This evening at the Hollywood and Highlands Complex, Microsoft Corp. announced that more than 60 companies are building digital media products and services on its next-generation digital media platform, Microsoft® Windows Media (TM) 9 Series, released for public beta today. These companies span a broad spectrum of industries -- including media and entertainment, consumer electronics, software and hardware manufacturing, and service providers -- all of which are building digital media products, tools and services with the new Windows Media 9 Series components (quote sheet attached). This level of support illustrates how Windows Media 9 Series is designed not just to provide breakthrough innovations in media playback and audio and video quality, but also to provide the foundation for other companies to build on, offering new ways for companies to tap these innovations to build their own businesses or reach new audiences.
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