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

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Leading Digital Entertainment Companies
Announce Support for Portable Media
Centers at CES 2004

Leading Digital Entertainment Companies
Announce Support for Portable Media
Centers at CES 2004 01/08/2004 07:34 PM
Microsoft Corp. tonight announced at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that leading digital entertainment companies CinemaNow Inc., EMI Music and Napster LLC( will support Windows Mobile (TM) software for Portable Media Centers, indicating that the new class of device will change the way people enjoy movies, recorded television, photos and music. In addition, in his keynote address at CES, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled and demonstrated the first working Portable Media Centers from Creative Labs Inc. (a subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd.).

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

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.

Portable Media Centers set to ship

Portable Media Centers set to ship 07/09/2004 05:10 PM
ZDNet Jul 9 2004 9:27PM GMT

New Portable Media Centers Likely to Be
Warmly Received

New Portable Media Centers Likely to Be
Warmly Received 07/15/2004 03:03 AM
New Research from The Diffusion Group Suggests that Consumers Will Embrace the PMC's if the Price is Right [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

First Portable Media Centers Hit Store
Shelves

First Portable Media Centers Hit Store
Shelves 09/02/2004 05:56 PM

MS Portable Media Centers to ship
mid-Sept

MS Portable Media Centers to ship
mid-Sept 09/02/2004 04:02 AM
Creative Zen PMC arrives in US, coming to UK

Portable Media Centers in Action (Video)

Portable Media Centers in Action (Video) 01/08/2004 07:34 PM
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Portable Media Centers -- A New Player
Arrives!!

Portable Media Centers -- A New Player
Arrives!! 09/23/2004 12:52 PM
Meet PAVIO -- The Portable Media Center with 30GB Capacity! The new Datexx Pavio Model PVR30T Portable Digital Theater packs a whole lot of features in a pocket sized unit! First, there’s a whopping 30GB storage capability, then the capabilities include TV viewing/recording/playback, Audio recording/playback (including MP3s) picture storage, playback, and data storage/transfer, using USB. This high tech recorder also stores and plays AVI files with video and mp3 sound by Dr. Divx®. Pavio’s 30GB Hard Drive is coupled with a bright 3.5" LCD Screen, a TV Tuner, and the supplied software includes Dr. Divx ® and Musicmatch®. Pavio also reads memory media - SD and CF. The unit is available now, with a suggested retail of $699.

Portable Media Centers Score Double Play
With MLB.com Video Footage and
Amazon.com Preorder

Portable Media Centers Score Double Play
With MLB.com Video Footage and
Amazon.com Preorder 07/09/2004 08:40 AM
Today baseball fans can sign up to keep their eye on the ball -- wherever they go. Microsoft Corp. announced today from the All-Star Game fan activities that Amazon.com will exclusively offer preorders of Windows Mobile (TM) -based Portable Media Centers. The software company also announced that MLB Advanced Media (MLB.com) will make Major League Baseball content, including daily condensed and full games, extended baseball highlights, weekly bloopers and homerun reels, archival footage, and classic moments available as a subscription package or on a pay-per-view basis for download and playback on the new handheld multimedia device.

Digital GLU Announces Immediate
Availability of the Glaucus
Media/Automation Portal

Digital GLU Announces Immediate
Availability of the Glaucus
Media/Automation Portal 03/14/2005 06:10 PM
Digital Glu Inc. of Toronto is proud to announce their flagship product – the Glaucus Media/Automation Portal is now shipping and available both directly and through selected dealers. [PRWEB Mar 4, 2005]

Top Broadband, Telecom and Entertainment
Execs Head For Vegas To Tout Content
Delivery Via Digital Media Partnerships

Top Broadband, Telecom and Entertainment
Execs Head For Vegas To Tout Content
Delivery Via Digital Media Partnerships 08/12/2004 02:07 AM
The anticipation of large revenue streams flowing from the digital delivery of content is fueling a whole series of innovative partnerships among content and pipeline companies, including leading operators, programmers, studios and distributors. Away from the commotion of large expo events, top executives from major broadband, telecom and entertainment companies are planning to pursue potential deals and development of opportunities at Kagan's Digital Media executive summit in Las Vegas, Sept. 22-23. [PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]

