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News Release from: Microsoft | Subject: Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 November 2007
Windows upgrade aids consumer device
designers
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 is an important building block for smart, connected, service-oriented devices.
This week at Embedded Technology 2007, Microsoft Corp has released its Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 offering, designed for developers and device makers wanting to quickly build smart, connected, hard-real-time commercial and consumer electronics devices With new features, including the Web Services on Devices API, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephony capabilities and thin-client technology enhancements, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 enables devices to seamlessly connect to computers running Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 as well as other devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Microsoft continues to make significant investments in the embedded space to help developers and device makers enter new markets, speed time to market, and differentiate their products and services".
"Over the past two years, Microsoft has invested more than US $100 million in Windows Embedded product development and associated R and D".
"In this year alone, we are increasing that commitment by 33% to $75 million, including $5 million in community and academic development".
"The Windows Embedded Business is absolutely committed to being a leader in investment and innovation within the embedded industry".
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 is an important building block for smart, connected, service-oriented devices, delivering new features, updates and enhancements that focus on five main areas.
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 provides the full Web Services on Devices API that is available on Windows Vista.
OEMs can provide richer experiences and product differentiation when their devices connect virtually to a Windows Vista-based PC over the network and yet behave as if they were connected directly.
New VoIP video telephony capabilities enable device makers to quickly and easily add exciting device scenarios such as VoIP, video and three-way audio to existing CE 6.0 designs.
Internet Explorer enhancements and Windows Media Player OCX 7 support deliver significantly faster rendering of pages and websites, and enhanced on-device sound with new support for rich text editing and the new ActiveX Control.
With new support for pluggable font engine technology, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 provides OEMs with a greater choice of third-party font engines to use as they develop devices with even smaller footprints.
And the latest thin-client technology components with auto-detection capabilities help thin clients seamlessly connect to the latest version and key features of Windows Server 2008.
"Windows Embedded CE has been a proven real-time operating system for countless consumer electronics and devices since its inception more than 10 years ago", says Jong Dae An, Vice President of LG-Nortel.
"LG-Nortel's telecommunications equipment and networking solutions will benefit highly from the release of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2, ultimately resulting in smoother enterprise compatibility and connectivity, streamlined development, and faster time to market for our solutions".
"As one of the world's leading semiconductor companies, STMicroelectronics is continually looking for new growth opportunities to bolster our presence within the industry", says Bill Raasch, Vice President of Market Development at ST Microelectronics.
"We're excited to be shipping our board support package for our flagship single-chip STi7109 decoder with the new features and enhancements included in the box with Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2".
"This offering will undoubtedly assist us in expanding our reach into the set-top box market, and play a key role in enabling device makers to deliver connected experiences to end users".
"Windows Embedded CE 6.0 has already been widely adopted by many of our consumer electronics device-maker customers", says Dr Yiwan Wong, Vice President of Marketing for the System LSI Division of Samsung Electronics.
"Microsoft's Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 board support package together with Samsung's ARM9- and ARM11-based series of application processors will allow even faster time to market for our customers that want to bring differentiated features and innovative value-added-services to GPS navigation and other consumer electronics devices".
With the announcement of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2, Microsoft is also launching its new community initiative, a partnership between Microsoft and selected hardware vendors to bring a complete package offering of hardware and software to hobbyist developers and academics through a simple and affordable engaugement model.
Currently, under its MSDN Academic Alliance Programme, Microsoft provides software and materials for students and faculty in the technology and design fields.
Through the Spark Initiative the company is adding complementary offerings and extending them to the greater nonprofessional developer community.
Microsoft has a long history of investment in the developer community, through its academic programmes such as Imagine Cup and the embedded courseware and textbooks it provides to university professors and students.
The Spark Initiative aims to complement those offerings by extending access to the complete set of developer tools, embedded operating systems, and board packages for nonprofessionals to create any type of embedded device they can imagine.
As part of the Spark Initiative, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Visual Studio 2005 Standard will be offered with select boards from participating hardware vendors and made available to academics and hobbyists at price points optimised for nonprofessional users.
The company will also begin offering board support package (BSP) certification at no charge, which will now apply to both commercial and noncommercial use.
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