To: Axxel who wrote (342 ) 5/22/1998 6:00:00 AM From: Codfish Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1635
Here's a few more links to articles about Windows CE - and remember - Intrinsyc Software Inc. is in there like a dirty old shirt: -------------------------------------------------Microsoft, Partners Signal Strong Support to Expand European Market for Windows CE-Based Products biz.yahoo.com -----------------------------------------------18 Leading European Systems Integrators and Distributors Sign up in Support of the Microsoft Windows CE Platform PARIS, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) announced today that 18 leading European systems integrators and distributors have signed on to license and support the Microsoft Windows CE operating system, indicating a growing momentum in Europe for this newest member of the Windows platform. ''Microsoft's strategy is to build the embedded business systems industry in Europe by providing customers with access to such partners,'' said Michel Lacombe, President of Microsoft Europe, Africa, and Middle East. biz.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------Microsoft sees strong Windows CE By Marcel Michelson Reuters PARIS -- Microsoft Corp. plans to do with palm-top computers, car information systems and set top boxes that turn a television into an Internet terminal, what it has already achieved with personal computers. The Redmond, Washington-based group wants to establish its Windows CE operating system as the industry standard just as Windows '95 and Windows NT have done for personal computers. zdnet.com ---------------------------------------------------------Dynapro is First to Successfully Scale Its Supervisory HMI Software to Run on Windows CE DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1998--Dynapro -- a leader in the design, development and manufacture of hardware and software for both Rockwell Automation and its own industrial control and automation channel -- today took another leap forward in its overall plan to offer an open, scaleable architecture, by announcing the first HMI (Human Machine Interface) software architecture to run on Windows CE. biz.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------Casio's Pocket-Size Pilot Killer Move over PalmPilot. There's a new palm-size PDA on the block, and it's ready to take the market by storm. The Cassiopeia E-10 is the first of the palm-size PCs running Windows CE 2, and this pen-input device is a winner. We tested a beta unit. zdnet.com --------------------------------------------------------Microsoft to make embedded NT moves Next month, Microsoft will publicly announce its intention to extend the reach of Windows NT into industrial-control applications when it unveils a toolkit to create an embedded version of the OS. infoworld.com ----------------------------------------------------------Microsoft, BellSouth Wireless Data Team To Enable Windows CE For Two-Way Wireless Data WOODBRIDGE, N.J., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) and BellSouth Wireless Data have entered into a strategic agreement through which BellSouth will assist Microsoft in wirelessly enabling future Microsoft Windows CE operating systems-based applications for use with the BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network(SM). biz.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------Pocket PC Goes Wireless -- Novatel's Contact Simplifies Cable-Free Communications Real Departure: A lightweight, pocket-sized Windows CE device paired with a comparatively bulky wireless modem isn't exactly a perfect match. Novatel Wireless aims to improve the relationship. The company claims that its first Windows CE computer, set to ship next month, will also be the first handheld CE unit to integrate an unobtrusive wireless modem, making it easier for users to take advantage of cable-free communications.techweb.com ----------------------------------------------------------Hand-held computers have become not just personal organizers but business necessities May 14, 1998 -- Want some advice? Next time you purchase a hand-held computer, save the sales receipt. The device could just qualify as a business expense. In the latest trend to hit the hand-held market, the popular personal productivity devices are becoming must-haves for a growing mobile work force who need access to their corporate networks but are only occasionally connected to them.zdnet.com ---------------------------------------------------- Socket's Windows CE Ethernet Card is First to be Certified for Compaq's H/PCsCompaq's C-Series are the First Windows CE-based Handheld PCs with Built-in Ethernet Drivers NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1998-- Socket Communications Inc. (OTC BB:SCKT - news and SCKTW - news; PSE:SOK) today announced that the company's Low Power Ethernet (LP-E) Card has been certified by Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news) for compatibility with Compaq's new C-Series line of Windows CE-based handheld PCs. biz.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------Making PDAs part of the desktop action As personal digital assistants make their way into the corporate world, IS managers have to decide how to make these PDAs more than just handy tools for checking e-mail or jotting down phone numbers while out of the office.zdnet.com -----------------------------------------------------Puma Technology's Intellisync for Windows CE Receives Windows Magazine's Highest Honor Leading Developer of Mobile Data Exchange(TM) Solutions Wins Prestigious ''Win 100'' Award biz.yahoo.com -----------------------------------------------------Windows CE HPCs: The Latest Generation Two new color handheld PCs give you on-the-go access to your Pocket Windows applications Although Windows CE 2.0--the latest release of Microsoft Corp.'s compact version of Windows--was announced in November 1997, the earliest devices were not on the market until late February 1998. In fact, some of the most interesting new handheld PCs (HPCs) still aren't available, but two new color HPCs from Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sharp Electronics Corp. are finally in the channel.zdnet.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The foregoing is just a tiny sampling of the growing number of articles regarding Windows CE and its applications and how OEM's are buying in. Windows CE is going to grab a substantial portion of the embedded computing market - make no mistake about it. Intrinsyc engineers embedded solutions and is providing some excellent development tools to assist software developers and OEM's to get their products to market in record time - a critical consideration for embedded development. adios Bill C.