Microsoft Windows Embedded
The Windows Embedded Family of operating systems |
Microsoft Windows Embedded offers productive tools and technologies, as well as an active development community to give you the confidence to be successful in delivering your devices to market faster. The Windows Embedded family of products consists of Windows Embedded CE, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Windows Embedded Enterprise, Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 and Windows Embedded POSReady 2009. These operating systems have been deployed in broad and demanding environments and are at the forefront of providing a solid platform for the next generation of smart, connected, service-oriented devices.
Microsoft Windows Embedded’s vision revolves around the “Connected Experience.” With built in networking and communications infrastructure, the Windows Embedded family of products helps devices easily connect to other devices, PCs, servers and services. In Microsoft's vision, embedded devices will troll networks automatically, seeking relevant services. They will also report their capabilities to networks to spawn a market for new services.
Regardless of which operating system you ultimately choose, using a Windows Embedded software platform provides key benefits for your business: - Confidence -- With familiar, powerful development tools, Windows Embedded gives you the confidence to deliver your device on-time without sacrificing customer needs. Millions of developers worldwide choose the Windows Embedded development platform for its features, such as rich native and managed application tools with extensive debugging capabilities delivered using Visual Studio and using Microsoft .NET, .NET Compact Framework, or native Win32 APIs. Windows Embedded also gives you the time to focus on differentiating your devices. By providing componentized and fully configured platforms, Windows Embedded accelerates your core development and allows you to focus on providing the features your end users demand.
- Connectivity -- The world of smart, connected, service-oriented devices is growing larger every day, and customers are demanding a more connected experience from the devices they use. Customers now expect their devices to easily connect to other devices, PCs, and services. Windows Embedded products' built-in networking and communication infrastructure provides you with the tools to quickly and easily build service-oriented devices that easily connect to other devices, PCs, servers, and services, while offering your customers an unparalleled, connected experience.
- Community -- Windows Embedded products have an active community of industry leading partners and online resources available to support you at every phase of your product lifecycle. The Windows Embedded team has a worldwide network of industry leading partners that are available to provide you with expert support and services to help you speed up the time it takes to bring your device to market. You can also gain access to a broad range of valuable community resources including tutorials, documentation, and online community forums, such as newsgroups, chats, blogs, and the MSDN Embedded Developer Center.
Products- Windows Embedded CE -- Windows Embedded CE provides a 32-bit native hard real-time, small footprint operating system, unified kernel, and familiar embedded development tools. This makes Windows Embedded CE the right choice for a variety of smaller footprint devices. Examples of devices using Windows Embedded CE include set-top-boxes, thin clients, VOIP phones, navigation devices, and portable media players.
- Windows Embedded Standard 2009 -- Windows Embedded Standard 2009, the next generation of Windows XP Embedded is delivering the power, familiarity, and reliability of the Windows operating system in componentized form, helping device makers easily create smart, connected, service-oriented devices requiring rich applications, services, and end-user experiences. Windows Embedded Standard 2009 features technologies that easily connect with many common industry standards, plus several Microsoft desktop and server technologies, leading to lower costs in application development, operating system deployment, servicing, and maintenance.
- Windows Embedded Enterprise -- Windows Embedded Enterprise products are fully functional versions of Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista that cannot be componentized. Standard PC development tools are used to develop OEM applications. These operating systems have the same hardware operating requirements as their desktop equivalents.
- Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 -- Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 is the first connected device category-specific offering from Windows Embedded. It provides OEMs with innovative technologies to help them quickly bring to market smart, connected, service-oriented handheld portable navigation devices that can easily connect to online services, Bluetooth-capable mobile phones, Windows-based PCs and the Internet.
- Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 -- Designed to help save point-of-service developers time and money, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 is the first point of service operating system platform to provide plug-n-play support for retail device peripherals, including cash drawers, receipt printers, and scanners. Windows Embedded POSReady 2009-based devices are easy for retailers to install and integrate with current and legacy retail device peripherals into one point-of-service system.
Windows Embedded Community Resources
Windows Embedded has an active community of industry leading partners and online resources available to support you at every step of your development cycle. Collaborate with Microsoft developers, Windows Embedded customers, hundreds of Windows Embedded Partners and over 60 Windows Embedded MVPs through the following community resources. - Windows Embedded Newsgroups -- Find answers to your technical questions and learn tips and tricks from Windows Embedded MVPs and fellow developers.
- Windows Embedded Partner Program -- Device makers around the world turn to the Windows Embedded Partner Program to help them find the right provider and support the various phases of the device development cycle. Find the right partner for your project.
- Windows Embedded Chats -- Find out when the next technical chat occurs in your time zone. Read and listen to archived chats about different technical topics about the Windows Embedded family of operating systems.
- Mike Hall’s Blog -- Visit Mike Hall’s blog to learn what Windows Embedded can do straight from our Windows Embedded Architect.
- Windows Embedded Developer Interest Group -- Join this interest group to chat with other members and to share your views, experiences, and ideas about embedded programming.
- Infoblast Newsletter -- Sign up for the Infoblast newsletter to get email updates on Windows Embedded news, events, and partner updates.
- Explore our Developer Community Website -- Check out all of our community resources at the MSDN Windows Embedded Developer Center.
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