digital media from different types of devices, the companies said late Sunday.

Microsoft Undercuts Rivals with Digital
Media Pricing

Microsoft Undercuts Rivals with Digital
Media Pricing 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Microsoft has announced plans to license its new digital media streaming software, Windows Media 9 Series, at a cheaper price, for a greater number of devices and across more platforms than competing standards, such as MPEG-4.

Microsoft and Disney strike digital
media deal

Microsoft and Disney strike digital
media deal 02/10/2004 02:50 AM
Computer Weekly Feb 9 2004 12:04PM GMT

RealNetworks sues Microsoft alleging
monopoly of digital media

RealNetworks sues Microsoft alleging
monopoly of digital media 12/18/2003 06:08 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Dec 18 2003 5:03PM ET

RealNetworks Sues Microsoft, Charging
Monopoly of Digital Media

RealNetworks Sues Microsoft, Charging
Monopoly of Digital Media 12/18/2003 09:45 PM
RealNetworks filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft on Thursday, alleging that its competitor has illegally monopolized the growing field of digital media by requiring every Windows user to take Microsoft's media player, whether they want it or not.

RealNetworks sues Microsoft, alleging
monopoly of digital media

RealNetworks sues Microsoft, alleging
monopoly of digital media 12/20/2003 09:51 AM
Canadian Press Dec 20 2003 9:07AM ET

New Microsoft Entertainment Products
Continue Transformation of Digital Media

New Microsoft Entertainment Products
Continue Transformation of Digital Media 09/02/2004 12:49 AM
Every once in a while, the dance between trends and technology achieves an almost perfect state of synchronicity that changes the way we experience the world. This may be one of those times. Among the trends: five years ago, less than 13 percent of Internet users had a digital-music file on their computer. Now, 70 percent of computer users listen to music on their PCs. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Last year, more than 100 million digital photos were taken. More and more people are using PCs to view videos. By the end of this year, 9.5 million TV tuner cards will have shipped.

Microsoft Announces New Version of
Windows Media Digital Rights Management
Software

Microsoft Announces New Version of
Windows Media Digital Rights Management
Software 05/03/2004 06:51 AM
Microsoft Corp. today unveiled the features of the next version of its Windows Media® Digital Rights Management (DRM) software, and announced early adopters of the platform, including leading online music and movie services, entertainment companies, consumer electronics manufacturers and chip makers. Microsoft's next generation of Windows Media DRM technology will make new scenarios possible, such as protecting, delivering and playing subscription-based or on-demand digital music and video. These scenarios span Windows®-based PCs and devices, including portable audio devices, Portable Media Centers, cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) such as Windows Mobile (TM) -based Pocket PCs and Smartphones, and networked devices connected within the home, including those that connect over a wireless network.

Real Sues Microsoft For 'Using Windows
To Hurt Digital Media Rivals'

Real Sues Microsoft For 'Using Windows
To Hurt Digital Media Rivals' 12/19/2003 07:38 PM
AVN Online Dec 19 2003 5:45PM ET

Microsoft Announces Canon's Support Of
Media Transfer Protocol in Digital Still
Cameras

Microsoft Announces Canon's Support Of
Media Transfer Protocol in Digital Still
Cameras 09/22/2004 04:13 PM
Microsoft Corp. today announced that its new Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) will be supported by Canon Inc., a leader in the field of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon, one of the market leaders in adopting and promoting Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP), now plans to incorporate support for MTP into its future digital camera product offerings. This announcement coincides with next week's 2004 Photokina trade show and signifies a premier industry relationship for Microsoft, introducing one of the most advanced technologies yet for image acquisition to a Windows®-based PC.

Cymfony Launches Digital Consumer
Insight to Analyze Blogs, Message
Boards, Discussion Forums and Other
Consumer-Generated Media for Market
Intelligence

Cymfony Launches Digital Consumer
Insight to Analyze Blogs, Message
Boards, Discussion Forums and Other
Consumer-Generated Media for Market
Intelligence 02/01/2005 09:20 PM
Breakthrough Solution Helps Fortune 1000 Companies Understand, Measure Digital Influencers and Gather Market Intelligence from Blogs, Discussion Forums, etc. [PRWEB Jan 25, 2005]

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service 09/01/2004 06:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: MSN Music launched today. From a CBS Marketwatch report:

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled details of a new service for downloading digital music, placing it squarely in competition with Apple's rival iTunes music service. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft will launch a preview version of its new MSN Music service tomorrow that will allow users to legally download songs mostly for 99 cents each. The service will also make entire albums available, the majority of which will cost $9.99, the company said. Microsoft's push into the arena for downloadable music trails Apple's hugely successful iPod digital music player and its own iTunes music service. Apple also charges 99 cents for each song downloaded through iTunes.

