“Windows Embedded Compact 7 Advantages“ by Sam Phung

Hi folks,

Fellow MVP Sam Phung wrote an interesting article:

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Advantages


The complete Engineers' Guide to Windows Embedded 2012 also included the following articels:

· The Push to Intelligent Systems
· Windows Embedded Offers Options at All Levels
· Windows Embedded Compact 7 Advantages
· Windows 8 Accelerates Touch User Interface Adoption
· What Windows 8 Means for the Future of Digital Signage
· Windows Reimagined
· Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)

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Windows Embedded Partner Excellence and Distributor of the Year Awards 2011

Hi folks,

…and the winners are:

Windows Embedded Partner Excellence Awards 2011:

Americas:
IntervalZero, Phytec, Adeneo Embedded

APAC:
Yaskawa Information Systems, Beijing Strong Union Technology, Beijing Farsight Technology & Information, Synnex Technology International, MDS Technology

EMEA:
MPC Data, IntervalZero, Beckhoff, Adeneo Embedded, Alten PTS, Wechsler Consulting, BEPS Engineering

Windows Embedded Distributor of the Year Awards 2011:

Americas:
Bsquare

APAC:
Tokyo Electron Devices Ltd., Advantech Company Limited, MDS Technology Company Limited

EMEA:
Eastronics


Congratulations to all the winners; keep up the good work!

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Microsoft Community Open Day 2011

Hallo zusammen,

der Microsoft Community Open Day 2011 war ein voller Erfolg! Es waren über 120 Teilnehmer und Microsoft Mitarbeiter vor Ort. Der Fokus lag natürlich wieder beim Networken sowohl untereinander als auch mit Microsoft. Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte des Community Open Day’s war dieses Jahr mit Dr. Zahedani ein Mitglied der Geschäftsführung von Microsoft Deutschland anwesend!


Einblicke in die neuesten Technologien wie Windows Phone 7.5, Cloud Computing oder Windows Live wurden gekoppelt mit dem regen Austausch untereinander und mit Microsoft!

Vielen Dank für diese Möglichkeit!

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Microsoft Community Open Day München 2011 – preview

Hallo zusammen,

Morgen und übermorgen (21.10.-22.10.2011) werde ich in München auf dem Microsoft Community Open Day sein. Microsoft lädt, wie jedes Jahr, alle MVPs und CLIPler aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum ein.

Ich freue mich schon auf interessante Gespräche mit allen Anwesenden! Natürlich werden Informationen über die neuesten Technologien auch nicht zu kurz kommen.

In diesem Sinne: Ich bin dann mal weg…

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Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for September 2011 have arrived!

Hi all,

The September updates for Windows Embedded Compact are available for download:

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update September 2011:

Fixes made in this update:

Component: CRT
· 110929_KB2580309 - This update addresses an error that may occur in in a multi-threaded environment.

Component: Debug Support
· 110914_KB2575796 - This update addresses an issue with start of dw.exe.

Component: FILESYS
· 110907_KB2600035 - This update configures FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH flag for the underlying file handle for cachefilt.

Component: FSDMGR
· 110907_KB2557486 - The mount store operation is updated to avoid holding on the lock while the mount is being attempted on any store.

Component: Kernel
· 110921_KB2587668 - This update addresses an error in PgPoolTrimThread.
· 110930_KB2603744 - This update addresses possible issue with virtual memory allocated with VirtualAlloc when PAGE_NOCACHE is specified.

Component: UDFS/CDFS
· 110907_KB2588508 - The CD drive storage manager uses a fixed time of 2 seconds to poll for a newly inserted disc, This leads to a delay up to 2 seconds until an inserted disc is detected. This update allows polling time to be configurable via the registry. A new registry key "CDROMPollFrequency" is added under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\CDProfile\CDRom in the registry file common.reg with the default value of 0x3ED(1s).

Windows CE 5.0 Monthly Updates September 2011:

Fixes made in this Update:

Component: SChannel
· 110930_KB2600013 - Internet Explorer may not be able to connect to Windows CE 5.0 web server.

Remember: it’s important to keep your system up to date!

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Amendment: Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for February 2011

Hi all,

I just realized that I forgot to post the Windows Embedded Compact February 2011 QFEs that have been released in Mach; so without further ado:

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update February 2011:

Fixes made in this update:

Component: ASN1
· 110207_KB2477769 - This update resolves some issues with ASN1 module.

Component: CETK
· 110225_KB2444533 - This release installs updated CETK test files.
· 110224_KB2495864 - This update addresses an error that may occur when radiometricsdll is launched.

Component: DirectX
· 110214_KB2495868 - Memory leak may occur when using ceplayer.exe to play AVI and WMV files through playlist with repeat playback option.

Component: Filesys
· 110211_KB2495580 - This update addresses a possible deadlock.

