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in just over a week The embedded world 2009 Exhibition&Conference - the world's biggest get-together for the international embedded community - takes place in Nuremberg from 3-5 March with some 700 exhibitors.

As there will be a lot going on around Windows Embedded I wanted to make sure you get all the information you need to make sure your trip to Nuremberg is every penny worth.

The Microsoft Windows Embedded Team, Hall 11, booth 11-318 will be presenting together with their partners solutions around Windows Embedded CE, Windows Embedded Standard, PosReady and NavReady.

Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit, Hall 11, booth 11-414 will be presenting the latest version of their Microsoft Auto platform, alongside a variety of partners showing different integration solutions that are based on the Microsoft Auto platform.

Continental will be introducing its latest version of the Multi Media Platform while Elektrobit will be demonstrating a fully integrated navigation solution with LS4D. K2L will be showing its MOST-Integration and Magneti Marelli will demonstrate its Automotive-grade internet-capable in-dash computer based on Microsoft Auto. Nuance will be demonstrating its one shot voice destination entry solution.

In addition , Microsoft is taking part in the daily Forum Speeches in Hall 11, covering the following topics:


Tuesday, 03/03/2009

10.00 - 10.30 Olivier Bloch Using Windows Embedded to build Industrial solutions from Sensors to Servers
13.30 - 14.00 Greg Baribault Adding Value to Microsoft Auto through Partner Innovations

Wednesday, 03/04/2009

10.30 - 11.00 Dr. Frank Prengel How to build custom Windows devices with Windows Embedded Standard
13.30 - 14.00 Walter Sullivan Announcing Microsoft Auto 4.0

Thursday, 03/05/2009

10.00 - 10.30 Olivier Bloch Building Real Time Systems with Windows CE
13.30 - 14.00 Greg Baribault Microsoft in Automotive – The Road Ahead

And, if that isn't enough you can cut through to the technical realities of the Windows Embedded operating systems in a training workshop delivered by Microsoft and Gold Partner Direct Insight:
Tuesday, 03/03/2009
10.00 - 13.00

Wednesday, 03/04/2009
10.00 - 13.00
14.00 - 17.00

Thursday, 03/05/2009
10.00 - 13.00

So, get your bags packed and I'll see you in Nuremberg!

So long and thanks for all the fish!