Windows Media Technologies

Top recording artists such as Shania Twain, Robbie Williams and the Grateful Dead join dozens of performers in using Windows Media to provide their fans with CD-quality digital music.

At the Digital Hollywood conference, Microsoft launches its Windows Media Broadband Jumpstart Initiative and defines its strategy for bringing high-bandwidth access and services to consumers.

The widespread adoption of broadband technologies is key to bringing high-quality audio and video to consumers and making the Internet a true alternative to traditional entertainment mediums.

By incorporating support for the Windows Media Audio format and Digital Rights Management in its Maverick line of chips, Cirrus Logic enables portable device manufacturers to build devices that offer secure CD-quality audio at half the file size of MP3.