Streaming21 Joins Digital Home Alliance with Microsoft Home Server Team |
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Streaming21
14 FL., No.35, Sec. 3 MinChiuan E. Rd.
Taipei, Taiwan
Press release date: December 13, 2007
Taipei, Taiwan - December 13, 2007 - Streaming21, the world leader in broadcast-quality streaming solutions, along with Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") Taiwan; WNC (TSE:6285), a global leader in wireless communications and IPTV; Sampo (TSE:1604), the leading 3C brand for electrical home appliances; Gigabyte (TSE:2376), a leading motherboard manufacturer; and Chenbro (8210.TWO), a leading mechanical solutions and chassis provider; today announced the formation of the Digital Home Alliance at Microsoft Windows Home Server product launch press conference at Microsoft Taiwan office.
The goal of the new alliance is to build and expand a solid digital home ecosystem to drive the worldwide digital home industry. The Microsoft Embedded Team will engage in intensive promotional seminars to present the fully-integrated end-to-end digital home solution at Microsoft Windows Embedded Seminars around Asia (including Taiwan, China, Singapore, and Korea).
"We believe that building a solid digital home ecosystem is the key factor to realize the dream of the future digital home. Streaming21's worldwide end-to-end deployments demonstrate its ability to offer unparalleled expertise in total digital home solutions. The company's Home Entertainment Services is seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Windows Home Server, making it easy to add or expand powerful TV entertainment applications. We are delighted to choose Streaming21 as our global ISV partner for Microsoft Windows Home Server, to shape the future of the digital home," said Jim Fredricksen, Director of Global OEM Server Sales at Microsoft.
Working together, the Digital Home Alliance will bring to market end-to-end digital home solutions aimed at connecting the digital home with the networked world via personalized "killer" applications. The open web-based platform makes it easy to add unlimited applications for service expansions and allows users to subscribe their preferred services via Home Server. Streaming21's innovative Home Entertainment Services, WNC's powerful set-top box, Sampo's 42" LCD Full HDTV (supporting 1080p with HDMI), reliable Gigabyte server hardware and a smart-looking chassis from Chenbro are seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Home Server and Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, making it easy to add or expand services for digital home.
The Home Sever acts as the central control center for digital home entertainment, automation, surveillance and communication applications. The platform enables media display on TVs and provides an easy management system for personal content through the PC. This unique Home Server allows users to manage personal content (such as photos, videos and music), enjoy internet community content (web photo albums and video sharing for example) and display real-time internet content (Internet news, weather, stocks and more) on TVs. It also offers many intriguing features such as Personal Video Recording (PVR), streaming music, IPTV, VOD and many more. Personal broadcasting and commercial content services such as Internet radio, movie rentals or home karaoke services are forthcoming.
The Digital Home Alliance will continue to look for more partners to build a solid ecosystem and accelerate the digital home market worldwide.
About Streaming21
Streaming21 is the world leader in providing interactive IPTV and Digital Home solutions over Fixed-Mobile-Convergence (FMC) and open networks. The solutions successfully enable fixed, mobile, or xSP operators to generate revenues from services delivered across heterogeneous networks. Streaming21's groundbreaking technologies enable digital video entertainment anytime, anywhere and on any device. Built upon a revolutionary and patented architecture, Streaming21's solutions enable the deployment of rich-media services with carrier-class scalability, 24/7 operations, and broadcast-quality delivery. The solutions use standard hardware to lower the total cost of ownership and can deliver content to more users concurrently with patented technologies. The platform is open and flexible to readily integrate value-added services. To learn more about Streaming21's solutions and industry leading partners, please visit www.streaming21.com.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. MS-DOS, .NET, Office XP, 2007 Office system, Windows, Windows Server, Windows 3.0, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. To learn more about Microsoft, please visit www.microsoft.com.
About WNC
Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC), a member of Wistron group, is a designer and manufacturer specializing in the field of advanced wireless communication. Founded in 1996, WNC has consistently introduced customers to the latest communication-enabling technologies. To learn more about WNC, please visit www.wneweb.com.
About Sampo
Sampo is the leading 3C branding and manufacturer company for electrical home appliances. The company is committed to deliver industry-leading combination of quality, reliability and value as well as commercial channels to consumers. Sampo provides a variety of consumer electronics including Display (LCD TV, PDP) and Home Appliance (Air conditioner, Refrigerator, Microwave oven, Home Server and Washing Machine). Sampo also has its branding company, Maxent headquartered in California in the US, delivering its consumer-focused, price-leading Maxent products through retail and warehouse stores nationwide. To learn more about Sampo, please visit www.sampo.com.tw.
About GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE is one of the largest brands among motherboard manufacturers with significant market share since the establishment of the company in 1986. In recent years, GIGABYTE has reached out to more customer segments with diversified product portfolio, including desktop and Notebook PC, mobile phones, digital home appliances, thermal solutions as well as server and communications. To learn more about GIGABYTE, please visit www.giga-byte.com.
About Chenbro
Chenbro Micom Co. Ltd. is a leading mechanical solution provider headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. With 25-year experience, Chenbro is specialized in the development of mechanical solutions, including PC chassis, Pedestal server chassis and Rack-mount chassis. To learn more about Chenbro, please visit www.chenbro.com.
Public Relations Contacts:
To arrange interviews, receive company information or request press kits, please contact:
Jennifer Cheng Streaming21 Taipei +866-2-2500-0680 x.350 jennifer@streaming21.com
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