Microsoft and The Walt Disney Company announced a multiyear agreement to cooperate on digital media initiatives to improve the quality, security and reach of digital content within the home and on Microsoft Windows XP-based PCs as well as on a growing number of home and portable entertainment devices. Under the deal, Disney has licensed Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) software on a non-exclusive basis to enable the seamless delivery of secured digital media over the next several years. The companies said they are committed to providing consumers with entertainment content on various platformshttp://www.microsoft.com/
Microsoft and Disney to Collaborate on Digital Media Initiatives
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