Thursday, March 27, 2003

Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Servers Deliver 300 Terabytes of Streaming Audio/Video

Microsoft Windows Media 9 streaming servers around the world have collectively delivered 300 terabytes of streaming audio and video. Microsoft said major customers using Windows Media 9 Series and Windows Server 2003 include:

  • CinemaNow, which is offering some 3,000 feature-length films. The site claims more that one million unique users per month.


  • Fox's American Idol site, which got more than 6.5 million page views in the first two days after its debut in January. Its content is hosted by Speedera.


  • FullAudio, a digital music subscription service with more than 200,000 songs from the five major labels. Its content is hosted by Akamai.


  • pressplay, another digital music service


  • MSNBC.com, which has delivered 125 million video streams using Windows Media 9 since last summer.


  • NHL.com, which offers a subscription video service for hockey games. Content is hosted by Speedera and Nine Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/