Microsoft Forms New Media/Entertainment
Group

Microsoft Forms New Media/Entertainment
Group 07/20/2004 09:25 AM
Microsoft Corp. on Monday said it has formed a new group that will be responsible for driving the company's strategies for converging home entertainment technologies, personal computing and media. The Media/Entertainment & Technology Convergence Group will focus on the areas of business and market development, technical and intellectual property policy and industry-standards initiatives. Blair Westlake, former chairman of the Universal Television and Networks Group, will head the group.

Microsoft Forms Media/Entertainment Tech
Group

Microsoft Forms Media/Entertainment Tech
Group 07/27/2004 04:47 PM
Billboard.com Jul 27 2004 8:13PM GMT

Bill Gates promises more Microsoft
muscle for entertainment media

Bill Gates promises more Microsoft
muscle for entertainment media 01/06/2005 08:48 AM
Computer Shopper Jan 6 2005 1:12PM GMT

Microsoft Media Players to Boast Bigger
Drives

Microsoft Media Players to Boast Bigger
Drives 09/23/2004 05:19 PM
The company's Portable Media Players will offer more than 125GB of storage by 2007.

New Microsoft Portable Media Center, Why
Not Just Use a Pocket PC?

New Microsoft Portable Media Center, Why
Not Just Use a Pocket PC? 07/11/2004 06:20 PM
bargainPDA.com Jul 11 2004 9:07PM GMT

Microsoft Portable Media Center Reviewed

Microsoft Portable Media Center Reviewed 08/27/2004 01:22 PM
Slashdot Aug 27 2004 1:43AM GMT

Microsoft Portable Media Player
Reference Design: I Was Told There Would
Be Sugarplums

Microsoft Portable Media Player
Reference Design: I Was Told There Would
Be Sugarplums 07/02/2004 08:20 AM

Want to see what a Microsoft Portable Media Player looks like without its hard, candy shell? Prepare yourself, because it's pretty amazing. It looks like a computer. I know! Crazy. Who would have thought electronics had hard drives and circuit boards and chips instead of delicious, nougaty cremes? My worldview: rocked.
Read [WindowsForDevices via /.]

Announcing MediaMonkey 2.2-- Adds
iTunes-like Synchronization for non-iPod
Portable Audio Devices

Announcing MediaMonkey 2.2-- Adds
iTunes-like Synchronization for non-iPod
Portable Audio Devices 06/09/2004 02:53 AM
Ventis Media announced the release today of MediaMonkey 2.2 which, for the first time, gives Windows users the ability to synch their music collections with non-iPod portable audio devices as easily as with an iPod. MediaMonkey is designed for large music collections containing tens of thousands of songs, and is expected, along with Microsoft's upcoming Windows Media Player 10, to place increased pressure on Apple's iTunes/iPod franchise. [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

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]

Online drives entertainment sales

Online drives entertainment sales 06/24/2005 02:59 PM
New technology is the driving force behind a boom in the entertainment industry, a report suggests.

Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard

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

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.

PlayStation Portable: A new era in
entertainment?

PlayStation Portable: A new era in
entertainment? 03/14/2005 05:22 PM
Southcoasttoday.com - Sun Mar 13, 02:37 pm GMT

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]

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, 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 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 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 Launches New Digital Media
Platform

Microsoft Launches New Digital Media
Platform 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
In one of its most ambitious media technology upgrades so far, Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its digital audio and video platform. The new release, called Corona, includes a new player, streaming server, encoder and software development kit.

Creative's Zen Portable Media Center
with Windows Media Player 10

Creative's Zen Portable Media Center
with Windows Media Player 10 09/01/2004 08:55 PM
Review: Microsoft readies its next Windows Media Player as hardware makers start to ship portable video players. We look at the Creative Zen Portable Media Center as a prime early example. In wooing content producers, has Microsoft imposed too many shackles on users?

