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Posted By Colin MurphyTechnical Program Manager, Microsoft’s Windows Embedded
We’re excited by the prospects for Windows Embedded Compact 2013. Developers have been actively downloading the full toolkit since Microsoft announced the general availability in June. In a post to this blog at the time, I shared details about the GA including a look some of the newest tools like Microsoft Platform Builder and Application Builder.
Today, I’m following up on my promise in the blog post to take a look at what it means to be real time and how that transfers to the expectation of real-time support on an embedded device. First, What do we mean when we say “hard real time” vs. “soft real time”? A hard real time statement refers to true determinism, or the ability of a system to meet a specified deadline for a task or process. A soft real time system may still offer a certain level of determinism but won’t promise to meet a deadline. Basically, a system that claims to be hard real time will fail to truly be so if it misses a deadline for a task or process.
A real-world version of a soft deadline would be “Let’s get coffee around 4pm.” while a hard deadline would be “Let’s catch the train at 4pm”. The coffee shop is likely still serving coffee after 4pm so you can sit and have coffee with your friend even if you’re a few minutes late, but the train has likely left and your friend is waiting for you and fuming on the train platform as you arrive late. As there is probably not another train for quite some time, I hope there is a nice coffee shop in the train station!
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Posted By Barb EdsonGeneral Manager, Marketing and Business Development
One of the most exciting parts of the job for us here at Windows Embedded is learning about innovative, real-world applications of our technology. These applications always drive business forward with incredible access to new operational intelligence; often, there’s a truly human side to the story, too, and that’s one reason we’re particularly interested in the Autolib’ car-sharing solution in and around Paris.
We recently profiled Autolib’s cutting-edge solution on the Windows Embedded News Center; today, I’m pleased to share with you a video of the Autolib’ system our team shot in Paris. It’s a vivid reminder of how Microsoft and Windows Embedded technology can have a positive impact on daily life — here, by relieving traffic congestion and pollution, and giving millions of Parisians a better way to get where they’re going. The Paris program is so successful that it’s expanding to the U.S.; it’s just been announced that the solution’s developer is planning to launch a similar Windows Embedded-based solution in Indianapolis, some time in late 2014.
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Posted By Windows Embedded Team
The May 2013 optional feature updates are available on MyOEM for:
The updates for both Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 contain localized versions of Internet Explorer 10 in the following languages:
If you have questions on accessing MyOEM, please email the OEM Customer Communications Care Team at [email protected].
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Posted By Partha SrinivasanProduct Manager, Windows Embedded Server and SQL Products
The following is the first in a series of posts on Windows Server 2012 for Embedded Systems written by the team at Microsoft Windows Embedded.
Windows Embedded customers can now download a release preview of the upcoming Windows Server 2012 R2 for Embedded Systems(the binary identical to the Windows Server 2012 R2), which will be available later this year. The preview allows customers to get their hands on a fully cloud-ready operating system that provides improved performance, hybrid cloud-service capabilities and innovative storage options for building robust, industry class server appliances.
OEM manufacturers use Windows Server for Embedded Systems to build server appliances — preinstalled hardware and software combined with the operating system — which make the configuration, deployment and management of industrial devices simpler and faster. One of the key benefits of the embedded channel is the availability of recovery image; the pre-packaged image makes recovery from system failures quicker, reducing downtime and thus meeting regulatory SLA requirements for high availability. These server appliances are used in a number of industrial devices such as PACS machines in hospitals, store servers in retail stores, historian servers in manufacturing plants, and are a key enabler in developing intelligent system architectures.
So what’s new coming from Windows Server 2012 R2 for Embedded Systems? There are many features and functionalities that are enhanced over the Windows Server 2012 for Embedded Systems, such as improvements to virtualization, networking, storage, server management and automation. Today, we offer an overview of the new features that can be leveraged by our embedded customers.
Posted By Karen RobertsSenior Partner Marketing Manager
The launch of Windows Embedded 8 through Volume Licensing is not only big news for enterprises, it’s also an important milestone for our solution partners and transactional partners that are just being introduced to Windows Embedded, as it expands and deepens opportunities in the growing intelligent systems market.
According to IDC, the intelligent systems market is expected to reach $2.3 trillion in revenue by 2016 – more than double the estimated 2012 market size. Partners that create devices and solutions with Windows Embedded 8 will be well positioned to capitalize on this growth by offering their enterprise customers an added level of value, including direct critical features and functionality from Microsoft.