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Article: Comcast, Time Warner Cable to test Microsoft TV software.(Upfront: latest news and insight)(Brief Article)

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September 1, 2003
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Microsoft TV chalked up two more points for its suite of set-top software, notching its first field trial commitment from Time Warner Cable, and its second with Comcast Corp.

Comcast has agreed to a "limited trial" of the Microsoft TV Interactive Program Guide (IPG) this fall in Seattle. Gemstar-TV Guide International is the market's incumbent provider of IPG technology.

It will mark Microsoft TV's second set top software trial with Comcast. In June, Comcast said it agreed to test Microsoft's "Foundation Edition" platform this fall, also in Seattle.

The new Comcast trials are not directly linked to previous agreements between Microsoft TV and ...

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