BSQUARE Now Offers Windows NT Embedded 4.0 Licensing
Addition of licensing enhances BSQUARE's product and service offerings for intelligent computing devices powered by Windows NT Embedded 4.0
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BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2000-- BSQUARE Corporation (Nasdaq:BSQR - news), a world leader in providing products and services for the development and deployment of intelligent computing devices, has signed a strategic agreement with Microsoft to distribute licenses of its Windows NT Embedded 4.0 operating system.
As a leader in providing Windows-based products and services for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), BSQUARE's new ability to provide licensing enables BSQUARE to deliver complete one-stop shopping for customers seeking to develop and deploy a system based on Windows NT Embedded 4.0.
Introduced last fall, Windows NT Embedded 4.0 is an operating system of choice for devices throughout multiple industries, including industrial automation, telephony, thin clients and retail point-of-sale. BSQUARE has a strong history with the thin client segment, providing Windows-based terminal software and services to companies including IBM, and expects to expand its focus to bring comprehensive software solutions to these additional market segments.
``Licensing Windows NT Embedded will enable us to offer more complete solutions to our existing customers, and will provide us with a new point of entry for expanding our customer base in new market segments,'' said Lew Larson, vice president of marketing for BSQUARE. ``Windows NT Embedded is an excellent product providing rich Windows functionality, satisfying customer market needs for client/server systems based on a standard PC architecture. Windows NT Embedded, combined with BSQUARE's expertise in embedded technology, will provide customers with the fastest-time to market for the development and deployment of intelligent computing device systems.''
``BSQUARE provides innovative, comprehensive solutions for the development of intelligent computing devices in a range of markets such as retail point of sale, industrial automation and server appliances,'' said Keith White, director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. ``BSQUARE's experience in providing Windows Embedded-based products and services will make it easier for customers to streamline the process of purchasing Windows NT Embedded 4.0. This will in turn help reduce the total cost to market for Windows NT Embedded-based devices and appliances.''
In conjunction with the licensing, BSQUARE will also resell the development environment for Windows NT Embedded 4.0, the Windows NT Embedded toolkit, Target Designer.
BSQUARE provides expert solutions for the rapid development
of Windows NT Embedded 4.0 Systems
BSQUARE can provide a host of software products and service solutions for OEMs to reduce system development time, development costs, and time to market. These include:
WinDK(TM) Device Driver Development Toolkit that helps developers write high performance, kernel-level device drivers
WinDK Extension for Bluetooth(TM) a toolkit that will provide seamless integration of Bluetooth hardware on a Windows NT Embedded-based system
WinRT(TM), a versatile hardware access toolkit that lets developers control their hardware devices from Win32-based applications
USB Extension to WinDK for OEMs wishing to develop and deploy their USB peripherals on Windows NT Embedded 4.0 or Windows NT 4.0
Time Critical eXtension(TM) for Windows NT and Windows NT Embedded, which will provide real-time capabilities to Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Embedded 4.0
Remote Device Administrator (RDA), BSQUARE's powerful new software technology for the remote management of large deployments of web pads, Windows-based Terminals, set-top boxes, web phones, and other intelligent devices over the Internet
In addition to the array of products BSQUARE offers for Windows NT Embedded 4.0 systems development, BSQUARE also provides complete engineering services including project planning, platform porting, driver development, connectivity integration, application development and integration, UI development, and quality assurance services.
Full information about BSQUARE's product and service solutions for Windows NT Embedded 4.0-based systems is available on BSQUARE's web site at www.bsquare.com.
Price and Availability
Windows NT Embedded 4.0 licenses are available immediately from BSQUARE on a negotiated, run-time basis. The Windows NT Embedded toolkit, Target Designer is available from BSQUARE for $2,813.
About BSQUARE
BSQUARE (Nasdaq:BSQR - news) is innovating tomorrow's devices through software solutions for the development of intelligent computing devices. Specializing in the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems, BSQUARE supplies software products and services for the development and use of PC Companions, Internet appliances, industrial automation devices, Windows-based terminals, and other mobile and wireless intelligent devices. From development tools to software infrastructures to end-user applications, the BSQUARE touch is on many embedded Windows-based devices available in the market today. For more information, visit BSQUARE at bsquare.com or call 888/820-4500.
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