Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2

Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2
Written By
Darryl K. Taft
Darryl K. Taft
Published: Oct 13, 2008
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2

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By: Daryl K. Taft


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CBS College Sports uses Silverlight 2 to stream college football games and other content.


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The Democratic National Convention used Silverlight to stream Sen. Barack Obama’s acceptance of the Democratic Party nomination for president.


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France Televisions, the French national television broadcaster, uses Silverlight to stream content to viewers.


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Hard Rock uses Silverlight to create widgets such as this John Lennon snapshot.


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The 2008 Olympics provided a key spotlight for Silverlight.

Darryl K. Taft

Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.

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