Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP

Hi folks,

So here are the exciting news: Microsoft just released the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Embedded Standard 8 aka. WES8!

Go ahead and download the WES8 CTP here. The WES8 CTP is based on Windows 8 technology but does not yet include all the features that will eventually ship with the final product.

You can find the WES8 CTP datasheet here.

Have fun playing around with the new Windows 8 based Windows Embedded Standard!
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Electronica 2010 - embedded Forum

Hello Windows Embedded friends,

Jochen already mentioned the talk held at Electronica 2010 - embedded Forum, Nov 9th 2010 in an earlier posting. It was the first talk at the embedded Forum in session 1: Real-Time Operating Systems. Subject was Silverlight for Windows Embedded under Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7)

For those who where joining us there: Thank you very much for attending and your feedback and questions afterwards. We were having some really valueable discussions at our Microsoft Partner booth A6.S07

Since I got some requests for the presentation slides: You can find the German and English version of the slides here. Alternatively I will forward these on email request (if not already done).

If you could not make it to the talk then here is a short abstract just in case you are interested and probably decide to state a request on the slides, too:

Oliver will introduce you to the upcoming version Windows Embedded Compact 7 as well as its installation experience. Furthermore Oliver will walk you through the development process of a simple Silverlight for Windows Embedded (SWE) Sample User Experience (UX). You will learn that the steps involved are much simpler than working with the current version of SWE for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3.

In case of questions related to Silverlight for Windows Embedded feel free to contact Jochen or me directly.

Cheers,
-- Oliver

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Windows Embedded Compact 7 CTP

Steve Gugenheimer - Corporate Vice President OEM Division Microsoft - announced the next version of Windows Embedded Compact 7 (formerly known as Windows Embedded CE) during his keynote yesterday at Computex in Taipei.

In addition Microsoft also announced the Windows Embedded Compact 7 Community Technology Preview (CTP) which can be downloaded from Microsofts Connect Site.

Although you cannot ship any devices using the CTP version of Compact 7 you most certainly can start evaluating the operating system and all the new stuff which will be shipping with Compact 7, hopefully sometime this year.

So login to Microsofts Connect Site with your Live ID and start downloading those bits today - over the neyt couple of weeks and months we will of course post information around the Windows Embedded Compact 7 CTP - so stay tuned!

Also get yourselfs to TechED US where you can meet up with Olivier Bloch, Dion Hutchings and our Jochen Dieckfoß - and get more information on tomorrows innovations.

So long and thanks for all the fish!
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