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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...

Launch of Windows Media Services 2008

Today I'm pleased to announce the launch of Windows Media Services 2008. Windows Media Services, like all of Windows Server 2008, is significantly more secure, reliable and robust - and it is already considered by many customers to be the best in the...

Web Playlists, WMS 2008, and a new IIS Media Page

Today was a big day for IIS and WMS! As you may have seen among the many announcements, today we announced the launch of several media technologies: IIS 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 IIS Media Pack Web Playlists Customer Technology Preview (CTP) Windows...

Go Live (and save money) with Bit Rate Throttling!

I am happy to announce that the latest version of Bit Rate Throttling, an Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7) Media Pack feature, is now available for download! This updated version adds additional controls to help an administrator ensure a reliable...

Call for input and feedback on media features

We're getting some great off-line feedback on feature tweaks and additions for the new IIS7 Media Pack Bit Rate Throttling feature. Have you tried it out, but not yet submitted your feedback? Is there something you'd like to add or change? What other...

Announcing the Bit Rate Throttling module Customer Technology Preview

Bit Rate Throttling, the first feature in the upcoming IIS7 Media Pack, is now available for download at http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1522 . The IIS7 Bit Rate Throttling module was first announced at the National Association...

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...

Putting a toe in the water...

Hi, my name is Chris Knowlton, and I am a Lead Program Manager on the IIS team. I have been with Microsoft for five years, working on streaming media delivery with Windows Media Services (WMS). The IIS team recently picked up the charter for WMS as part...

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Chris Knowlton is a Senior Program Manager on the IIS team at Microsoft. By training, he is a mechanical engineer, educated at Michigan State University. He spent many years managing projects and programs in various markets, from industrial laser tooling to Internet caching appliances.

In 2002, Chris joined Microsoft to focus on streaming media delivery with Windows Media Services (WMS). Today, he continues this work as part of the IIS team, which picked up the WMS charter in December, 2006.

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The latest versions of the IIS Media Pack Bit Rate Throttling and Web Playlists features are now available for download, as is the RTW version of Windows Media Services 2008.
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