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Microsoft ships preview of Windows 7 embedded OS

By David Worthington

September 1, 2009 — Microsoft delivered a community technology preview (CTP) of Windows Embedded Standard 2011, the embedded version of the Windows 7 stack.

The CTP, released today, is the first of Microsoft's Windows 7-based embedded offerings to be announced; the company will announce more products later this month at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston, said Ashwin Kulkarni, senior product manager for Windows Embedded.

The Windows Embedded product family also consists of Windows Embedded Compact, which is based on Windows Embedded CE, Windows Embedded Enterprise (which is fully application compatible with desktop Windows), and Windows Embedded POSReady, a solution for point-of-service systems.

Windows Embedded Standard 2011's new features can be segmented into four categories: core platform technologies, power management, systems management, and user interface development.

Technologies included from the Windows 7 platform wave include Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol 7.0, Windows Media Player 12, and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1. Sixty-four-bit hardware support has been added as well.

Developers can create solutions that deploy Windows 7's, Windows Touch (multi-gesture touch interfaces and context-aware applications) and Windows Flip 3D navigation technologies, in addition to the Windows Aero user interface and Windows Presentation Foundation interfaces. Microsoft's input and display technologies will help OEMs differentiate their devices, said Kulkarni.

Windows Embedded also inherits Windows 7's power management APIs. Customers can build solutions with improved CPU idle time and lower power consumption rates that are Energy Star compliant, Kulkarni added. "Customers are using lower power to save money on infrastructure."

For systems management, the Windows Embedded team has added Active Directory group policies from Windows Server 2008, said Kulkarni. It also has support for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Terminal Services and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

Devices can seamlessly hook into existing enterprise infrastructure, Kulkarni noted. He explained that group policies created for PC servers and other devices can automatically be applied to specialized devices that are then managed like any device on a network.

General availability is slated for the second half of 2010. No pricing details have been announced. Microsoft will offer Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certification and other training prior to its release.

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