Microsoft’s reply to Adobe Flash Silverlight has launched it new version Silverlight 3, that is a cross-browser, cross-platform and cross-device plug in for providing media experiences and interactive applications for the Web. With its first version in 2007 and second version in 2008, in April 2009, Microsoft reported an estimated 300,000 developers and engineers working from Silverlight platform.

Microsoft had remark on its new streaming function as, “If the Internet bandwidth and video rendering capability on your playback device are sufficiently high, you’ll experience high-definition video playback of the sample content. You will also be able to simulate end user experiences under varying conditions by simulating drops and recoveries in bandwidth. If your actual bandwidth is below 3 Mbps, or your playback device is video-challenged, then you will experience the adaptive nature of Smooth Streaming without needing to simulate a bandwidth cap.”

Microsoft is also working on improving Silverlight’s capacity beyond the browser by letting developers to design and create apps to run on the desktop. Further details about Silverlight 3 would be revealed at the official launch of the application.