Eager to move its proprietary audio/video codec into Europe's steadily growing digital radio market, Microsoft has brokered a full membership in the global industry group now developing digital audio broadcasting (DAB) technology. As the forum moves forward with "multiple new opportunities such as 5.1 surround sound and video-to-mobile implementations" using radio signals, "we want to be an active voice in the World DAB Forum," said Gareth Sutcliffe, senior business manager of the Windows Digital Media division at Microsoft.
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