Microsoft Announces Worldwide Availability of Sixth Generation Windows Embedded CE 6.0; Industry-leading Commercial Embedded Software Opens Core Components in Shared Source, Ships With Newly Integrated Visual Studio 2005

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 is launching with worldwide support from device- makers, many of which will bring new Windows Embedded CE 6.0-based devices to market this quarter. These companies include Taiwan-based Unitech; Netherlands-based Commodore International Corp.; Taiwan-based Advantech Co. Ltd.;...

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Published inPR Newswire
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LanguageEnglish
Published New York PR Newswire Association LLC 01.11.2006
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Summary:Windows Embedded CE 6.0 is launching with worldwide support from device- makers, many of which will bring new Windows Embedded CE 6.0-based devices to market this quarter. These companies include Taiwan-based Unitech; Netherlands-based Commodore International Corp.; Taiwan-based Advantech Co. Ltd.; and U.S.-based Applied Data Systems Inc., General Software Inc., Intelligent Instrumentation Inc., MICROS Systems Inc. and Wyse Technology. Systems integrators around the globe have also been involved in the testing and integration of key Windows Embedded CE 6.0 technologies, including France- based Adeneo Adetel Group; Germany-based 3SOFT GmbH and CDR Consulting; U.K.- based Pace Micro Technology Ltd.; and U.S.-based Atheros Communications Inc. and BSQUARE Corp. Chip-makers include Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors, Taiwan-based VIA Technologies Inc., U.K.-based ARM and U.S.-based Intel Corporation. In conjunction with the 10-year anniversary of Windows Embedded, 100 percent of the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 kernel is now available through the Microsoft(R) Shared Source program, an overall increase of 56 percent from previous versions of Windows Embedded CE. The Shared Source program provides full source-code access for modification and redistribution by device-makers (subject to the terms of a license agreement), who are under no obligation to share their final designs with Microsoft or others. Although the Windows operating system is a general-purpose computing platform designed for creating a consistent experience, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 is a tool kit device-makers use for building customized operating system images for a variety of non- desktop devices. By providing access to certain parts of the Windows Embedded CE source code, such as the file system, device drivers and other core components, embedded developers are able to choose the code they need, compile it, and build their own, unique operating systems, quickly bringing their devices to market.