Today at CTIA WIRELESS 2006, Microsoft Corp. announced it will make significant investments in its digital rights management (DRM) technologies to enable a new offering and drive scenarios that support the wireless industry. As wireless delivery of content to mobile handsets continues to grow at a rapid pace, this commitment of resources and manpower will help enable next-generation mobile entertainment scenarios for consumers.

“We’re responding to our wireless partners around the world who are asking for a solution to enable new scenarios in the industry,” said Kevin Johnson, co-president of the Platforms & Services Division at Microsoft. “We want to give consumers what they want —seamless experiences with premium content on a wide range of mobile devices.”

The more than 800 million mobile handsets sold worldwide each year represent a largely untapped market for digital entertainment. Microsoft’s commitment to capitalizing on this opportunity is the result of ongoing discussions with many of the wireless industry’s largest firms.

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