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Microsoft Demoes Windows Embedded Device Manager 2012 at MMS

One of the solutions that Microsoft announced this week at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas was Windows Embedded Device Manager 2012, set to become available in the first quarter of the next year. At the event, Microsoft Server and Tools Vice President Brad Anderson talked about the productivity benefits ...

19 April 2012
15:01 GMT

Microsoft: Windows Embedded and Intelligent Systems Gain Momentum

Intelligent System are gaining impressive momentum, with over 2.6 billion units expected to be shipped by 2016, the latest reports on the matter unveil. In fact, the segment has already experienced great expansion, with over 1.1 billion unit shipments today and a total value for this market estimated at $649 billion....

29 March 2012
16:21 GMT

Windows Embedded Helps Hillcrest Family Health Clinics Increase Efficiency

Hillcrest Family Health Clinics in Central Texas is currently taking advantage of the features and capabilities that an intelligent system has to offer. With over half a million transactions processed every day for the clinic’s 200,000 patients across several facilities and towns, the network needed a boost,...

29 March 2012
09:58 GMT

Microsoft Demoes Windows Embedded Devices at NRF

This week at the National Retail Federation Annual Conference and EXPO (NRF) in New York, Microsoft will demo some new connected devices, while being set to discuss its strategy in this direction. As part of its strategy, the company will make use of intelligent systems designed to enable the flow of data across a...

16 January 2012
10:19 GMT

Download Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 Service Pack 1

Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011, designed to extend the feature of Configuration Manager to provide management of specialized devices, has just got a new set of capabilities courtesy of the first Service Pack that Microsoft released for it. The new Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 Service Pack 1 brings al...

16 December 2011
10:05 GMT

Don’t Wait for Windows 8, Build Intelligent Systems Today, Says Microsoft

Microsoft announced the Windows Embedded road map earlier this week, but while talking about the future, the company also stressed that customers should not wait for next-generation platforms, but should rather start building their intelligent systems today. On stage at the Windows Embedded Executive Business Summi...

15 November 2011
08:27 GMT

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Online Training Portal Launches

Microsoft is currently hard at work on the successor of Windows Embedded Compact 7, the next iteration of the Windows Embedded CE platform. But with Windows Embedded Compact v.Next planned for release in the second half of 2012, customers need to focus on the current iteration. This is where the Windows Embedded Comp...

15 November 2011
07:08 GMT

Windows Embedded Enterprise v.Next to Launch 3 Months after Windows 8 GA

The next version of Windows Embedded Enterprise will reach commercial availability within three months after Windows 8 ships to consumers worldwide. Of course, Microsoft is not saying when exactly this will happen, especially since it doesn’t want to make the Windows 8 general availability date public just yet....

14 November 2011
11:12 GMT

Windows Embedded Compact v.Next Planned for H2 2012

Customers currently leveraging Windows Embedded Compact will get the chance to upgrade to the next version by the end of next year, Microsoft revealed. Kevin Dallas, general manager of Windows Embedded, revealed that the next generation of the Windows Embedded CE platform is planned for release sometime in the seco...

14 November 2011
10:40 GMT

Windows 8 Componentized - Windows Embedded Standard v.Next Preview in Early 2012

Microsoft is gearing up to enable early adopters to start testing the next major iteration of Windows Embedded Standard in early 2012. According to the Redmond company, a Community Technology Preview of Windows Embedded Standard v.Next will launch in the first quarter of 2012. However, at this point in time...

14 November 2011
10:08 GMT

Windows Embedded Handheld vNext Under Development

Microsoft is hard at work building a number of next-generation operating systems, including Windows 8 and Windows Server 8, but also future iterations of its Windows Embedded platforms. Case in point: the successor of Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 is under development already, the software giant confirmed officiall...

1 November 2011
12:41 GMT

Windows and the Microsoft Cloud Ready for Growing Intelligent Systems Market

By 2015, more embedded devices will ship worldwide than the combined shipments of phones, PCs and servers, according to Microsoft, citing data from IDC. The explosive growth of the Intelligent Systems market will be driven by the decreasing costs of microprocessors. With prices dropping and their power increasing, CP...

27 October 2011
10:59 GMT

IE9 Available for Windows Embedded POSReady 7

It’s not uncommon for Microsoft to port technologies from its client and server operating systems to other flavors of the Windows platform. Case in point: Internet Explorer 9 which has made its way to Windows Embedded releases. According to the Redmond company, a version of Internet Explorer 9 is now availabl...

25 October 2011
04:56 GMT

Windows Embedded POSReady 7 Write Filter Management Tools Released

Customers running Windows Embedded POSReady 7 can now download two tools designed to simplify the work related to the File Based Write Filter (FBWF) and the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF). Appropriately dubbed the Enhanced Write Filter Management Tool for Windows Embedded POSReady 7 and File Based Write Filter Mana...

