CHENNAI, India and ST. LOUIS, Missouri: e-con Systems Inc., a leading embedded product development
company based out of St Louis, USA and Chennai, India has announced its
support for Windows Embedded Compact 7 ported on its eSOM300 computer on
module with device drivers allowing customers to engage with lots of
demanding applications requiring the flexibility in component selection for
applications on platforms like Digital signage, Industrial Controllers,
Handhelds and Smaller footprint devices with multi-touch and gesture support.
e-con Systems has the WinCE 7.0 beta version running on its Alioth
development platform based on eSOM300 Computer on module.
When compared to WinCE 6.0, the latest of Microsoft's WinCE7.0
brings in better user interface options with Silverlight 3.0 and Windows
Embedded tools like Multi-Touch, custom gesture, Internet Explorer 7 with
support for Adobe Flash 10.1 and simplified access to information through
Exchange 2010 AirSync to transfer data between PCs to devices is one of the
most important features in this release making it a reliable platform that
gives users the power to create solutions and devices with a streamlined
developer experience.
"With the announcement of WinCE 7.0 beta availability on top of the
Alioth platform, e-con continues to provide the latest WinCE technology to
its customers. As WinCE 7.0 is scheduled to launch in Q1 2011, e-con's
customers can get an early preview of Windows CE 7 on the Alioth platform,
well before it is publicly available for general use. This would help our
customers to be on the forefront of advanced Embedded Operating Systems from
Microsoft and e-con's Alioth platform would be the right choice for our
customers to keep abreast of latest developments," said
Ashok Babu, President
of e-con Systems.
OEMs can benefit from the new capabilities of XScale PXA300 processor
based development with higher processing power with WinCE 7.0, allowing users
to enjoy the benefits of complex and concurrent usage models supporting
today's stringent requirements for longer battery life, enabling to take
advantage of network features for longer periods of time.
Customers who design their carrier board using the eSOM300 Computer on
module with the WinCE 7.0 operating system will not only have this as a
differentiating factor but also have the marketing edge over its competition,
assuring the field readiness with Alioth Development kit helping OEMs gain
competitive advantage with accelerated time-to-market. Manufacturers benefit
from Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WinCE 7.0) can showcase their cost-effective
PDAs, embedded industrial handhelds, and other portable devices with
cutting-edge features.
Availability
Microsoft has scheduled to launch WinCE 7.0 in Quarter 1 2011 and
currently e-con Systems has the WinCE 7.0 beta version ported on the Alioth
development platform. e-con Systems shall provide free updates of the WinCE
7.0 BSP for a period of one year for its customers who buy their Alioth
development kit based on WinCE 7.0 beta.
For more information, please contact sales@e-consystems.com or visit:
http://www.e-consystems.com/WindowsCE6vs7.asp and
http://www.e-consystems.com/alioth.asp
About e-con Systems
e-con Systems, acknowledged by Microsoft as Windows Embedded Gold Partner
has 10 MCTS professionals and a sole MVP in South Asia, giving a sought after
support with work experience ranging since WinCE 3.0 offering services like
Hardware Design, Firmware design / Embedded Software development, Board
Design, Linux, WinCE/Windows Mobile and VxWorks - Board Support Packages, in
various product domains such as Wired/Wireless Networking, Consumer
Appliances, Medical and Process Control Applications, Video streaming,
Bio-metric security and Surveillance Applications etc. with OS focus on
Windows Embedded CE.
With a passion of "Productizing ideas", e-con realizes the concept of
customers into final products and so far has developed Industrial data
loggers, handheld platforms like Digital signage, Industrial Controllers, HD
Camera solutions, Point of Sale terminals and Reference platforms with
Windows CE Operating System.
For more information please contact:
sales@e-consystems.com
e-con Systems Inc., +1-314-732-1152
e-con Systems India Pvt. Ltd., +91-44-42033600
Website: http://www.e-consystems.com/
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