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The Microsoft® Windows Media™ Services Software Development Kit (SDK) encompasses a wide variety of technologies. Some sections are structured to meet the needs of Web authors who want to add streaming media to their Web sites. Other sections are geared toward Internet service vendors (ISVs) who are developing Web-based software solutions.
This documentation is based on the corresponding system components. The Windows Media Services SDK contains the following components.
| Component | Description |
| Windows Media Unicast Controls | A set of Microsoft® ActiveX® controls that expose attributes for configuring, monitoring, and managing Windows Media unicasting services. |
| Windows Media Station Control | A Microsoft® ActiveX® control that exposes attributes for configuring, monitoring, and managing Windows Media multicasting services. |
| Windows Media Services Authentication API | A COM-compliant API used for developing packages that authenticate users before allowing them to access ASF content. |
| Windows Media Services Event Notification and Authorization API | A COM-compliant API used for developing packages that require the server to obtain authorization before performing tasks, and to send notification when the task is completed. |
| Windows Media Services File Transfer Control | An ActiveX control used to receive multicast file transfers. |
The documentation for each component is divided into two sections:
Microsoft® Windows Media™ Services enables development with a variety of languages and methodologies. These include:
The following table shows the relationship between the underlying technology and the features of Windows Media Services.
| Windows Media Services component | Programming technology |
| Windows Media Unicast controls Windows Media Station control Windows Media File Transfer control |
ActiveX |
| Event Notification and Authorization API Authentication API |
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