The PC itself is likely to become the central brain of a networked home, a miniature server in control of everything from your evening's entertainment to the air conditioning.

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Business software sales grew 7%, server and tools revenues grew 12%, and XBox-driven entertainment and devices business grew 30% over the year ago period.

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Performing as a Digital Media Server, the SE-208BW will be a keystone of home entertainment, providing a connection between mobile devices and TV or PC, and also a triangular connection among TVs, PCs and mobile devices.

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It seems obvious that at some point the home is going to need a standalone server big enough to store and manage the endless gobs of data that will make up our entertainment universe in the coming years.

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Weigman says the entertainment service will offer on-demand films, travel videos and short clips hosted from the terabyte-sized server that Aircell places on each plane.

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Announcing availability concurrently with the introduction of the 2009 Niveus media server line, boasting impressive enhancements in processing and performance, Niveus now doubles the capabilities of the Niveus Entertainment System.

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