Media Servers are centralizing the way media is stored and shared. As you consider developing for this market, take note of a recent report from ABI Research* that predicts the music server market will increase over the next five years, with revenue from dedicated music server hardware, including Windows Embedded products, expected to grow to $3.2 billion by year-end 2012. Technological innovations, such as fingerprint readers, multi-user customization, dynamic changing graphics, and multi-zone partitioning offer opportunities for Media Servers of the not-so-distant future.
Windows XP Embedded offers developers proven architecture, an intuitive set of development tools, and a wide range of support for creating these embedded devices and helping to ensure a secure environment for content they house.
* "Networked Home Audio” report, ABI Research, 2Q2007