| Microsoft announces "Hardware Empowerment Program" for Windows Embedded |
Jul. 28, 2003
In a keynote address today at the annual "Microsoft Research University Relations Faculty Summit" in Redmond, WA, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates will announce a new "Hardware Empowerment Program" (HEP) for Windows Embedded. The program will provide academic institutions with access to discounted partner hardware for research and curriculum development purposes.
This year's faculty summit is being attended by over 325 researchers representing 115 institutions in 11 countries and is meant to share ideas, further the state of the art of computer science and engineering, and collaborate to shape the future of computing, Microsoft said.
Microsoft said the HEP initiative is intended to provide "quick and easy access" to a wide variety of hardware at a discount, and includes the essential board support package for work on the core Windows Embedded operating systems. Companies announcing their participation in HEP today are Advantech Technologies, Arcom, ICOP Technology, Intrinsyc Software, Marvell Semiconductor, Siemens, SuperH, and VIA Technologies. A list of partner products currently available to HEP members appears here.
Last month, Microsoft announced that 77 colleges and universities from more than 25 countries have been awarded Microsoft Research Innovation Excellence Awards for Windows Embedded with grants totaling $1.7 million to fund new research projects and curriculum development based on Microsoft Windows Embedded platforms. Professors and students have received Innovation Excellence grants totaling $5.2 million this year, Microsoft said.
The Windows Embedded Academic Program is a free program that offers educators and researchers access to source code, development tools and project-development support, Microsoft said. The addition of HEP to the existing Windows Embedded Academic Program results in "an end-to-end embedded software and hardware offering that enables cutting-edge research and technology innovation."
Additionally, Microsoft will announce today that Professor Kane Kim of the University of California, Irvine has been awarded the annual "Windows Embedded Academic Excellence Award" for significant contributions to the academic community through Windows Embedded research and curricula. Professor Kim is being recognized for setting up an embedded training center and lab at the university that enables students to get real-world experience working with embedded operating systems. This award is presented annually to researchers and professors who have significantly contributed to the Windows Embedded community through research and curriculum efforts, Microsoft said.
Microsoft said it created the annual Faculty Summit in 2000 to provide another forum for the exchange of information and ideas, facilitate discussions on key computing problems, and collaborate to shape the future of computing. At the annual event, academics present their latest research projects and findings during breakout sessions, and view presentations and demonstrations from Microsoft that highlight the company's current research and products in development.
At this year's "Microsoft Research University Relations Faculty Summit," dozens of collaborative research projects between Microsoft and university partners will be discussed and displayed throughout the event in key technology areas such as Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft .NET programming, mobility tools, and technology-enabled approaches to learning, Microsoft said.
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