Microsoft Corp. and Lucent Technologies today announced a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate the Microsoft® TV Internet Protocol television (IPTV) software platform with Lucent solutions to better enable telecommunications providers to add competitive digital TV services to their existing broadband product offerings. The companies are also exhibiting the results of this collaboration with the first demonstration of digital TV service delivery over ADSL2+ technology using Microsoft TV's IPTV software platform at SUPERCOMM 2004 (Microsoft booth No. 24100, Lucent booth No. 11211), the world's largest annual exhibition and conference for communication service providers and private network managers. This announcement underscores Microsoft's continued commitment to drive industry innovation by working with leading telecommunications infrastructure partners to develop the most advanced technology platform and industry ecosystem for delivery and management of next-generation digital TV services via broadband networks.
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