Microsoft Will Show Windows Embedded Compact 7 at COMPUTEX TAIPEI

COMPUTEX TAIPEI, the largest computer event in Asia, provides the perfect platform for the mingling between major international OEMs and service and solution providers and the global buyers of these products, services and solutions. Microsoft (News - Alert) has found the COMPUTEX platform perfect for showcasing its efforts relating to its offering of partner opportunities to support rich and connected experiences.

Microsoft, in a recent release, informed that on June 1 Steve Guggenheimer (News - Alert), corporate vice president of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Division, will outline how the company continues to deliver expanded partner opportunities to support rich and connected experiences.

The company further informs that product demonstrations will showcase the diversity and breadth of devices supported across the Windows platform, including desktop PCs, smartphones, netbooks, laptops, tablets, slates, game consoles, set-top boxes and servers. Guggenheimer will also discuss the enthusiastic response from partners and the larger market to the latest version of the Windows operating system, Windows 7. Since its launch this past October, more than 100 million licenses have been sold, making it the fastest-selling operating system in history, Microsoft informed.

Microsoft is committed to continued innovation and bringing new products to market that meet the needs of customers. As part of this commitment, Microsoft makes a $9.5 billion annual investment in research and development.

In its aim to deliver richer customer experiences across a variety of scenarios, Microsoft will unveil the public community technology preview (CTP) for Windows Embedded Compact 7, the next generation of Microsoft's widely used Windows Embedded Compact platform for hardware manufacturers of specialized devices.

According to Microsoft resources, Windows Embedded Compact 7 enable OEMs bring high-performing, highly reliable and differentiated specialty devices to market quicker with support for multicore and the latest asset relationship management-based architecture and tools, including Platform Builder, Visual Studio, Expression Blend and Silverlight for Windows Embedded.

Whether for consumers or businesses, developers or designers, the solutions and devices  based on Windows Embedded Compact 7 will offer unprecedented multi media experience, seamless connectivity, simplified access to business data and streamlined development experience to all its users. During the keynote address, Guggenheimer will demonstrate how Windows Embedded Compact 7 integrated devices will help to achieve all these. He will also discuss as to how the technology can help build compelling devices quickly and easily, while also providing customized and branded experiences.

"The Windows platform creates tangible opportunities for our hardware partners to diversify their product portfolios and deliver rich computing experiences across a broad range of devices. The Windows Embedded Compact 7 toolkit will allow for richer customer experiences on a variety of specialized devices. We look forward to continued collaboration with our hardware partners to bring the very best experiences to customers worldwide," Guggenheimer said.

Highlights from Guggenheimer's keynote -- including demos, video excerpts and a transcript -- and more detailed information on Windows Embedded Compact 7 will be available by visiting the Windows Embedded Newsroom at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/embedded/default.aspx or by following http://twitter.com/MSFTWEB for updates.