Component: Flash Lite
· 110222_KB982918 - This update addresses an issue with flash not rendering under certain circumstances.

Component: FSD
· 110209_KB2492043 - An exception may occur when unplugging and external storage device while playing a file from it.

Component: Internet Explorer
· 110221_KB2450800 - Screen is not properly redrawn in Internet Explorer if a floating window is shown inside a window and scrollbars are moved.

Component: NK
· 110211_KB982563 - This update implements L2 cacheable page table support for ARM processor.

Component: Pictor
· 110224_KB2465661 - This update adds registry entries to support custom resolution entries for Pictor screen.

Component: RDP
· 110210_KB2175812 - When connecting from a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 device to Windows 2003 server or later, the state of the CAPS LOCK/NUM LOCK keys may not be correctly updated from the RDP client device to the terminal server.

Windows CE 5.0 Monthly Updates February 2011:

Fixes made in this Update:

Component: ASN1
· 110207_KB2477768 - This update resolves some issues with ASN1 module.

Remember: it’s important to keep your system up to date!

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Windows Phone 7.5 – Mango problems / bugs

Hi folks,

Even though they only affect a very small percentage (under 1%) of users, there are several bugs in connection with Windows Phone (WP) 7.5 – both with updated phones as well as new WP 7.5 devices:

• Zune on WP7 freezes between songs


• The soft keyboard disappears while typing – Microsoft is aware of this problem.

You can find a list of user reported WP7.5 bugs here on wmpoweruser.com. Hope your Mango is working well and without any incidents!


Don’t let this keep you from updating to Mango; your benefit it much greater!

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Windows Embedded Compact 7: new updates available

Hi folks,

Micorsoft just released two more updates for Windows Embedded Compact 7:

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Update 3:
This release contains an update for the Compact Test Kit that includes the CTK Automation Tool Solution (CATS), a new tool that enables automation of test scenario execution on Windows Embedded Compact 7 devices. The CETK update also includes the Stress Tool, a new tool for automating stress tests. Silverlight for Windows Embedded sample code for the Compact 7 Media Player has been updated. Previously provided only in binary format, the Media Player sample User Interface is now included in source code and a dependency on the compositor in the sample code has been removed, which is expected to improve performance across most hardware configurations. This update also includes cumulative bug fixes for the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system, Platform Builder tools and the Compact Test Kit.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 ATL Update for Visual Studio 2008 SP1:
This update enables users to build smart devices project with ATL functionality for Windows Embedded Compact 7 SDK.

I highlighted all previous updates available for Windows Embedded Compact 7 in an older post.

Remember: It’s important to keep your system up to date!

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Windows Embedded Channel & Partner Summit 2011

Hi folks,

I am back from sunny and warm Lisbon, Portugal where the 2011 Windows Embedded Channel & Partner Summit took place. The summit was very interesting with some very valuable information; unfortunately I cannot disclose them with you as of now. However, I can promise you some very interesting news around the end of October – so stay tuned!! (Update: find the Windows Embedded roadmap 2011 here)

Apart from the information given, the summit is always a very valuable resource to network with Microsoft, Distributers and other Windows Embedded Partners. On the roundtable discussions Microsoft was very eager to hear our feedback on various topics - I always love those sessions!

Thanks you so much Microsoft for this valuable experience!

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Windows Embedded Channel and Partner Summit – Preview

Hi folks,

I am off to the EMEA Windows Embedded Channel and Partner Summit. The event takes place in Lisbon, Portugal from Monday October 10th to Wednesday October 12th.


I am really looking forward to this event, not only because of the valuable information, but of course also because of the opportunity to network with Microsoft, Distributers and other Windows Embedded Partners!

I will keep you updated!

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Embedded Software Engineering Kongress: Bis 31.10.2011 anmelden und sparen!

Hallo zusammen,

Der Embedded Software Engineering (ESE) Kongress findet diese Jahr vom 5. bis 9. Dezember in Sindelfingen statt. Wegen des großen Erfolges und der daraus resultieren Raumknappheit im letzten Jahr wird der ESE Kongress 2011 um 2 Tage auf nun 5 Tage verlängert!


Das Programm ist jetzt online verfügbar. Am ersten und am letzten Tag wird es Kompaktseminare geben während es am 2., 3. und 4. Tag interessante Vorträge zu hören gibt. Des Weiteren können Sie in den Pausen wieder über 40 Aussteller treffen!

Bis zum 31.10.2011 gibt es wieder einen Frühbucherrabat – also am besten gleich anmelden und sparen!

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.NET Micro Framework (NETMF) version 4.2 RTM

Hi folks,

version 4.2 of the .NET Micro Framework just RTMed! You can download the SDK as well as the Porting Kit (PK) here on Codeplex.


Check out the .NET Micro Framework Blog for additional information including new features of version 4.2.

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