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Comparing versions of Windows Media Services

Windows Media Services 9 Series is available as an optional component of Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. However, additional features are available when Windows Media Services is used with Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. The following table provides an overview of the available features.

Feature Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
Absolute Playlist Time Check mark Check mark
Advanced Fast Start   Check mark
Advanced FF/RW   Check mark
Advertising server support Check mark Check mark
Broadcast Auto-Start Check mark Check mark
Cache/proxy server support   Check mark
Custom plug-in support   Check mark
Event-based scripting support   Check mark
Fast Cache Check mark Check mark
Fast Reconnect Check mark Check mark
Fast Recovery   Check mark
Fast Start Check mark Check mark
Fast Streaming Check mark Check mark
Internet authentication method (Digest)   Check mark
Internet Group Management Protocol version 3 (IGMPv3) support   Check mark
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support Check mark Check mark
Intranet authentication methods (Negotiate authentication, Anonymous access) Check mark Check mark
Multicast content delivery   Check mark
Multiple authorization methods (NTFS ACL, IP Address) Check mark Check mark
Multiple control protocol support (MMS, HTTP, RTSP) Check mark Check mark
Multiple media parser support (Windows Media, MP3) Check mark Check mark
Multiple playlist parser support (WSX, Directory) Check mark Check mark
Play While Archiving   Check mark
RTSP streaming Check mark Check mark
Robust event notification (WMI, SNMP) Check mark Check mark
Server based content repacketization Check mark Check mark
Unicast content delivery Check mark Check mark
Wireless streaming optimizations   Check mark

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