The new SDK can use H.264 hardware encoding to supplement the relatively slow ARM chips that will be running Linux in an embedded manner -- like the Panasonic TV, for instance, which was developed using an early version of SkypeKit.

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This move is expected to be beneficial for both Microsoft and H-P and will improve the adoption of their software and hardware offerings among enterprise customers.

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