Microsoft adds VoIP to Windows CE 4.2

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Apr. 04, 2003

At the Spring 2003 Voice on the Net (VON) Trade Show & Expo, Microsoft unveiled voice over IP (VoIP) support that is being added to the next version of Windows CE (version 4.2). The new technology is intended to enable the integration of voice communications into a variety of IP-based client devices such as PDAs, mobile phones, auto-PCs, set-top boxes, residential gateways, enterprise phones and PBXs, and a broad range of other applications.

Highlighting the new VoIP technology, Samsung and Microsoft showed a demonstration phone based on an embedded Windows CE 4.2 software platform (shown in the photo).

To provide added perspective on this exciting announcement from Microsoft, WindowsForDevices.com brings you this Special Report, which includes Microsoft's full announcement of the VoIP support, a Microsoft whitepaper on its VoIP strategy and product plans, and a roundup of some of the more significant news stories surrounding this exciting development.

Note that further details on other aspects of CE 4.2 -- which is being described as "much more than a 'minor' release" -- are expected to be made available soon, so stay tuned for further coverage.

Press release: Microsoft enhances Windows CE for VoIP client devices -- New enhancements to Windows CE include a sample Telephony User Interface (TUI), a comprehensive VoIP Application Interface Layer (VAIL) and Enterprise Infrastructure Integration services. Read the announcement
Whitepaper: Microsoft's VoIP Strategy and Plans -- This detailed whitepaper from Microsoft overview provides a detailed introduction to the new Windows CE 4.2 Telephony User Interface (TUI), the components of the VoIP Application Interface Layer (VAIL), and the network layer support for rapidly developing and bringing VoIP-enabled client devices to market. Read the whitepaper
CNET: Microsoft puts its spin on office chat -- This article at CNET summarizes a keynote talk at the "Voice on the Net" conference (San Jose, CA) in which Peyton Smith, Microsoft general manager of Network Equipment Products, detailed his company's role in the convergence of phones and computer systems on a single network using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Story
Winformant: Microsoft Tackles Lucrative VoIP Market -- This article offers a perspective on Microsoft's new VoIP technology for Windows CE and provides comments from Microsoft director Scott Horn about the intiative. Story
IDG: Microsoft dives into VoIP with CE 4.2 -- IDG news service reports on what Micrsoft's VoIP initiative means to the enterpise, and reveals top analysts' views of the strategy. Story

More information on Microsoft's new VoIP support can be found on the company's website.

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