On June 1, Microsoft made available to anyone interested a public test build of its Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system, the product codenamed "Chelan." Embedded Compact 7 has been the subject ...

In March, when Microsoft's Windows Embedded team shared its cross-product roadmap, there were lots of mentions of "Windows Next" and not a lot of tangible delivery dates. On November 13, the team ...

NEW YORK — Jan. 12, 2009 — Today, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention & Expo, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the latest offering from its Windows Embedded Ready ...

Embedded system developers have a wide range of operating systems available to them today. Of course, the most straightforward operating system is to have no operating system! However, many systems ...

Microsoft today released two of its new Windows Embedded 8 operating system products today, with a third product expected next month. Windows Embedded 8 Standard and Windows Embedded Pro are available ...

Microsoft today announced some roadmap changes to come for its next-generation Windows Embedded operating system product line. These changes, labeled "v.Next," mostly center on bringing Windows 8 ...

Ah, Windows Embedded. The Microsoft operating system that millions of devices and machines are running, typically with a custom application or skin running on top of it so that users don’t ...

REDMOND, Wash. — June 16, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, Microsoft’s first embedded operating system designed specifically for OEMs building ...

Microsoft just delivered Windows 8.1 (Fig. 1). Windows Embedded 8.1 has also been released. It has been in beta for ages and the RTM (release to manufacturing) version has been available as well so ...

Windows Embedded is the version of Windows designed exclusively for embedded computer systems such as kiosk computers, arcade machines, ATMs and other point-of-service computers. Windows Embedded is ...

After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...