Microsoft Debuts Digital Broadcast Manager

Microsoft announced the release of a new program entitled Digital Broadcast Manager, which allows Web site owners to sell pay-per-view and pay-per-download content through their servers. Stephen Felisan, vice president of the House of Blues Entertainment, Inc. states "Microsoft's Digital Broadcast Manager opened a whole new world for our entertainment business." Many digital media companies are embracing this latest technology and the use of the Windows Media Format to serve their customers.

Digital Broadcast Manager provides a simple and easy way for companies to develop e-commerce and digital content. It easily converts media into secure and marketable products such as streaming video or audio. Through user authentication and authorization, it provides sites with security and easy copyright protection. Businesses can easily set up an e-commerce storefront, and track buying trends as well as visitor statistics.

The final release of Digital Broadcast Manager is set for later this year, and will be available to companies for evaluation by applying at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/solutions/dbm/default.asp. You can also view the Developers Preview to get a glimpse at what the program looks like.