Microsoft today announced the general availability of Windows Embedded Compact 2013. Optimized for building small-footprint industry devices, the new offering includes powerful tools and capabilities — including new support for Visual Studio 2012— that extend the experience of Windows and help businesses capitalize on the Internet of Things, where physical objects around us are interconnected by a network.
Windows Embedded Compact 2013 is ideal for powering some of the smallest industry devices, such as programmable logic controllers and human-machine interface panels used to monitor processes in manufacturing, RFID scanners in retail environments and portable ultrasound machines and diagnostic lab equipment in healthcare settings. When these devices are connected via the cloud to backend systems, the resulting intelligent system generates data that can be analyzed to provide insight.
“It’s now essential for businesses to tap into the vast potential of data if they want to compete,” says Kevin Dallas, general manager for Windows Embedded at Microsoft. “With Windows Embedded powering industry devices, that data is made readily available to drive real, actionable operational intelligence for industries. Windows Embedded Compact 2013 is a really powerful, flexible platform for extending that capability to some of the smallest industry devices.”
See the feature story for a summary of some of the new features in Windows Embedded Compact 2013, and read a developer’s perspective for that angle on today’s news.
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Steve Clarke
Microsoft News Center Staff