6 October 2011
09:55 GMT

New Windows Release Available: Windows Embedded POSReady 7

A new release of Windows, which, as per Microsoft’s model for post-Windows 7 operating systems, borrows from the company’s most successful version of the platform, has hit commercial availability. The software giant confirmed GA for Windows Embedded POSReady 7 on July 5th, 2011, an OS built specifically ...

6 July 2011
02:49 GMT

Windows Embedded Compact Digital Signage in the Empire State Building, and in Over 1,000 Other Buildings

One digital signage company opted to use Windows Embedded Compact citing the flexibility of the operating system, as well as its reliability. Captivate’s embedded solutions are viewed by visitors of in excess of 1,000 buildings in the United States and in Canada, all powered by the successor of Windows CE, th...

10 June 2011
06:42 GMT

Download Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 SDK

A new resource from Microsoft is designed to enable customers leveraging Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 to extend the tool beyond the capabilities offered by default. The Redmond company has released a software development kit for Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 which is up for grabs through the Microsoft...

7 June 2011
08:11 GMT

Download New Free Windows Trial Releases - Windows Embedded Compact 7

A new free Windows trial release is available through the Microsoft Download Center for customers to deploy in testing environments. Microsoft has released Windows Embedded Compact 7 to manufacturing and gave green light to downloads of the Evaluation Edition. Customers should not let the number “7”...

2 March 2011
11:21 GMT

Windows Embedded Website Redesigned

Microsoft Answers was not the only website suffering an overhaul this week, with the Redmond company’s online hub for the embedded and componentized versions of its Windows operating systems also being revamped. The new Windows Embedded site has already been launched and customers can check out the changes i...

26 February 2011
08:11 GMT

Windows Embedded CE 6.0, 5.0 and NavReady Cumulative Update Rollups Released

Microsoft has released a number of Cumulative Product Update Rollup Packages for three releases of Windows Embedded. The refresh packages are offered through the Microsoft Download Center and are available free of charge. There are a total of three Update Rollup Packages which customers can download, depending on w...

20 January 2011
06:21 GMT

New Windows OS for TVs to Be introduced at CES 2011

Microsoft is reportedly planning to introduce a new flavor of its Windows operating system designed for television sets. The 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show will kick off tomorrow in Las Vegas with a keynote from Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. This is Ballmer’s third yea...

4 January 2011
08:59 GMT

New Windows Embedded Standard 7 Compatible Applications Website

Microsoft is no stranger to building websites featuring applications compatible with its various Windows operating systems. The Windows Embedded Standard 7 Compatible Applications online hub has been overhauled, with the redesign wrapped up just last week. Following the re-launch, customers leveraging the embedded fl...

20 July 2010
05:00 GMT

Windows Embedded Developer Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7

A new download offered free of charge from Microsoft is capable of simplifying the work of developers building applications on top of the company’s latest iteration of Windows Embedded. Windows Embedded Developer Update, which is now live on the Microsoft Download Center has been put together in order to stream...

25 June 2010
11:25 GMT

2 New Windows Releases in 2010 and 2011, Flavors of Windows Embedded Handheld

Microsoft has announced two new Windows operating system releases planned for delivery this year and the next, both essentially flavors of the same platform. The plain vanilla version of Windows Embedded Handheld will be launched in the second half of 2010, while its successor, Windows Embedded Handheld 7, will drop ...

18 June 2010
03:40 GMT

Download PowerShell 2.0 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009

Although it has already released to manufacturing and offered customers a new iteration of its Windows Embedded platform, Microsoft is also introducing new features for the predecessor of Windows Embedded Standard 7. Windows Embedded customers can grab the May 2010 Feature Update for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 fr...

16 June 2010
10:06 GMT

Download Windows Embedded Compact 7 CTP

A preview release of Microsoft’s next-generation Windows Embedded CE platform is now available for download. Early adopters can grab the public community technology preview (CTP) of Windows Embedded Compact 7 immediately via Microsoft Connect, provided they have a valid Windows Live ID to sign in and participat...

1 June 2010
07:43 GMT

Download Free Windows 7 Spin-off - Windows Embedded Standard 7 RTM

The componentized and embedded Windows 7 spin-off formerly codenamed Quebec is now available for download from Microsoft. Windows Embedded Standards 7, which had been labeled Windows Embedded Standard 2011 at one point, was released to manufacturing at the end of April 2010. The Redmond company is now offering a free...

