Microsoft upgrades, rebrands IPTV platform

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Microsoft said today at NXTcomm it is releasing a new upgrade of its Internet Protocol television software and rebranding the platform as Mediaroom.

The new Mediaroom platform features in-home personal music and photo sharing, allowing consumers to listen to music and view photographs stored on their computers on television screens. The upgrade also includes dynamic MultiView (multiple picture-in-picture) capabilities, Multimedia Application Environment for development of interactive services and advanced applications and digital terrestrial television support.