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Industry Leaders Select Windows XP Embedded

Time: 07:29 EST/12:29 GMT | News Source: Microsoft Press Release | Posted By: Julien Jay

Microsoft Corp. today announced at the launch of the Microsoft� Windows� XP Embedded operating system that more than 15 industry-leading companies have committed to shipping their next-generation devices based on Windows XP Embedded within the first half of 2002. The industry leaders are taking advantage of the latest Windows technologies to build robust, full-featured devices in a variety of areas including retail point of sale, self-service kiosks, thin clients, industrial automation, advanced set-top boxes, gaming and residential gateways. Included among the companies that today are announcing plans to ship products and services based on the Windows XP Embedded operating system are the following:

Bally Gaming and Systems in its Evolution Series (EVO) slot machines
Compaq Computer Corp. in its Evo T-20 Windows-based terminal
Fujitsu Siemens Computers in its ACTIVY 3000 Media Center advanced set-top box
NCR Corp. in its next-generation automated teller machines
National Semiconductor Corp. in a number of devices, including its Origami Mobile Communicator concept device and its residential gateway reference design
Neoware Systems Inc. in its Eon thin client appliances
Olivetti Tecnost Spa in its Explo@ modular point of sale device
QuesCom in its NextBX 100 family of servers
Retalix Ltd. in its complete retail solutions for checkout, self-ordering, Internet and tele-ordering, kiosk, and fuel retail devices
Siemens IA in its panel PC
StellarOne in its ConnectTV middleware
VenturCom Inc. with its supporting products and services including Real Time Extensions (RTX) 5.0 and Boot-NIC for Windows XP Embedded
ViewSonic Corp. in its VX3600 digital entertainment device
Wincor Nixdorf in its BEETLE family of point-of-sale devices
Wyse Technology Inc. in its Winterm 9000 series thin client