According to the company, the offering, initially based on video acceleration technology, will now include the LSI Tarari family of content processor solutions. The addition of these hardware acceleration technologies enhances Silverlight to provide high-performance networking, storage, audio and video capabilities in various Microsoft operating systems, as well as for Linux and the Mac OS.

LSI solutions are expected to provide additional security to enterprise and content creators, at the same time enhancing system performance with the Silverlight platform. The company offers capabilities to Microsoft customers that result in shorter time to market in a more secure environment for developers creating video applications for the online video, broadcast and high definition DVD markets.

The company's deep frame inspection (DFI) capability examines each frame of video to calculate what has changed from the previous frame. The combined result is a compressed video stream that enables richer video formats such as high definition to be streamed over the Internet or corporate networks, yet saved securely and efficiently on storage systems, at the same time maintaining a high level of video quality, LSI said.