Pace Micro Technology PLC President Malcolm Miller agrees. About Microsoft TV Microsoft TV provides a rich television and Web experience to consumers, utilizing the simplicity, technical excellence and elegance honed on the WebTV products, while opening the technology to more hardware providers and options, more Network Operators and more consumers worldwide. It uses an adaptation of the Windows CE operating system, yet allows the Network Operator to specify the user interface to online content. It allows broadcasters and producers delivering interactive programming and content to build on the video programming and Internet expertise they already have and create enhanced and new consumer content and services. Pace Micro Technology PLC has received Microsoft TV code, and plans to begin development of compatible receivers.
Pace expects to start commercial shipments during the next six months.
Based on Internet standards, compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer browser software and most popular media and data types on the Web. Employs TVLens and One Thumb technologies for the best TV rendering and navigation of content. Clients running Microsoft TV can be connected to any standard Internet service. Adaptations will support all the major network transports, with special optimizations made for the major networks. The Microsoft TV Server product suite will be made available as Network Operators develop and finalize plans to deploy advanced television devices to consumers, and is expected to be commercially licensed as Network Operators begin to launch complete new service offerings throughout next year.