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IPTV INVITES THIRD-PARTY APPS; Microsoft Aims to Boost Use.(Media&Tech)

Byline: Daisy Whitney

Microsoft's Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software, which powers phone companies' video services, has hit its share of snags during its rollout to 10 service providers worldwide, including AT&T in the United States.

But now the software giant said it's allowing third-party vendors to create applications and features for the software, which should spur development for the system, Microsoft said last week when it announced a series of new additions to the system at the telecom conference NXTcomm.

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