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Mirror Image Internet Joins Microsoft Silverlight Partner Initiative.


TEWKSBURY Tewksbury, town (1990 pop. 27,266), Middlesex co., NE Mass.; settled 1637, set off from Billerica and inc. 1734. It was once the site of a Native American settlement. Primarily residential, the town has light manufacturing, including pharmaceuticals and computer equipment. , Mass. -- Mirror Image[R] Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
, a leading provider of content delivery solutions powered by a patented global network, today announced it has joined the Microsoft Silverlight Microsoft Silverlight (code-named Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere or WPF/E) is a proprietary runtime for browser-based Rich Internet Applications, providing a subset of the animation, vector graphics, and video playback capabilities of Windows Presentation  Partner Initiative. Microsoft Silverlight is the new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich, interactive applications for the Web.

Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering richer user experiences on the Web. Silverlight significantly reduces development and deployment costs and provides enhanced Web audio and video streaming See streaming video and video stream.  and playback Playback could mean:
  • The re-playing of recorded media.
  • Gapless playback, the seamless playback of digital audio formats (i. e. ipods, mp3 players)
  • Playback singer, a practice in Bollywood musicals.
 using industry-leading Windows Media technologies See Windows Media. .

Microsoft Corp. recognizes that relationships with companies such as Mirror Image will help drive demand for the platform as more Silverlight applications become publicly available. Mirror Image already delivers video and web content for Silverlight applications and this relationship will serve to create new business opportunities for Mirror Image.

"Mirror Image is pleased to become a Microsoft Silverlight Partner Initiative member," said Gustav Vik, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirror Image. "Microsoft is a proven leader in developing platforms for rich media. This new generation of technology will enable companies to create even richer experiences than was possible before, and Mirror Image is proud to deliver this advanced content for our current and future customers."

"We're very pleased to be working with Mirror Image Internet as a Silverlight Partner Initiative member to help deliver rich media content to customers," said Sean Alexander, Director of Silverlight Marketing at Microsoft.

Those wanting more information or to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer.  Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 and Expression Encoder A hardware device or software that assigns a code to represent data. See encode.

1. (algorithm, hardware) encoder - Any program, circuit or algorithm which encodes.

Example usages: "MPEG encoder", "NTSC encoder", "RealAudio encoder".
2.
 should visit http://www.silverlight.net.

About Mirror Image Internet

Mirror Image[R] Internet, Inc. combines a patented global network with results-driven content delivery solutions to help customers deploy, monitor and refine online strategies. The company's track record of success has given leading retailers, advertisers, media companies and enterprises the control they need to maximize assets and reduce costs while enhancing the visitor experience.

Recognized by Internet Retailer magazine as the 2007 Vendor Leader in the Content Delivery Network Category, and EContent magazine as one of the 100 "Companies That Matter Most" in the digital content industry, Mirror Image is a U.S.-based company incorporated in Delaware Delaware, state, United States
Delaware (dĕl`əwâr, –wər), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island).
 and headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass. Mirror Image was founded in 1997. For additional information, please visit www.mirror-image.com or call +1 866 374 4113.

Mirror Image is a registered trademark of Mirror Image Internet. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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