Link to news report, and Link to MSN Music home page. (Thanks, Jean-Luc)

Update: Jason Schultz points out the system requirements list, which contains some interesting items:

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5.01 (or later), which supports 128-bit encryption
Windows Media Player 7.1 (or later), we recommend the latest version
A 233 megahertz (MHz) processor (such as an Intel Pentium II or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processor) or faster
64 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more
Speakers and sound capability
Payment with a valid credit card with a U.S. billing address
To enjoy high-quality audio as a Radio Plus subscriber, you will need Windows Media Player 9 Series (or later)

Link

Cloakware Becomes a Security Solution
Provider for Microsoft Windows Media
Digital Rights Management 10

Cloakware Becomes a Security Solution
Provider for Microsoft Windows Media
Digital Rights Management 10 07/19/2004 04:32 PM
CanadaIT.com Jul 19 2004 8:20PM GMT

Microsoft Drives a New Category of
Digital Entertainment By Announcing
Availability of the First Portable Media
Centers

Microsoft Drives a New Category of
Digital Entertainment By Announcing
Availability of the First Portable Media
Centers 09/02/2004 12:49 AM
Microsoft Corp. today announced that the first Windows Mobile (TM) -based Portable Media Centers from Creative Labs Inc. will be available to the public tomorrow at Best Buy and Creative.com and in the coming weeks from Amazon.com Inc., CompUSA Inc., Fry's Electronics, Good Guys Inc. and other electronics retailers nationwide. Portable Media Centers from Samsung Electronics and iRiver International will be available later this fall. Microsoft also solidified content sources for Portable Media Centers, with the first online offerings from MLB Advanced Media (MLB.com) and CinemaNow Inc., as well as support from four digital TV tuner card manufacturers and software company SnapStream Media Inc. These announcements give people an increasing range of choices for video content they can watch any time, any place.

Ambient Media Inc. Expands Digital Media
Network into New York's Penn Station

Ambient Media Inc. Expands Digital Media
Network into New York's Penn Station 07/12/2004 02:08 AM
Ambient Media Inc., owner and operator of the Ambient Media Network, a digital media network for communicating, branding, marketing and advertising in public and private spaces, today announced it has completed the initial phase of its expansion into select venues in New York's Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station). [PRWEB Jul 12, 2004]

Real Digital Media Releases Neocast
Media Player XF

Real Digital Media Releases Neocast
Media Player XF 03/22/2005 03:16 PM
Product Represents Company’s Next Generation Digital Signage and Narrowcast Network Media Player Appliance [PRWEB Mar 21, 2005]

Real Digital Media Announces NEOCAST TM
Family of Dynamic Digital Signage and
Narrowcast Network Products

Real Digital Media Announces NEOCAST TM
Family of Dynamic Digital Signage and
Narrowcast Network Products 07/08/2004 03:58 AM
NEOCAST to Serve as the Foundation Brand for Real Digital Media [PRWEB Jul 8, 2004]

Digital Entertainment Devices, Inc.
Launches ded-eye.com, the Definitive
Source for Information on Digital Music,
Hardware, Software, News and How-to

Digital Entertainment Devices, Inc.
Launches ded-eye.com, the Definitive
Source for Information on Digital Music,
Hardware, Software, News and How-to 04/04/2005 02:18 AM
Digital Entertainment Devices Inc. has the launched the first in a series of business for the growing digital music industry. Ded-eye.com provides both the novice and technically savvy users with a gold mine of information from comprehensive lists of products to basic what is ripping Q&A. Ded-eye.com offers manufacturers, developers and service providers with free product/service listings to build the most complete database online today. [PRWEB Apr 4, 2005]

XBox 360 - A new media distribution
platform

XBox 360 - A new media distribution
platform 03/14/2005 04:30 PM

While there was a little buzz last week about the emerging next-generation XBox, to be called XBox 360, much of it focused on the industrial design and basic facts like wireless controllers and that there will be an edition with a hard-drive and one without, etc.

What was not talked about broadly was the much more important details on how the XBox is going to help transform digital media distribution on the Internet.  While many have lauded the mini-mac as a potential consumer-friendly, possibly living-room friendly device that could also help distribute media, the XBox 360 is smack aimed at this and will rock the consumer world with it's features, functions and price.

Some things to keep in mind about this new consumer set-top box from Microsoft (yes, the XBox is more or less a consumer set-top and entertainment box at this stage than a 'gaming console'):

- It's a powerful HD-capable DVD player
- It's a networked Internet media device that can download and render secure audio and video content from PCs and the Internet (read: it's an alternate path to the TV instead of your cable or satellite box)
- It's a networked PVR, when used as a Media Center Extender (a native feature, some have suggested)
- It's an unbelievable gaming platform
- It's going to be inexpensive
- It's NOT a PC or even attempting to be a PC

We're paying close attention here, as this device will likely be a high-volume set-top box to target Internet media applications against in 2006.

