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News Release from: National Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 September 2001
National and Microsoft to put XP
Embedded on Geode
National Semiconductor is working with Microsoft to enable information appliances that combine the benefits of the National Geode processor and the Microsoft Windows XP Embedded operating system.
National Semiconductor is working with Microsoft to enable information appliances that feature the combined benefits of the National Geode processor and the Microsoft Windows XP Embedded operating system This announcement follows Microsoft's report of the release of Windows XP Embedded beta 2, the x86 exclusive, embedded version of the Windows XP operating system
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Microsoft is expected to ship Windows XP Embedded by the end of this year.
"We have just achieved a significant milestone with the release of Windows XP Embedded beta 2, and feedback from our Rapid Development Programme participants is critical in helping us deliver cutting-edge technologies to our customers", said Keith White, senior director of marketing for the Embedded Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp.
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"The combination of National's expertise in hardware reference designs and Microsoft's embedded technologies will allow our customers to bring their next generation Windows XP Embedded-based client devices to market faster and less expensively than in the past".
The combination of National's Geode processor and Windows XP Embedded technologies promises to enable a myriad of connected devices with unparalleled capabilities.
As highly integrated processors designed specifically for the information appliance market, National's Geode processor family brings an optimal balance of the "three Ps" - price, power and performance.
Windows XP Embedded mirrors and complements this strategy by delivering a low-cost solution with a small memory footprint operating system; a low-power solution through state-of-the-art ACPI power management; and the ability to run web plug-ins created for the PC-oriented Internet.
"Working together, Microsoft and National are helping to bring the power of the Internet to a whole new group of consumers.
The combination of Windows XP Embedded and Geode technology is a great solution for personal access devices, thin clients, set-top boxes, and residential gateway products", said Mike Polacek, vice president of National Semiconductor's Information Appliancedivision.
"This collaboration will enable the industry to create flexible yet cost effective information appliances".
Projects are in development with a number of OEMs on mobile devices featuring the Geode processor and running Windows XP Embedded.
These devices will bring together the mobility of a PDA and an Internet experience comparable to what has before only been available on a PC.
"Wyse and National Semiconductor have an outstanding relationship in the development of thin client solutions, and we are collaborating on a next generation thin-client system based on National's Geode technology that will feature Microsoft's upcoming Windows XP Embedded operating system", said George Skaff, vice president of worldwide marketing for Wyse Technology.
"Geode technology helps Wyse's current thin client devices deliver high-quality streaming media, Internet access, and other value-added applications to enterprises, education, hospitality, banking, financial, and healthcare markets".
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