Siemens tackles Microsoft IPTV dominance
C|Net | at | by Mike
Recent speculation about problems with Microsoft's new Internet Protocol television software could give Siemens, the German telecommunications equipment giant, just the opportunity it's looking for to break into the emerging IPTV market.
The next step is taking on Microsoft. The software giant is already considered by many to be the leader in this nascent market, with a software package that manages distribution of video content from the time it's picked up from a network until it reaches the set-top box in the home.
Though dozens of smaller companies offer pieces of the IPTV software solution, Microsoft is the only one that offers one-stop shopping for all the necessary applications.