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MHP Tutorial : The Interactive TV Web (2869 words) |
 | MHP applications can be written in either Java or HTML (with Java being the most common by far), and so MHP includes Java APIs for accessing service information, drawing objects on the screen, controlling video and audio, communicating with remote servers, and a whole range of other features. |
 | MHP does not see proprietary middleware solutions as a threat: these solutions have their place in the market, and they will continue to have a big part to play in the industry for a very long time. |
 | MHP is about providing a common platform so that we can avoid some of the fragmentation that we've seen in the past (a not-too-scientific survey of European DTV operations showed over 25 different combinations of middleware and CA system in use, with some countries using four different combinations. |