Set-top boxes unveiled for Microsoft's IPTV software
TechWeb | at | by Mike
Microsoft and four set-top box manufacturers said Tuesday that set-top platforms supporting Microsoft's TV IPTV Edition are available. The move indirectly addresses criticism of its IPTV software.
Two of the set-top makers -- Cisco Systems and Motorola -- said AT&T will deploy their devices. Philips and Tatung Co. also said their set-top boxes will operate the Microsoft IPTV Edition.
Last month, widely published reports claimed that Verizon Communications was taking much of its TV set-top box work in-house, because the telecommunications giant wasn't pleased with Microsoft's effort.