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Microsoft reveals final Windows CE 5.0 details
Jun. 28, 2004

Microsoft will reveal details of the final version of Windows CE 5.0 (formerly codenamed "Macallan"), the next major release of its operating system for smart devices, at the annual Windows Embedded Developers' Conference (DevCon) in San Diego this week.

Relative to the "technology preview" of Windows CE 5.0 released earlier this year, the full CE 5.0 release -- scheduled to begin shipping later this summer -- will include networking performance improvements, more than 60 "production-quality" device drivers, new technology for remote monitoring of device performance, and Direct3D Mobile technology to "enable high-intensity gaming applications," Microsoft says.

In a related story, Microsoft will also announce this week that the Shared Source license associated with Windows CE 5.0 will add 25 percent more source code (totaling more than 2.5 million lines of code), and, for the first time, will enable any developer, anywhere in the world to include modified Windows CE code within commercial products without having to sublicense the modifications back to Microsoft.

Develop now, pay later

In an effort to further tip the balance in favor of Windows CE, Microsoft does not require device makers to pay any run-time fees at all, until their products are actually shipping to customers. Furthermore, the software development process itself is accomplished with an inexpensive, $995 integrated toolkit which can even be downloaded on a 120-day free-trial basis as part of the Windows CE 5.0 "evaluation edition" before purchasing a license.

Additionally, Microsoft last year instituted an aggressively priced $3 "Windows CE Core" license for OEMs wanting to use a subset of Windows CE functionality in highly cost-sensitive devices, further reducing overall OS expenses for applications that don't need all of Windows CE's capabilities. And if the Core version doesn't provide everything needed, the full OS license ("Windows CE Pro") is available starting at just $15.

"The total cost of development for an embedded software platform is a critical decision factor for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)," noted Brian Crowley, CEO of Bsquare Corp., a Gold-level member of Microsoft's Windows Embedded Partner program. "We continue to see growing demand for Windows CE because OEMs are able to get to market quickly with relatively small development teams and can defer royalty costs until they are realizing revenue from the successful devices we�ve helped them differentiate."

"We chose Windows CE to power our Wurlitzer Digital Jukebox products [photo at left, details here] because it offers a suite of powerful multimedia components and a business model that keeps our development costs low," commented Phil Usatine, Chief Architect and VP of Technology Development, Gibson Audio. "We've also seen incredible value in the Windows CE core license as it enables us to use advanced technologies like Windows Media codecs and digital rights management to provide our customers with an amazing music entertainment experience."

The final version of Windows CE 5.0 will be available for download on Microsoft's Windows Embedded website once it has been released for manufacturing, which is expected to take place on July 9th.



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