The Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center launched the Windows Rally and the VS-IPC1002 IP Camera convergence application solution to meet the needs of China's surveillance market.

Windows Rally is the latest Microsoft technology based on the Windows Vista Operating System that supports connectivity between PCs and all types of digital peripheral devices. This technology enables the VS-IPC1002 IP Camera to be automatically identified by Vista PC and function like a USB device.

"Microsoft and Vimicro together have integrated the advantages of core technologies, and brought forward many practical and innovative applications, facilitating product compatibility and convergence. Our efforts have already been fruitful in these areas," said Mike Yu, vice president of Vimicro and director of the Microsoft-Vimicro Multimedia Technology Center.