Starbak Communications is shipping Starbak Embedded Streaming (SES) version 3.0, bringing Windows Media server technology to non-Windows-based devices. SES includes Linux binary code, reference hardware, prepaid royalties, support services, and testing tools. Unix derivatives and source code reference designs are available for additional fees.

SES includes Windows Media development tools and runtime licensing to help OEMs deploy streaming appliances for broadband Video On Demand (VOD), enterprise streaming, and real-time communications, according to Starbak.

Starbak says that since its software for embedded Windows Media was released in 2002, it has been successfully deployed by OEMs in over a dozen products, including VOD servers, caching appliances, routers, streaming servers, and videoconferencing systems. Starbak customers includes Kasenna Systems, which uses its streaming technology to deliver TV quality video services over standard Internet broadband service. Starbak software is now embedded in over 2,500 Linux devices deployed worldwide, the company says.

Starbak claims to be the first company to extend Windows Media beyond traditional client/server environments.

Jason Reindorp, group manager, Windows digital media division at Microsoft, says “Starbak's success in this market is another clear indication of the broad acceptance of Windows Media as a main protocol in open streaming environments.”

Gregory Casale, Starbak's President and COO. “By building streaming enterprise and VOD platforms around core Starbak technology, equipment manufacturers benefit from Starbak's strong working relationship with Microsoft. This directly translates into fast time-to-market and the ability to offer new features and services offered by Windows Media 9.”

 
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