Today at Cable 2001, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) convention, Microsoft Corp. and Broadcom Corp. announced that Broadcom has developed a third-party hardware reference platform, which will enable digital video recording (DVR) and home networking capabilities in set-top boxes running on the Microsoft® TV platform. The Broadcom reference platform will enable set-top box manufacturers to more easily add DVR and home networking features to a Microsoft TV-powered set-top box so that network operators can offer those services to their subscribers. Under the memorandum of understanding, Broadcom and Microsoft will work together to integrate the Broadcom advanced set-top box platform with the Microsoft TV Advanced client software solution. Broadcom will become the first cable set-top box reference platform to enable DVR capabilities on Microsoft TV.
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