TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Streaming21, the world leader in broadcast-quality streaming solutions, along with Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") Taiwan; WNC (TSE:6285), a global leader in wireless communications and IPTV; Sampo (TSE:1604), the leading 3C brand for electrical home appliances; Gigabyte (TSE:2376), a leading motherboard manufacturer; and Chenbro (8210.TWO), a leading mechanical solutions and chassis provider; today announced the formation of the Digital Home Alliance at Microsoft Windows Home Server product launch press conference at Microsoft Taiwan office.

The goal of the new alliance is to build and expand a solid digital home ecosystem to drive the worldwide digital home industry. The Microsoft Embedded Team will engage in intensive promotional seminars to present the fully-integrated end-to-end digital home solution at Microsoft Windows Embedded Seminars around Asia (including Taiwan, China, Singapore, and Korea).

"We believe that building a solid digital home ecosystem is the key factor to realize the dream of the future digital home. Streaming21's worldwide end-to-end deployments demonstrate its ability to offer unparalleled expertise in total digital home solutions. The company's Home Entertainment Services is seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Windows Home Server, making it easy to add or expand powerful TV entertainment applications. We are delighted to choose Streaming21 as our global ISV partner for Microsoft Windows Home Server, to shape the future of the digital home," said Jim Fredricksen, Director of Global OEM Server Sales at Microsoft.

Streaming21 Inc.