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Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live offers free of cost solution to host rich media for Microsoft Silverlight 
technology. It enables developers & designers both to deliver RIA (Rich Internet Application) and other video streaming content to end users. Developers and designers can also use this service to host their rich interactive content with the ability to author them using Microsoft Expression Studio and other third-party editing environments. Designers & developers can maintain complete control of the user experience that can run on any web browser on both Windows and Mac platforms free of cost.
Here is a quick run down to the features:
- Uses Standard scripting languages
- Extensive API library
- No branding or user interface restrictions
- Up to DVD streaming quality
- Free streaming and application hosting for up to 10 gigabytes (GB)
- Immediate high-performance, global-scale application delivery
- Supports cross-browser; cross-platform
The service is currently in beta stage and at this point allows up to 10 GB of space and 5 TB of bandwidth. Microsoft at MIX 08 also announced the ability to integrate ads into streaming videos. These ads will be provided through Microsoft AdCenter.
