DigMedia Announces Agreement With MSN Music.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002 DigMedia's Windows CE-based Digital Audio Receiver and Automated Deployment Platform, IRIS, Enables Consumers to Access MSN Music MSN Music was an online music store managed by Microsoft, and was accessible using either a web browser or within Windows Media Player. It was created by Microsoft in 2004 to compete with Apple's iTunes Music Store, though its sales in comparison are still negligible. Services Through Their Home Stereo System Directly DigMedia, Inc., today announced that it has entered into an agreement with MSN Music to offer MSN Music services, including 60 pre-programmed radio stations, on MSN Music. These new services will run on DigMedia's digital audio receiver which will be available this year and takes advantage of the rich multimedia functionality delivered in Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. . The offering will have access to MSN Music streams on a consumer-friendly, broadband-ready intelligent client device that hooks up directly to the home stereo system without the need of a PC. The device will be provided and marketed by DigMedia. Under the terms of the agreement, DigMedia plans to offer additional content along with MSN services This is a list of MSN Services in alphabetical order: MSN Services
"We are pleased to be working with a premier service provider such as MSN Music to deliver their radio stations directly to the home stereo system," said David Savage David Binnington Savage, born David Binnington in Bridlington, Yorkshire on 15th May, 1949 is a noted furniture designer and maker. Early Work Binnington attended Bridlington Grammar School before winning a place to read Fine Art at Ruskin School, Oxford University. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DigMedia. "We believe that consumers will enjoy and pay to have Internet music integrated with their existing home stereo system without a PC." DigMedia's automated deployment solution extends beyond the PC to the rapidly growing intelligent connected device market such as mobile devices, game consoles, and set top boxes that cumulatively sell more than 500 million units per year worldwide today. "DigMedia's offering will enable MSN Music listeners to access the MSN Music service from anywhere in their home," said Benjamin Kilgore, general manager, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). Entertainment. "We have built an extremely extensive and high quality music service and look forward to expanding the reach of this service beyond the PC." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ovum, 2001, six million U.S. homes had access to Internet broadband services at the end of 2000. This is forecast to grow to more than 36 million households by 2004. Webnoize projects the number of Internet radio Listening to audio broadcasts via the Internet. There are more than 4,000 broadcasts available on the Internet that can be streamed and played by a software media player in the computer or in a stand-alone Internet radio with the software built in. subscribers will be 106 million by 2003. About DigMedia, Inc. DigMedia delivers an automated deployment platform, IRIS, that enables companies to provide interactive subscription services to businesses or consumers over the Internet. DigMedia software allows remote management, administration, profiling and billing of services to intelligent devices. DigMedia's software solution is offered as a fully managed and hosted solution, or as licensed software. Founded in 2000 and based in San Diego, CA, the company is funded by global venture firm 2M Invest, and other investors. For more information, please visit www.digmedia.cc |
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