Resources

Vista

The Windows Vista home page is www.microsoft.com/windowsvista.

Vista’s copy-protection technology is detailed in the Oct. 2005 Research Report, “Microsoft’s Rights Management Strategy.” See the section, “Vista Adds New Protection for Digital Media.”

The Feb. 2006 press release announcing Windows Vista versions and their features is at www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/feb06/02-26WinVistaProductsPR.mspx.

General improvements to reliability and performance in Vista are highlighted at www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/feat/relperf.mspx.

Microsoft’s site about the current version of Media Center is at www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter.

The DRM software used by Sony BMG Music that created a security vulnerability is discussed in “Nov. 2005 Security Updates” on page 10 of the Dec. 2005 Update.

CableCARD

Upcoming Media Center support for CableCARD is detailed in “Digital Cable Coming to Media Center” on page 12 of the Jan. 2006 Update.

Ars Technica has an excellent overview of CableCARD at arstechnica.com/guides/other/cablecard.ars.