Monday, February 20, 2006

High-seas Net access

As part of Microsoft's attempt to make the Web omnipresent, the company announced a new service that will <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6040566.html?tag=zdnn.alert">connect boaters to the Internet.</A> Seafaring Web surfers can stay connected 25 miles from land thanks to a partnership struck between Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft and antenna maker KVH Industries. KVH's Mobile Internet Receiver will connect users of MSN TV service, a customized version of the MSN TV 2 Internet and Media Player, to the Web. Under the plan, customers can access Microsoft Windows Media player, MSN Mail, MSN Messenger and MSN Radio, to name just a few applications. The service was configured to allow people to use it on televisions, since most boats over 25-feet are already equipped with color TVs.

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