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ARCOM INTRODUCES DEVELOPMENT KITS FOR WINDOWS CE .NET AND WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED
02 May 2002 - Arcom
| Ready-to-run implementations of Windows CE .NET and Windows XP Embedded are now available on Arcom's SBC-GX1 embedded PC platform. Arcom's award-winning Development Kit strategy has allowed customers to quickly develop and demonstrate Windows Embedded-based applications using a reliable reference platform. You don't need Platform Builder or Windows Embedded Studio to build an operating system image, you just download your application and go! |
The SBC-GX1 Development Kit for Windows CE .NET offers Windows CE .NET pre-loaded on the resident 16Mbyte Flash drive. The operating system image includes a wide selection of the Windows CE .NET components making it ideal for developing content rich human-machine interface panels, kiosks and information terminals. The Development Kit bundles the SBC-GX1 single board computer fitted with 64Mbytes of DRAM, 8A PSU, mouse, full cable set, Quickstart Manual, a Development Kit CD and the Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 CD. An optional NEC 6.5' TFT color LCD module and analog touchscreen are also available. The SBC-GX1 is a 300MHz National Semiconductor Geode™ based processor board offering CRT/TFT VGA graphics, 10/100baseTx Ethernet, four serial ports, FDD/IDE interfaces, digital I/O and expansion via PC/104, standard PCI and a CompactFlash connector. The SBC-GX1 Development Kit for XP Embedded includes a comprehensive build of XP Embedded pre-installed onto a 384Mbyte CompactFlash card. The Development Kit includes a selection of ready built images which are suitable for smaller, lower cost CompactFlash cards and applications requiring fewer resources. This means you don't need to use Windows Embedded Studio and Target Designer to start building powerful Windows Embedded applications. The Development Kit is offered with the Arcom SBC-GX1 embedded PC fitted with 128Mbytes of DRAM and an optional NEC 6.5' TFT color display. 'Developers are looking to simplify and accelerate the process of bringing smart connected multimedia devices to market,' said Keith White, senior director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. 'Arcom's new development kits provide additional technology and services that enable developers to quickly and easily create full-featured, rich Windows CE .NET and Windows XP Embedded-based devices and applications.' Arcom is a Gold level member of the Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner program (www.mswep.com) and is committed to the support of Windows CE .NET and Windows XP Embedded technologies to achieve rapid development for customer applications. The WEP Gold level was established to enable customers to identify best-of-class companies who have demonstrated excellence in building and enabling Windows Powered solutions. Arcom has a dedicated team of Windows embedded engineers located in Kansas City and Cambridge, England focused on new product development using the latest embedded Microsoft operating systems. This technical resource is also used as a Design Service to provide optimized implementations of Windows CE .NET and XP Embedded, and to support customer specific driver/application requirements. As a manufacturer Arcom can support customers in the rapid deployment of Windows Embedded systems straight from the production line.
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About: Arcom
Founded in Cambridge in 1982, Arcom has grown to become one of the leading suppliers of embedded computer and communications processors.
Arcom's embedded software development and support capabilities are second-to-none in the industry. Our engineering and support teams in Kansas City (US) and Cambridge (UK) have an enormous depth of experience and knowledge in the field of embedded operating systems, communications protocols, and system design. We pride ourselves on being able to provide comprehensive development tools and excellent support to our OEM customers as they bring their products to the market.
Development Kits - we lead the embedded market with our strategy for new product introduction based on the 'blue-box' development kits. By combining new hardware solutions with the leading embedded operating systems we offer our customers a complete and rapid application development environment.Embedded Boards - our range of embedded processor boards (x86 and XScale), PC/104 I/O modules, ISAbus and PCI add-on cards are all designed and manufactured by Arcom. This gives our customers fast and easy access to the highest level of technical support. All products are supported by a clearly defined life cycle and a commitment for long term availability. PCs & Enclosures - we also recognize that customers need products to ease the integration of our embedded boards. Arcom's design team includes mechanical engineers who have developed a number of off the shelf enclosure solutions for stand alone and rack mounted systems. Industrial Networking - since 1992, we have been actively involved in the integration and deployment of data acquisitions systems for the process control markets. Working with our key technology partners we now offer products and expertise to provide guaranteed data delivery from your field devices straight into your enterprise level applications. Design & Build - we understand the drive to cost reduce products for high volume applications and to combine this with a 'complete technical solution'. We accept contracts to produce custom solutions which focus on the design of dedicated hardware, developing optimized operating system configurations or complete packaged system solutions. Through a focused approach to innovative design backed by comprehensive development platforms, global marketing and low cost manufacturing, Arcom pursues an aggressive expansion of its customer base in North America, UK and France. Arcom is a subsidiary of Spectris plc, the precision instrumentation and controls company. Our business processes are accredited to the international QA standard ISO 9001 and our products hold all relevant certification. |
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