New Portable Entertainment Site -
Portatainment.com

New Portable Entertainment Site -
Portatainment.com 06/20/2004 04:08 PM
Announcing the launch of Portatainment.com, the source for all information about portable entertainment. [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

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

3DMUSE Digital Images Software Provider
announces Availability of 3D
Presentation Tool for Digital Images

3DMUSE Digital Images Software Provider
announces Availability of 3D
Presentation Tool for Digital Images 06/24/2005 08:51 PM
3DMUSE LLC, Digital Images and Digital Asset Management software provider, has released 3DMUSE Generator 2.0 for Windows®, the world's leading 3D presentation tool for digital images [PRWEB Jun 23, 2005]

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

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.
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Windows Media Center Extender and
Portable Media Center Fact Sheets (PDF)

Windows Media Center Extender and
Portable Media Center Fact Sheets (PDF) 01/08/2004 07:34 PM

• Windows Media Center Extender (1.8 MB)
• Introducing Portable Media Centers (569 KB)

More on the Portable Media Center

More on the Portable Media Center 09/04/2004 03:13 AM

What A Portable Media Center Might Look
Like

What A Portable Media Center Might Look
Like 07/01/2004 05:19 PM

Microsoft's Portable Media Center

Microsoft's Portable Media Center 10/29/2003 03:28 AM
Microsoft plans to launch software for a new portable media device next year. The device will allow users to listen to music and watch movies on the road. Microsoft hopes the software, called "Portable Media Center," will be an answer to Apple's iPod music device, which is currently the best selling digital music device on the market. The Portable Media Center will be manufactured by Creative, Sanyo and Samsung, and will be on store shelves for the second half of 2004.

Portable Media Center - An Overview

Portable Media Center - An Overview 09/23/2004 01:33 PM
Channel 9 have posted a great video of the new Portable Media Center's. The video is an overview of the devices from Brett Bentsen (Product Unit Manager of PMCs).

Portable Media Centers allow you to have all of your favorite video, music, and pictures wherever you are. At WinHEC earlier this year, I personally demo'd the Creative Zen Portable Media Center and it was rather impressive. The ability to store all your entertainment on a device that has a good battery life (8 hours) and one that can output films/TV recordings onto a TV is the unique selling point of the PMCs. PMCs are likely to be a huge hit with kids and teens wanting to watch their favourite TV shows whilst travelling.

If you're still not sure what the PMC is or are interested in the devices then check out this great overview below!

Video: A look at the Portable Media Center
View: More Information on Portable Media Centers

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LG PM70 Portable Media Center

LG PM70 Portable Media Center 03/19/2005 02:45 AM

Infosync has details of an as-yet-unreleased Portable Media Center device from LG, that looks a lot like the DVX-POD 7010, except that it's an actual Windows-branded unit. The first generation of PMC devices were crippled, in my experience, by their need to transcode every type of file into Windows Media versions before copying it to the unit. That made for needlessly long transfer times and really killed the devices usefulness for anyone not totally on board with Windows' codecs. J0rgen lists all sorts of file formats on the LG PM70, though, so if it can really play OGG Vorbis and Xvid natively, they might have a winner (this is presuming the market for portable video players won't be steamrolled by the PSP).

Preview: LG PM70 [InfoSync]

Getting ready for Portable Media Center

Getting ready for Portable Media Center 01/06/2004 02:07 AM
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter article about Portable Media Center, Microsoft's new operating system that should start showing up in personal video and audio players from Samsung,...