 

Signametrics’ World’s – First 7-1/2
Digit, Digital Multimeter for PCI
Platform, in Production Now. - Fastest,
Most Accurate PCI, plug-in, 7-1/2
Digit, Digital Multimeters, SM2064/
SM2060, Offer Advanced Features, Bring
New Price Performance to Instrumentation
and Test Systems Integrators and Users.

Signametrics’ World’s – First 7-1/2
Digit, Digital Multimeter for PCI
Platform, in Production Now. - Fastest,
Most Accurate PCI, plug-in, 7-1/2
Digit, Digital Multimeters, SM2064/
SM2060, Offer Advanced Features, Bring
New Price Performance to Instrumentation
and Test Systems Integrators and Users. 12/24/2004 12:52 PM
Signametrics started production of the fastest, most- accurate 7 ½ digit Digital Multimeters for PCI plug-in applications. Newly available technologies allowed Signametrics engineers to develop and implement new advanced features and superior speed and accuracy, surpassing any existing products in this class. [PRWEB Dec 22, 2004]

Promixis LLC, Releases NetRemote 1.1
Featuring MediaBridge 2.0, Expanding
Wireless Control of Users' Digital Music
Collection to Windows Media Player,
iTunes, Winamp and J. River Media Center

Promixis LLC, Releases NetRemote 1.1
Featuring MediaBridge 2.0, Expanding
Wireless Control of Users' Digital Music
Collection to Windows Media Player,
iTunes, Winamp and J. River Media Center 06/17/2005 03:26 PM
Promixis LLC today announced the immediate availability of NetRemote 1.1 featuring Media Bridge 2.0 at its website: http://www.promixis.com. NetRemote allows users to wirelessly view and control playback of their digital media using Windows Media Player, iTunes, J. River Media Center and Winamp. NetRemote runs on Windows and Pocket PCs. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]

SAS Launches First Application on New
Platform

SAS Launches First Application on New
Platform 05/10/2004 05:54 PM
Marketing Automation 4 is the company's first application to take advantage of infrastructure improvements in the SAS 9 platform.

Doubleclick, Macromedia to Develop
Rich-Media Platform

Doubleclick, Macromedia to Develop
Rich-Media Platform 10/18/2002 04:18 AM
Adweek Online Oct 18 2002 3:03AM ET

Network Chemistry Launches Platform

Network Chemistry Launches Platform 12/03/2003 02:41 PM
Network Chemistry officially introduced its intrusion detection solution this week: The company already has 40 paying customers. Like AirMagnet, Network Chemistry requires customers to distribute wireless sensors that detect external attacks and internal policy violations as well as rogue APs. The launch includes some new features on the product, including detection of 802.11a, b, and g APs. Also, the sensors are can now be powered over Ethernet....

Adobe Launches PDF Platform For Web
Services

Adobe Launches PDF Platform For Web
Services 06/07/2004 07:06 PM
Adobe moves its portable document format closer to a Web service.

Apple Launches iSync Platform

Apple Launches iSync Platform 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Apple rang in the new year with the commercial launch of its iSync 1.0 software, enabling synchronization of personal information management (PIM) applications among Mac computers and an array of devices, including mobile phones and PDAs.
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Pixar's RenderMan Pro Server coming to
Mac

Pixar's RenderMan Pro Server coming to
Mac 10/29/2003 02:21 AM
Pixar's RenderMan Pro Server, technology used to create Disney's smash hit movie Finding Nemo, is being ported to run on the Macintosh platform. Previous Macintosh computers were considered too underpowered to run the demanding software package, but Apple's newest professional machine, the Power Mac G5, has made the platform attractive for digital video effects production. The latest version of RenderMan Pro Server, version 11.5, will be available for the Macintosh this fall.

Pixar announces RenderMan Pro Server 12

Pixar announces RenderMan Pro Server 12 06/02/2004 04:41 PM
Pixar today announced a new version of its Academy Award-winning RenderMan 3D rendering software...

Pixar unveils features for RenderMan Pro
Server 12

Pixar unveils features for RenderMan Pro
Server 12 06/02/2004 05:00 PM
Pixar Animation Studios on Wednesday unveiled the feature list for its forthcoming RenderMan Pro Server 12 rendering software. New features include improvements to 3D "baking," improved volume rendering, performance optimizations and memory reductions of to 30 percent for large scenes, improvements to geometry including a new loop subdivision scheme.

Pixar unveils features for RenderMan Pro
Server 12 (MacCentral)

Pixar unveils features for RenderMan Pro
Server 12 (MacCentral) 06/02/2004 06:16 PM
MacCentral - Pixar Animation Studios on Wednesday unveiled the feature list for its forthcoming RenderMan Pro Server 12 rendering software. New features include improvements to 3D "baking," improved volume rendering, performance optimizations and memory reductions of to 30 percent for large scenes, improvements to geometry including a new loop subdivision scheme.

Microsoft Launches New Digital Media Platform

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