| In many ways DirecTV broadens their range as a | | | | both here and in other countries. |
| company with each venture that they involve the | | | | While the main focus will be in Latin America the highly |
| company in, whether it is sports or whether it is this | | | | rated satellite television company and the computer |
| new partnership to make schools more educational for | | | | giant have begun this venture with a pilot school in |
| students. This latest team up with Microsoft goes to | | | | Miami with their educational line up that will be available |
| show that they have become more than just a | | | | for viewing. Along with the Discovery Channel they will |
| satellite television company who is in business for | | | | be working with a program called Escuela Plus, this will |
| entertainment purposes only. | | | | send educational programs by satellite into these |
| Directv and Microsoft have announced that they have | | | | participating schools. |
| formed a partnership and with this partnership they | | | | These programs can be viewed live or stored on |
| plan to make some changes in a big way in schools | | | | digital video recorders for students to view at a later |
| located in Miami and also in Latin America. | | | | time. This is just a part of what is included; there will |
| Although this is not the first time these two giants have | | | | also be a Microsoft help desk that is set up that will |
| teamed up, they were brought together approximately | | | | train teachers as well as the students to provide |
| two years ago when they announced that they would | | | | technical support in their computer labs. |
| be bringing Directv and Windows Media Center | | | | This began as a pilot program in January of this year |
| together. While a spec sheet for this product was | | | | and included twenty-one schools in Latin America and |
| reportedly shown there has not been a product that | | | | there are plans to expand to other countries such as |
| has been brought to the market that will be used as | | | | Chili, Columbia and Peru. |
| an educational aid for students. | | | | To date there is no firm plans of when this service |
| This shows the direction that the Directv company is | | | | that will add to the education of children in these other |
| headed with their expanding from bringing integrated | | | | countries will begin. However, there are plans that this |
| sports viewing to their customers to now partnering | | | | service will be used in these other countries. |
| and heading into giving students a better education, | | | | |