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  Why Windows Embedded Compact is here to staySome observers have assumed that the advent of an ARM-based version of Windows 8 means the beginning of the end for Windows Embedded Compact (Windows CE). Maharajan Veerabahu of E-con Systems strongly differs, and sets forth his reasons in this interesting article."Read more >
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  Windows 7 Engineering Guidance for Slate PCsForeword -- Contributed by Microsoft's Windows 7 team, this whitepaper is aimed at OEMs, providing them pointers for creating the best possible tablet PCs. It should be interesting reading for anyone who wants to put the Windows 7-based Windows Embedded Standard 7 on a tablet PC, too. Enjoy!"Read more >
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  Windows Embedded Standard 7 Versus 2009 Componentization, Tools, and Building ImagesForeword -- Contributed by Robert Smith and the Windows Embedded team, this whitepaper describes some of the differences between Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 7 with respect to componentization, tools, and image-building processes. It follows a previous whitepaper (also available on our site, here), that compared the two operating systems at a higher level."Read more >
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  Overview of Windows Embedded Standard 7Foreword -- Contributed by Lynda Allen and the Windows Embedded Test Team, this whitepaper gives a high-level introduction to Windows Embedded Standard 7 technologies. It follows previous whitepapers that have covered the predecessor operating systems, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and Windows XP Embedded."Read more >
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  Comparison between Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 2011Foreword -- Contributed by Lynda Allen and the Windows Embedded Test Team, this whitepaper gives a high-level summary of the differences between the existing product, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (based on Windows XP) and Windows Embedded Standard 2011, based on Windows 7. It focuses on some of the operating system (OS) feature differences, and compares the tools and OS building models."Read more >
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  Migrating Windows XP Embedded to Windows Embedded Standard 2009Foreword -- This paper, contributed by Microsoft's Windows Embedded group, discusses how to migrate your existing development environment from Windows XP Embedded to Windows Embedded Standard. It covers the requirements to install Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Studio over Windows Embedded Studio for Windows XP Embedded, and the supported migration paths."Read more >
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  New Drivers in Windows Embedded Standard 2009Foreword -- This paper, contributed by Microsoft's Windows Embedded group, begins with a lengthy list of new drivers contributed to Windows Embedded 2009 (WES 2009) by AMD, Intel, and Via. It then describes how to use the "Target Designer" tool included in WES 2009 to find and filter new drivers. Enjoy . . . !"Read more >
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  Using Sysprep in Windows Embedded Standard 2009Foreword -- This whitepaper highlights a key feature of Microsoft's Windows Embedded Standard 2009 operating system. The new Windows System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) makes it easier to roll out the OS on multiple devices, as the author explains."Read more >
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  Updated review of robotics software platformsForeword -- Today's nascent robotics market has engendered nearly two dozen general-purpose software development frameworks, many of which run on Windows. This article reviews ten, and briefly describes a few others, before concluding with an analysis of which platforms are best-suited to which uses."Read more >
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  Guest opinion: Symbian + Nokia = LoveForeword -- This detailed, fact-filled editorial lays out the facts surrounding Nokia's announced intention to buy out its partners and release Symbian to open source. Author Andreas Constantinou, one of the smartest new voices commenting on the wireless market, then looks at what the news really means for the industry. Enjoy . . . !"Read more >
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  Introducing the .NET Micro FrameworkForeword -- The following article describes the history and technical architecture of Microsoft's .NET Micro Framework (MF), a development environment for small, deeply embedded devices."Read more >
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  WindowsForDevices.com 2007 survey resultsThe results of WindowsForDevices.com's 2007 Embedded Market Survey are in! Overall, they show that Windows-based technologies continue to be the most popular with our readers, but Linux is making some dramatic inroads."Read more >
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  Microsoft's ESC Boston 2007 keynote demosForeword: This guest column contains Mike Hall's account of his demonstrations during Kevin Dallas's keynote at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston 2007, held last month. Dallas is General Manager of Microsoft's Windows Embedded unit; Hall is Microsoft's Windows Embedded Software Architect."Read more >
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  VDC's Report from ESC Boston 2007Embedded market analysts from Venture Development Corp. (VDC) attended the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) held in Boston earlier this month. This guest column presents VDC's summary of the event, extracted from the firm's latest Embedded Systems Bulletin."Read more >
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  Making GPRS connections in Windows CE 6.0Foreword: This technical whitepaper explains how to achieve GPRS connectivity by means of Windows CE 6.0's dial-up networking functionality. It includes snippets of the required settings and provides screenshots that illustrate the connection process on the device."Read more >

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