My posts tagged with "Windows Media Services, Silverlight"(RSS)

Windows Media Services 2008 R2 Release Candidate

Last week, we released an updated version of Windows Media Services (WMS) for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate. Whether you are streaming content to Windows Media Player, Silverlight, or another Windows Media-compatible player, this latest release...

Smooth Streaming – What, Why, When, Where, and How

Since we announced our new IIS Smooth Streaming extension last October with Akamai , we've been spending a lot of time engaging with very-interested customers and partners. In the course of these discussions, we hear a lot of frequently asked questions...

Delivering audio and video media with Windows Web Server 2008

Questions from customers on the floor of the NAB 2008 Show underscored again for me that many customers are interested in delivering digital media with Windows Web Server 2008 . Why? Because for $469, you can get the power of IIS 7.0 , the new IIS Media...

Microsoft at NAB

A number of us from Microsoft will be meeting with customers and staffing the booth at the NAB Show again this year, including folks who work on Windows Media Services 2008 , IIS 7.0 Media Pack , Silverlight 2 , Expression Studio 2 , Interactive Media...

Exciting media announcements at MIX08

There were a number of exciting media demos and announcements related to Silverlight at the MIX08 conference, including ones related to IIS7, the IIS Media Pack Bit Rate Throttling and Web Playlists features, Windows Media Services 2008 (WMS), Expression...

Comparing Web servers to streaming media servers

I'm often asked by customers whether they should use Web servers or streaming media servers to deliver their content, especially now for new rich media sites rolling out Silverlight . The answer invariably depends on their business objectives. Each type...

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