Today at the National Association of Broadcasters convention, NAB2006, Microsoft Corp. unveiled innovations in its next-generation operating system Windows Vista™ that will make it the ultimate creation, distribution and consumer experience PC platform for audio and video content. Microsoft® Windows Vista is now poised to be the platform of choice for the next generation of workflow and production tools for high-definition and high-fidelity digital media. Expanded Windows® Media Center features will enable a new level of extensibility for content owners and aggregators that want to deliver premium digital entertainment services with Windows Media Center.

“With Windows Vista, we went back to the drawing board to create a premier platform for audio and video,” said Amir Majidimehr, corporate vice president of Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. “Whether you are a music producer, post-production house or television studio, you will find that Windows Vista is an incredibly powerful tool for the future of content creation, delivery and playback.”