PC Mag on iRiver's PMC-120 Portable
Media Center

PC Mag on iRiver's PMC-120 Portable
Media Center 09/03/2004 04:28 PM
Engadget Sep 3 2004 7:58PM GMT

Review: Sony Ericsson GC83 EDGE/GPRS PC
Card

Review: Sony Ericsson GC83 EDGE/GPRS PC
Card 09/02/2004 12:16 AM
SlashPhone Sep 2 2004 3:49AM GMT

Microsoft's Media2Go becomes Portable
Media Center

Microsoft's Media2Go becomes Portable
Media Center 10/29/2003 01:14 AM
Media2Go, Microsoft's new operating system for personal video players, isn't called Media2Go anymore. From now on the software will be known as Portable Media Center. Now we know it's tough to let go of the old name that we had all gotten so attached to, but if it's any consolation, the first Portable Media Centers should start appearing from ViewSonic, Creative, iRiver, Samsung, and Sanyo sometime in the second half of next year. Read [Via eHomeUpgrade]...

Creative Portable Media Center Skewered

Creative Portable Media Center Skewered 07/17/2004 12:54 PM

If you'd like to read a review of the Creative Portable Media Center with "so much added (and useless) commentary that Gizmodo would be ashamed to publish it," ExtremeTech has a very unpositive, baseball-centric review. While I don't think that portable media centers are going to crash and burn, necessarily (although the ones hobbled by DRM might), I do think it's amusing for a company to promote products that are most easily (and most commonly) used by those that use Bit Torrent and other copyright-infringement tools, while with the other hand selling DRM systems to the television, movie, and music industries.
Re ad - Another Dumb Idea from Microsoft [ExtremeTech via eHomeUpgrade]

Related
Amazon Launches Portable Media Center Page, Preorders for Samsung Yepp YH-999, Creative Labs Zen [Gizmodo]

Is the world ready for Portable Media
Center?

Is the world ready for Portable Media
Center? 09/10/2004 08:46 AM
Sympatico Sep 10 2004 1:13PM GMT

Amazon ready for Portable Media Center

Amazon ready for Portable Media Center 07/09/2004 11:43 AM
ZDNet Jul 9 2004 3:42PM GMT

Brett Bentsen - A look at the Portable
Media Center

Brett Bentsen - A look at the Portable
Media Center 09/23/2004 10:32 AM
Here's a look at Microsoft's new Portable Media Center with Brett Bentsen, product unit manager of the team that built the Portable Media Center.

Gates promotes portable media center at
CES

Gates promotes portable media center at
CES 01/06/2005 04:26 AM
ZDNet Jan 6 2005 8:50AM GMT

Amazon to take pre-orders for Portable
Media Center

Amazon to take pre-orders for Portable
Media Center 07/09/2004 01:46 AM
CNET Jul 9 2004 5:47AM GMT

Portable Media Center Devices Arrive
Today

Portable Media Center Devices Arrive
Today 09/02/2004 04:04 PM

Microsoft's Portable Media Center is set to release today. Digital Media Thoughts reports that two units, the Samsung Yepp (pictured here) and the Creative Labs Zen are already listed at Amazon.

These are neat little doo-dads, but it seems like a device for a pretty small niche. You'd need to have a long commute to get any mileage out of one of these things. If you're an air traveler, you probably already own a laptop that can do most of this stuff for you. Call me a curmudgeon, but unless the price falls significantly, I don't really see these taking off.

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Sneak preview of Samsung's Portable
Media Center

Sneak preview of Samsung's Portable
Media Center 07/03/2004 01:45 PM
Michael Creasy points to pictures of Samsung's upcoming Portable Media Center:

Microsoft's iPod-Killer: Portable Media
Center?

Microsoft's iPod-Killer: Portable Media
Center? 01/06/2004 10:31 AM

Amazon to Take Pre-Orders for Portable
Media Center (Reuters)

Amazon to Take Pre-Orders for Portable
Media Center (Reuters) 07/08/2004 11:48 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) said on Thursday that online Web shopping site Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.O) will begin taking orders for Portable Media Centers, a new line of portable devices for listening to music and viewing video content.

ActiveWin.com: Creative Portable Media
Center Photos & Screenshots

ActiveWin.com: Creative Portable Media
Center Photos & Screenshots 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
We have posted up screenshots and photos of the new Creative Portable Media Center that Microsoft debuted at CES. Check it out!

