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Microsoft: The newest release of the suite of tools includes revolutionary capabilities for creative professionals including Silverlight functionality, PHP support and Adobe Photoshop import capabilities.
Microsoft: Unveiled at MIX08, new releases provide Web developers and designers with game-changing benefits and business opportunities.
Extends choice for developers on the world's leading mobile platforms
Nokia: Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced plans to make Microsoft Silverlight available for S60 on Symbian OS, the world's leading smartphone software(1), as well as for Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets. Adding support for Silverlight will extend opportunities for developers to create rich, interactive applications that run on multiple platforms in a consistent and reliable way.
ScottGu's Blog: Silverlight 2 includes a cross-platform, cross-browser version of the .NET Framework, and enables a rich .NET development platform that runs in the browser.
ScottGu's Blog: MIX tends to be a pretty fun event, both because it covers cutting edge content (we used MIX07 to announce our Silverlight plans), and also because it tends to attract a really diverse set of attendees (including both those who use Microsoft technology today, and a large % of attendees who don't). The conference structure includes a healthy blend of sessions and interactive panels, and the layout and organization is designed to facilitate great conversations.
Microsoft announces new entertainment partnerships with Disney-ABC Television Group, MGM and NBC Universal.
Microsoft: Las Vegas — At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft President of the Entertainment & Devices Division Robbie Bach today unveiled several new entertainment services and partnerships, including new deals with Disney-ABC Television Group, NBC Universal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), that demonstrate how software is improving people’s ability to connect with their favorite content and communities through new and expanded forms of entertainment experiences.
Microsoft: League teams up with Microsoft to enhance online experience for NBA fans.
Microsoft: Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft today announced that Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 have released to manufacturing (RTM) and are now available for MSDN subscribers to download. The release of these products is another important milestone on the road to the Global Launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 on Feb. 27, 2008, and represents the latest in a series of innovations from Microsoft targeted at developers and development teams.
"Entertainment Tonight" HSN and World Wrestling Entertainment showcase new online experiences; more than 35 partners commit to Silverlight Partner Initiative.
Microsoft: Redmond, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. today released to the Web (RTW) Silverlight™ 1.0, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering richer user experiences on the Web. In addition, Microsoft will work with Novell Inc. to deliver Silverlight support for Linux, called Moonlight, and based on the project started on mono-project.com.
Business Wire: Las Vegas — iStreamPlanet Co., a leader in the management and monetization of webcasting services, today announced collaboration with Microsoft to deliver rich interactive media experiences using Microsoft Silverlight. iStreamPlanet plans to implement Silverlight into its end-to-end webcasting solution and begin utilizing its next generation media streaming capabilities with its growing portfolio of industry leading customers such as ATT BlueRoom, World Series of Poker, and the Consumer Electronics Show.
PRNewswire-FirstCall: New York / Las Vegas — "This project, using Microsoft Silverlight technology, allows us to empower the massive long tail of untapped local media content which is waiting to ...
Microsoft: Las Vegas — This week at MIX07, Web designers, Web developers, industry decision-makers and marketing professionals gathered as Microsoft Corp.’s Ray Ozzie, chief software architect, and Scott Guthrie, general manager of the Developer Division, presented the full breadth of Microsoft’s vision and road map for Microsoft® Silverlight™ and how it fits into the company’s broader Microsoft .NET platform and tools effort.
Microsoft: Las Vegas — Today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference, 2007, Microsoft Corp. unveiled Microsoft Silverlight®, a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIA) for the Web. Early supporters of the new platform include Akamai, Brightcove, Eyeblaster, Limelight, Major League Baseball, Navisite, Netflix, Skinkers, Sonic Solutions, SyncCast, Tarari, Telestream, Winnov, and more.
MLB: Las Vegas – Today at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters conference (NAB2007), Major League Baseball (MLB) Advanced Media announced support for Microsoft Silverlight, a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web..
Eyeblaster: New York – Eyeblaster, the global leader in integrated digital marketing services and technology, today announced a collaboration with Microsoft to integrate Silverlight, a newly unveiled technology for next-generation media experiences and rich interactive applications, with Eyeblaster’s Advertising Campaign Manager (ACM) platform.
Skinkers: Las Vegas – Today at NAB2007, Skinkers (Booth #C1051), the market leader in push technology, unveiled LiveStation, a peer-to-peer Internet broadcast technology co-developed by Skinkers and Microsoft Research. LiveStation integrates Microsoft Silverlight (previously called "WPF/E" and also announced today at NAB) with Skinker’s peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies to set a new standard for cost effective delivery of high-quality live video content.
Limelight: Tempe, AZ – Limelight Networks, a leading content delivery network for digital media, today announced that its content delivery platform will include integration of Microsoft Silverlight (previously called "Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere"), a newly announced cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. The Limelight Content Delivery Network (CDN) will support high-performance streaming of Silveright-enabled rich media content across multiple platforms and browsers to audiences of any size. As a result, content providers will be able to efficiently deliver Silverlight-based experiences with high-quality video and other bandwidth-intensive content to millions of Internet users worldwide who want to instantly access content without significant load times or downloading of specialized player programs.
Tarari: Las Vegas, NV – Tarari Inc., the leader in deep content inspection and acceleration silicon today announced a collaboration with Microsoft around the newly unveiled technology for rich media experiences, Microsoft Silverlight (previously called Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere) and the Microsoft Expression Media Encoder. Tarari, working closely with Microsoft has extended their solution to take advantage of Silverlight and the hardware-assisted encoding of the Tarari Encoder Accelerator boards. Using the newly optimized Tarari Encoder Accelerator boards, Expression Media Encoder is able to produce video content up to15-times faster than a software only solution.
Navisite: Andover, MA - NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), a leading provider of application solutions, hosting and content delivery services, today announced that it will provide support for Microsoft Silverlight, a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web, which was announced earlier today. Extending its status as a Gold Certified Partner and a Certified Media Hosting Provider, NaviSite will collaborate with Microsoft to offer rich interactive user experiences across heterogeneous platforms like Firefox and Safari.
