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whitepaper Medical Device Manufacturer Makes Hand-Carried Ultrasound a Reality2007-10-01 Microsoft Tips
  SonoSite, Inc. is leading in the race to make medical imaging devices smaller and more portable. Its lightweight, hand-carried, point-of-care ultrasound products enable clinicians to deliver safer, better, faster care, right at the patient bedside. For its latest product, SonoSite M-Turbo system, the company wanted to maintain rapid boot-up time of less than 15 seconds, while increasing system performance and enabling high-bandwidth transfer of image data files for clinicians to be able to seamlessly access digital images for diagnostic consultation, instruction, and publishing. SonoSite sought an embedded operating system to run with Texas Instruments' DaVinci Technology. As a Windows Embedded Partner, Texas Instruments recommended Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 for its support of connectivity options, multimedia capabilities, and integration with Visual Studio 2005 development tools.

Tags: Windows CE, Application Development		   
whitepaper Leading Managed Services Provider Forecasts "The Perfect Storm" for Small Business Services2007-10-01 Intel
  With the right processes and the right tools, one can become the client's high-value IT department. But 'High-value' doesn't mean 'Fix it when it breaks.' It means an enterprise level of service for small businesses that puts the right infrastructure in place, keeps it working with very few disruptions, and grows it carefully as the client's needs and challenges change. masterIT's tools were not mature enough to support their business model effectively. But now the company's current managed services infrastructure - built on N-able's software's management console, N-central, and PCs with Intel vPro processor technology - gives the capability to deliver very comprehensive, very high-value services to their clients at a reasonable cost.   
whitepaper Digital Services Developer Launches Handheld Media Player With Embedded System0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Commodore International Corporation (CIC), based in the Netherlands, planned to develop a range of innovative digital media services. One, the Gravel-in-Pocket, aimed to meet the increasing demand for music and video streaming through handheld devices. To launch the product at CeBIT 2007 - the digital showcase event - CIC needed to develop the software platform rapidly. It chose Windows CE version 5.0 as the operating system and worked with Windows Embedded Partner PTS Software to create the application layer. As a result, CIC saved up to five months in development time and established a reliable software platform supporting the latest media formats such as MPEG 4, Xvid, DivX, and Windows Media Video (WMV).

Tags: Streaming Media, Windows CE		   
whitepaper Growing Manufacturer Gains Productivity and IT Reliability With Combination Solution0000-00-00 Microsoft
  In only one year, California manufacturer Soundproof Windows quadrupled - from 4 people in a 5000 square-foot shop to 23 people in an 18000 square-foot facility, with offices across the country and overseas. The company realized that its aging computer network could not meet increasing business requirements. Desktop computers had no reliable e-mail, fax, or internet security service. Nor could the company provide remote access for its mobile users. Nor could the company provide remote access for its mobile users. Teaming with ExpressNets, a Microsoft Certified Partner and Intel Technology Provider, Soundproof Windows deployed and Intel Xenon processor-based server running Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003.

Tags: Application Servers, IT Reliability		   
whitepaper Dell's IT Infrastructure Services, Desktops, and Notebooks Allow Global Consumer Packaged Goods Marketer Unilever to Support Staff Efficiency and Productivity With Business-Critical IT Services2007-09-01 Dell
  Unilever is a multinational corporation that owns 400 consumer brands spanning a wide range of home, personal care, and food products. The outdated client technology and non-standard services inhibited flexibility, limited scalability, and created overhead; the company wanted to completely refresh its IT infrastructure while reducing deployment and maintenance costs. Dell Managed Services helped Unilever roll out nearly 10,000 pre-imaged Dell OptiPlex desktops and Dell Latitude notebook computers with Intel processors running Microsoft Windows XP across over 100 locations; Dell Managed Client Services offered centralized support services to the distributed Unilever workforce.

Tags: Windows XP, Laptops		   
whitepaper Systems Integrator Builds Affordable, Flexible Mobile Robot0000-00-00 Microsoft
  CoroWare provides solutions and systems integration and offers a number of specialty areas, including robotics. When CoroWare executives saw the market potential for affordable mobile robots based on standardized components, they needed to move fast to get a working prototype to an industry trade show. The company chose Microsoft Windows XP Embedded over Linux to build the prototype, cutting development time by 60 percent or more over Linux-based development while offering customers a standardized, cost-effective, and highly extensible mobile robotics platform that can be customized for an array of businesses.

Tags: Application Development, Windows XP		   
whitepaper Spanish Retailer Signs Co-Marketing Plan After Deploying New Point-of-Sale Solution0000-00-00 Microsoft
  El Corte Ingles (ECI) is a leading retailer in Spain with ?12 billion (U.S.$14.5 billion) of annual revenue and more than 72,000 employees. ECI executives wanted to improve the company's Avenew Point-Of-Sale (POS) system and market it to other retailers. Working with Microsoft, Accenture, and its own subsidiary firm, Informatica El Corte Ingles (IECISA), ECI first decided to look for a replacement for its IBM proprietary operating system. After a proof of concept, ECI decided to standardize on the Microsoft Windows XP Embedded operating system and Web services. ECI has delivered the new architecture to a specialty fashion store where staff are now better supported, enabling them to provide excellent service for shoppers.

Tags: Point of Sale Devices, Windows XP		   
whitepaper Software Development House Reduces Development Time and Boosts Revenue by 20-30 Percent0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Founded in 2004, Strong Union Technology Co. Ltd is a software and hardware developer based in Beijing, China. The company has a dedicated research team of 20 developers who focus on the development of products for e-banking services. The company is dedicated to providing a secure, customizable banking kiosk platform for its banking customers. It adopted Windows XP Embedded for its stability, enhanced security, customization and tight integration with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for online accessibility. Using Windows XP Embedded, Strong Union successfully shortened their time to market, lowered down the development costs, and boosted revenues up to 30 percent.

Tags: Web Browsers, Windows XP		   
whitepaper Digital Cinema Server Ushers in Next Generation of Movie Technology Worldwide0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Market adoption of digital cinema technology has been slow, especially for movie theaters, which have very stringent requirements for security and reliability. Qube Cinema needed to solve those problems as it developed its next-generation digital cinema server. The company considered using Linux as the operating system, but ultimately rejected open source software because it lacked key functionality, including a robust streaming media architecture and broad catalogue of device drivers. By choosing Microsoft Windows XP Embedded, Qube Cinema was able to select just the required operating system components, resulting in a secure and reliable operating system. Qube Cinema was also able to leverage key Microsoft technologies, such as Microsoft DirectShow and the .NET Framework.

Tags: Windows XP, .NET		   
whitepaper Embedded System Ensures Low-Cost Deployment of Entertainment Devices on U.K. Trains0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Volo, based in the U.K., planned to implement a number of entertainment devices in train carriage seats. The devices needed a hardware and software environment that ensured cost-effective development and compliance with regulations on carriage modifications. It was vital the infrastructure created minimal heat and avoided fan-assisted cooling. After analysing the market, including a Linux solution, the company chose a processor running Microsoft Windows XP Embedded created by Microsoft Gold Windows Embedded Partner, DSP Design in the U.K. As a result, Volo built and deployed the device that met industry standards in only six months. The company gained a stable software environment that ensures low-cost application development and developer tools that are widely known.

Tags: Windows XP, Linux Server OS