Microsoft browser to float audio and video streams; Internet Explorer 4.0 expected mid-1997.(includes related information)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 1997 by Tedesco, Richard

Internet Explorer 4.0 expected mid-1997

Microsoft internet Explorer 4.0 is expected to explode on the marketplace midyear with the capacity for video and andio streaming.

The latest iteration of Microsoft Corp.'s browser will come equipped with NetShow 2.0, the upgrade of its multimedia streaming technology, with the final IE 4.0 release in mid-1997 Microsoft is discussing partnership deals with content vendors who will use the technology for live Webcasting, according to Shannon Perdue, product manager for NetShow.

NetShow, which now accommodates audio streaming and audio synchronized with still images, will enable video streaming in its next generation. And Microsoft plans to incorporate NetShow 2.0 in the IE 4.0 package PC users...

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