7 May 2010
09:43 GMT

New Windows 7-Based OS Release on April 27, the Componentized Embedded Version

A little over half a year since the general availability deadline of Windows 7, Microsoft is gearing up to make available a new release of the operating system, this time around the componentized embedded version. Windows Embedded Standard 7 is the successor of Windows Embedded Standard 2009, and is based on the Wind...

16 April 2010
10:03 GMT

Windows Embedded CE and Windows Mobile Now Under the Same Umbrella

In a move designed to align the development efforts of its Windows platform for handheld terminals and ruggedized devices, Microsoft announced that Windows Embedded CE and Windows Mobile would be the responsibility of a single group, going forward. Essentially, the Redmond company has transitioned the Windows Mobile ...

8 April 2010
09:11 GMT

Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Gets New Features

Microsoft is not only hard at work building the embedded and componentized version of Windows 7, but also laboring to push forward the predecessor of codename Quebec. In this regard, the Redmond company announced at the start of this month that new features had been made available for download for Windows Embedded St...

4 March 2010
07:06 GMT

Microsoft Announces New Challenge for Embedded Enthusiasts

Redmond-based software company Microsoft announced on Tuesday the RTM of new Windows Embedded solutions, including Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 and Windows 7 technologies for specialized devices (Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Embedded Systems), but also announced the launch o...

23 September 2009
12:08 GMT

Microsoft RTMs Windows 7 Technologies for Specialized Devices

One of the latest solutions that came from Redmond-based Microsoft includes Windows 7 technologies for OEMs of specialized devices, which the software giant made available through the RTM of new Windows Embedded Enterprise and Windows Embedded Server platforms. The company announced the release at the Embedded System...

23 September 2009
08:27 GMT

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 Gets a Silverlight Makeover

Microsoft Corp. announced on Tuesday the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, enhanced with Microsoft Silverlight, which should provide a rich application experience through Silverlight for Windows Embedded user interface (UI) framework. The new release is expected to enable designers and dev...

23 September 2009
02:16 GMT

Download New Windows 7-Based Release: Windows Embedded Standard 2011

While Windows 7 client and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been released to manufacturing for over a month now, the journey of Microsoft’s latest Windows iteration continues. Windows 7 is by no means limited to clients and servers, and an illustrative example of this is codename Quebec. On September 1st, 2009, the ...

1 September 2009
10:30 GMT

Coca-Cola Freestyle Powered by Windows Embedded

The Coca-Cola Company has debuted testing of a new proprietary, software-driven fountain dispenser in the United States, dubbed Coca-Cola Freestyle. Bsquare Corporation, the lead systems integrator working on the project, and a Microsoft Gold Partner, has built Windows Embedded into the fountain dispenser. More speci...

21 July 2009
05:19 GMT

Windows Can Be Used to Balance a Stick

Yes, among its countless utilizations the Windows operating system can also be used to balance sticks. While it might sound trivial, this is not the case. Stick balancing, the demonstration that comes from Beckhoff in the video embedded at the bottom of this article, is proof that Windows is a Hard Real-Time Embedded...

27 April 2009
06:46 GMT

The Smart Pill Wins SPARKs Will Fly Developer Contest

Through the SPARKs Will Fly contest, Microsoft invited developers to imagine the “home of the future” with the Windows Embedded operating system at its heart. The Smart Pill was the winning project, out of the submissions entered by over 140 participants worldwide. Doug Conn, the author of The Smart Pill,...

6 April 2009
04:22 GMT

Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition with MSDN Embedded

Microsoft will be unveiling today, March 31, 2009, a couple of new offerings focused on its lineup of embedded platforms. Both the Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition with MSDN Embedded and the Windows Embedded Developer Update are scheduled to be announced at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Silicon Valley ...

31 March 2009
10:52 GMT

Download the Latest Windows Platform from Microsoft

The latest Windows operating system is available for download as of June 16, 2008. And no, it's not a new release of Windows 7, nor the first taste of Windows 7 Server. In fact, it has nothing to do with the client and server products, or with Windows for mobile phones. It simply is a new release under the Windo...

16 June 2008
12:25 GMT

Windows Codename Quebec Will Be Vista-Based, Just like Windows 7

Windows 7 will not be the only Microsoft operating system that will use Windows Vista as its foundation. Sure enough, Microsoft officially confirmed that the next iteration of the Windows client will feature evolutions of the Vista kernel, as well as the graphics and audio subsystem and overall architecture, featurin...

6 June 2008
12:12 GMT

Windows Embedded SPARK

The Windows Embedded SPARK Your Imagination Program is essentially an extension of the code-named "SPARK" initiative introduced by Microsoft in November 2007. The SPARK program focused on Windows Embedded is now live, and hobbyist developers as well as members of the academic community have access to a $1,300 packag...

15 April 2008
13:00 GMT


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