TiVo launches new portable service,
TiVoToGo

TiVo launches new portable service,
TiVoToGo 01/03/2005 02:45 PM
TiVo has announced that their planned portable video service, TiVoToGo, is now pushing out to eligible TiVo subscribers.

Sony VAIO R Media Center PC Pics and
Video

Sony VAIO R Media Center PC Pics and
Video 06/02/2004 08:56 AM

SorobanGeeks' Akihabara News team has pictures and video (set inexplicably, if pleasantly, to the Beatles' "Back in the USSR") of Sony's new VAIO R Series Media Center PC, the one with the fancified liquid cooling system (with a gapped-case air intake on the side). While it's probably out of the price range of most DIYers (although it's not too painful, at around $2,400), there's no denying the VAIO R, with its plethera of ports and black slab styling makes for an impressive looking tiny god.
Read [Akiba.SorobanGeeks]

Amazon Launches Portable Media Center
Page, Preorders for Samsung Yepp YH-999,
Creative Labs Zen

Amazon Launches Portable Media Center
Page, Preorders for Samsung Yepp YH-999,
Creative Labs Zen 07/10/2004 12:45 PM

They aren't shipping yet, but it looks like Amazon has set up their Personal Media Center page to promote both the Samsung Yepp YH-999 [pictured] and the Creative Labs Zen Portable Media Center. While there's not a whole lot of information about the devices that you haven't already heard, but if you're itching to pick either one up you can pre-order can get it shipped as soon as they hit our shores. If you purchase the Samsung instead of the Creative, you can save a whole eleven cents!

Links and more inside.

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
Premio Computer, Inc. today announced the Premio Media Center PC. Preinstalled with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, the Premio Media Center is a versatile, comprehensive solution for media and home entertainment applications [PRWEB Dec 15, 2004]

NewsGator Media Center Edition Featured
in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
"Online Spotlight"

NewsGator Media Center Edition Featured
in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
"Online Spotlight" 06/04/2004 12:40 PM

NewsGator Offering in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Enables Users to Read Selected Content, or Watch On-Demand Video Content

DENVER, CO - June 4, 2004 - Today, NewsGator Technologies announced that the recently launched NewsGator Media Edition is featured in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004's "Online Spotlight," an online guide created specifically for Media Center Edition PC customers that offers a central location for them to find the latest third-party services and software, such as music, movie trailers, news updates and even Karaoke.

NewsGator provides a mechanism for Media Center PC users to easily find NewsGator software and services online, without having to separately download anything from the NewsGator web site. Both text and multimedia content is supported, and information that has not already been viewed on another device can be displayed by synchronizing user subscriptions with NewsGator Online Services.

"We're excited to be included in Online Spotlight - this will dramatically increase our visibility to the many thousands of Media Center PC users," said Greg Reinacker, President & Founder of NewsGator Technologies.

NewsGator Media Center Edition is included as part of NewsGator Online Services. NewsGator Online Services includes three other content reader editions, which allow users to read content they have subscribed to from any web browser (with Web Edition), any email client (with POP Edition), and from a mobile wireless device (with Mobile Edition), which is a powerful feature for road warriors who use mobile devices to access information while on the road. The service also provides exclusive, subscriber-only content to its subscribers, as well as the ability to search for content that matches a specific keyword or URL, and return that content in a feed. NewsGator Online Services pricing starts at $5.95/month per user.

"Media Center PCs allow consumers to have faster and more efficient access to all of their favorite digital content when, where, and how they want," said Brad Brooks, Director of Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "With the NewsGator Media Center Edition, NewsGator Technologies is delivering a complementary and innovative service that will let Media Center Edition PC users easily access their customized choice of news services."

More about NewsGator Media Center Edition

This is the latest step in the "any time, any place, any device" strategy that distinguishes the NewsGator product line. NewsGator Online Services allows users to read one set of content from any device, without duplication. The combined power of NewsGator Media Center Edition and Online Services offers customers a productive and fun way to access their personalized subscriptions and information from any device, whenever they need it.

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

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