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Microsoft Windows CE .NET, the successor to Windows CE 3.0, is the robust real-time operating system for rapidly building the next generation of smart mobile devices, and contains everything you need to create custom Windows CE - based devices, including Platform Builder, a set of embedded development tools, an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and an SDK export tool. Windows CE .NET also provides support for eMbedded Visual C++, as well as Visual Studio .NET, which provides a complete development environment for building XML Web services and applications on the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. With these end-to-end tools, you can rapidly build smart designs running rich applications on the latest hardware.
Embedded developers will find a broad range of new and enhanced features, including wireless technologies such as Bluetooth; device emulation, which enables you to emulate the complete device environment without any additional hardware investment; a Platform Wizard, which allows you to select from a number of pre-configured device designs, to jump-start your development process; and rich multimedia and browsing capabilities, such as Internet Explorer 5.5 and Windows Media codecs and controls.
Windows CE .NET includes scalable wireless technologies that enable mobile devices to flexibly connect into existing infrastructures. Supported wireless technologies include Bluetooth, MediaSense, and Real-time collaboration and communication (RTC/SIP). Windows CE .NET enables you to build smart Microsoft .NET - enabled devices and create rich, personalized experiences that span devices, computers, servers, and Web services. Features that support enhanced user experiences include XML, Microsoft Direct3D API, Windows Media 8 codecs and control, and the .NET Compact Framework. Windows CE .NET offers reliable core operating system services that enable the most demanding real-time embedded designs across a breadth of devices. New and enhanced operating system features include small footprint, enterprise-scale security, a wide selection of CPUs, and support for real-time. Windows CE .NET provides an end-to-end toolset for rapidly building smart designs on the latest hardware with rich applications.
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