10 years of grinding sword Microsoft Mobile Development Technology Development Review

            


From that 1996 Windows CE debut so far, Microsoft has gone through 10 years in the field of mobile development, even though that's the original, it is very immature, but now, with advances in on Microsoft's real-time systems , has gradually drawn a blueprint for the embedded fields.

In June 2006, Microsoft released Windows CE 6.0 Beta will continue to mature products commemorate this 10th birthday. Which itself will also depict the future development of embedded software at a clear trajectory.

Growth course

In June 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 officially released, this Window CE 4.2-based products include three versions, in addition, which also officially joined the .NET Compact Framework, this product will Microsoft has been in the PDA platform isolated on embedded products out of the moving parts. So far, Microsoft's embedded will form two different departments, which allow Windows Embedded can be more focused on their own improvement.

Nevertheless, Microsoft did not give up the usual route, still will be their main focus on smart devices. Subsequent years, Windows Embedded and achieved good results. The second quarter of fiscal 2006, an increasing number of intelligent devices (eg POS, ATM, etc.) are widely used Windows CE and Windows XP Embedded operating system, resulting in growth of Windows Embedded products reached 64%. Embedded market than the current growth rate doubled.

Of course, the main battlefield of Windows is still concentrated in the PDA market, which is why the third quarter of 2005, PDA nearly half of the Global Offering is used in Windows CE.

After 10 years of efforts, Microsoft Windows Embedded products has been supported by numerous partners consisting of ecosystem, the ecosystem by the world's more than 4,000 equipment manufacturers and distributors of composition, but today, there are more than 450 universities worldwide The Windows Embedded applied curriculum teaching and research. Such a large scale for Windows into more market provides a good opportunity.

Popular

Since the 90s of last century, Microsoft has created a miracle, almost all of it will unify desktop systems on their platform. Meanwhile, Windows-based Web access also almost become the standard way. Yet after all these efforts are not enough, because more and more people start using PDA and other intelligent terminal work. These Web-based terminal, it also will be like years ago people use a desktop computer to access the Internet the same? This requires Microsoft Windows down to size people can accept, which is gradually entering them embedded devices.

In addition to desktop computers and mobile terminals Windows product, Microsoft's embedded products have been distributed to the various occupations. The current Windows Embedded family of products includes the operating system Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded for Point of Service.

In addition to Windows CE are often familiar with our products, the other two operating systems is relatively more familiar to readers. Windows XP Embedded is a specialized operating system, consisting of componentized Windows XP Professional features and an end of development tools that can be applied to non-personal computer (non-desktop computer) equipment. The operating system software also provides multimedia and Web browsing capabilities, and support for multiple devices. Windows XP Embedded has supported many embedded features such as support for multiple boot, storage, deployment and management technologies, while also including some gaming devices.

Windows Embedded for Point of Service is a particular type of market and the development of longitudinal first Microsoft operating system. The operating system is mainly for the retail industry, providing customers with a set of operating systems and application environments, and suitable for use with POS system functions. Currently the main applications of this product include retail point of sale terminals (cash registers and self-service kiosks), ATM, thin client, GPS devices, and advanced set-top boxes.

However, after all, is a broad platform for end users, for software developers, more concerned about how I based on these systems to design and develop applications.

Embedded application framework

Since 2000, .NET Framework is gradually replacing the original Win32, change the development platform on which software developers had a huge impact. Microsoft's .NET technology will soon become an essential weapon developers. However, this applies to frame Windows platform PC / server development except in enterprise applications shoulder great responsibility, it also needs to constantly changing roles, to accommodate some of the more underlying physical devices.

As previously mentioned, in order to deal with this contradiction, in June 2003, Microsoft officially the .NET Compact Framework which is added to the Windows Mobile 2003, which is a smarter and .NET development platform, removing part of the original complex in .NET components to suit their application development on mobile devices requirements. Although today's mobile devices already after the year 2000 compared to a desktop computer, but because of the constant changes in the application, the equipment requirements are also increasing, coupled with the physical demands of mobile intelligent terminal power consumption and other aspects of original .NET conduct reductions should be very appropriate. And on top of this framework, software developers can be targeted to develop applications based on mobile terminals, PDA, or TV set-top boxes such equipment.

Meanwhile, .NET provides a unified software development interface for software developers, so compared to Linux, the more obvious advantages of the Windows platform, with Windows excellent interactive interface also allows developers to feel more kindly for software development.

But, after all, not just embedded in such markets mobile phone or PDA, broader areas are concentrated in the consumer electronics, telecommunications, automotive electronics, industrial control and other related industries, and these areas are the embedded real need spatial development, this end, Microsoft also presented new solutions this year.

MEDC General Assembly this year in the United States Las Vegas, Microsoft gives some preview of .NET Micro Framework. This is Microsoft to help developers build applications for the smallest device platform. This platform originally used in a number of Microsoft's smallest device, such as SPOT Smart Watches and Vista SideShow displays. However, on this framework authorized use patterns, yet not determined. I can see that, so you may need to take 3-6 months to release the product, possibly through the use of this framework will be released out of your new application within a week!


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