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Microsoft's Newest TV Platform

By
iApplianceWeb
(12/20/01, 12:12:48 PM EDT)

Microsoft's newest version of the Microsoft TV Advanced client software includes new developer tools and enhancements to the Microsoft TV Developer Program.

The Microsoft TV Developer Conferences in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Nov. 8-9), and Silicon Valley, Calif. (Dec. 6-7), provided an overview of Microsoft TV strategy and business opportunities for iTV, an introduction to Microsoft .NET in the television environment, and training from Microsoft and other iTV developers.

Microsoft TV Advanced 1.5 is built on the Windows CE 3.0 operating system and supports HTML 4.0, Windows Media 7, and Macromedia Flash 4.0. It enables developers to build flexible and reliable designs with familiar, integrated development and testing tools, including those for Macromedia Flash and other third-party Web authoring tools. Microsoft TV Advanced version 1.5 also includes a new customizable reference UI and improved internationalization support for Western European languages for streamlined localization. Sample code and enhanced documentation increase developer productivity.

Microsoft also unveiled new tools designed specifically for iTV development, including:

Microsoft TV Advanced 1.5 Simulator. By using the PC to create new iTV applications, the simulator recreates the set-top box environment, showing developers what their content will look like when deployed on a real set-top box and simulating the interaction of a remote control with the set-top box. The new simulator is available to members of the Microsoft TV Developer Program.
Microsoft TV Applications JumpStart Kit. Developers can rapidly obtain knowledge about how to develop applications for the Microsoft TV Platform. The kit includes documentation, sample code, and a step-by-step example of building a client/server shopping application. The Microsoft TV Applications JumpStart Kit will be available to Microsoft TV Developer Program members beginning in January.
Visual Studio .NET Add-Ins for TV. These PC development tools have now been extended to TV content authoring. Features include report generator and color-coded syntax checking for SMPTE DDE-1 or SMPTE DDE-1 Plus extensions, autocomplete coding, and drag and drop for near-WYSIWYG ("what you see is what you get") layout. The add-ins will be available to Microsoft TV Developer Program members beginning in January.

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