Olivier's Blog
A Blog about Interoperability in the Microsoft world
Enterprise IT looks for Cloud cover
“Microsoft wants to know, “What are you going to do with The Cloud?” The term is...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/18/2011
App Verifier for Compact 7 update released
Based on feedback from customers that the Resource Leak Detector (RLD) included with Windows...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/25/2011
French seminar: Windows Embedded Solutions for Retail
On May 9th, Microsoft France will be running a seminar in their Paris headquarters to present Retail...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/21/2011
Coding on your WP7 device… why not on an industrial one?
Ever been arrested by cops for texting while driving? Well, now you can tell the cop: “I was not...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/13/2011
Get certified for Windows Embedded Compact 7
There is a new certification exam for you Embedded experts: the Microsoft Certified Technology...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/13/2011
Free Online Webinar Series Explores Windows Embedded Health Solutions
If you are in the Healthcare or Medical business, you might be interested to learn what Microsoft...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/12/2011
Did you ever wonder how manufacturers were putting the exact right amount of candies, cookies, pasta in boxes? Some are using Windows Embedded!
I just came across this cool multi-head weighing machine: high precision, high speed, powered by...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/11/2011
Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 released
If you are working on specialized devices solutions like Kiosks, Thin Clients, Digital Signage, and...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 03/24/2011
Office and PDF viewers for Windows Embedded Compact 7
Recently released, Windows Embedded Compact 7 brings updated Office and PDF viewers applications...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 03/17/2011
Can I still buy Visual Studio 2008 ?
We just announced the release of Windows Embedded Compact 7 the new release of the Windows Embedded...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 03/09/2011
Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 released
The Service Pack 1 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 is now available. You can now benefit from all...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 03/09/2011
Windows Embedded Compact 7 is available!
We have ben talking about Windows Embedded Compact 7 for some time now, with several beta made...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 03/01/2011
New Windows Embedded Web site!
Surfs Up at www.windowsembedded.com, 10:00am PT today! At 10:00am Pacific Time today, a new...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 02/25/2011
After the Driver Extractor, here comes the Driver Injector
Windows Embedded Standard allows for very fast embedded OS design and deployment. The list of...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 02/23/2011
Freescale Home Energy Gateway Reference Platform powered by Windows Embedded Compact 7
If you are interested in smart energy metering and home energy gateways, I recommend you check out...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 02/23/2011
Be the First to Experience the Power of Windows Embedded Compact 7
The Windows Embedded group is running a series of Hands-on sessions across the US next week. If you...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 02/22/2011
embeddedSPARK contest Round 1 winners announced!
The first round of the embeddedSPARK competition is finished and the winners have been announced. Go...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 02/07/2011
CoreCon4CE and Autolaunch4CE, 2 catalog components for Windows Embedded CE and Compact
When developing an application for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 or Windows Embedded Compact 7, you need...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/30/2011
New Windows Embedded CE and Compact powerToy: AutoLaunch
Here is another great power toy that has just been released by the embedded101 folks. When...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/28/2011
A new refresh of the Windows Embedded Compact 7 CTP available… getting closer to release!
A new drop has just been published on the Connect portal for you to get a sneak peek at the upcoming...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/27/2011
Students talk about Microsoft certifications
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/27/2011
A new Version of Component Wizard on Codeplex
Wow, David Jones is definitively active! Here is a new Release Candidate version of a great tool...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/27/2011
CeContentWiz a great tool to create Components for the Windows Embedded CE catalog
If you are a Windows Embedded CE developer, you might be familiar with powertoys such as CEFilewiz...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/13/2011
Download the public CTP of Windows Embedded POSReady 7
Windows Embedded intends to provide 2 types of solutions. one is platforms (box of Legos that allow...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/13/2011
Windows Embedded Standard 7 based Set Top Boxes presented at CES
If you are a Windows Media Center user, you might have felt many times that it would be awesome to...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/07/2011
First Windows Embedded Compact 7 trainings scheduled
While we are working on creating an advanced modular training for Windows Embedded Compact 7, Adeneo...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/06/2011
Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 Preview available on Connect
As you know Windows Embedded Standard 7 is a componentized version of Windows 7. it comes with tools...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 01/06/2011
New Windows Embedded Standard 7 book
Sean Liming, notorious Embedded MVP has just published a new book: “Professionals’ guide to Windows...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 12/28/2010
Top 18 trends in the embedded market
Windows for Devices just published an interesting article about a research from VDC on the embedded...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 12/13/2010
What are the differences between Silverlight and Silverlight for Windows Embedded
Silverlight is a very powerful Web technology that is evolving in different directions: out of the...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 12/13/2010
Want to know when a Windows Embedded product will reach the end of it’s lifecycle and won’t be supported any longer?
Windows Embedded products benefit from a long lifecycle. I covered this very topic in a previous...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 12/12/2010
Doing Managed development on Windows Embedded CE and need easy access to hardware drivers?
Then you definitively want to read this article from Nicolas’ blog. Nicolas describes all the steps...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 12/11/2010
Series of articles on trends in emerging technology affecting embedded device developers
Mike Hall, Principal Software Architect for Windows Embedded is writing a series of articles about...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 12/01/2010
Imagine Cup Solve This
For those not up to date on Imagine Cup, this is a World Wide Student competition organized by...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 11/27/2010
Technical Product Manager position opened in the Windows Embedded team
Ever thought about joining the Windows Embedded Product group at Microsoft? You have Technical...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 11/22/2010
Eurotech launches Cloud-Ready Windows Embedded handheld devices
The HRC-3100 and HRC-4200 can connect to a cloud platform create by Isidorey over a SSL or non-SSL...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 11/19/2010
Windows Embedded CE in the medical space: the Sonosite Ultrasound and Neuroptics examples
People are often surprise when they discover some medical devices run Microsoft embedded Operating...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 11/16/2010
Windows Embedded at Teched EMEA: why so little presence?
Teched EMEA is this week in Berlin. Thanks to Pierre, French Developer Evangelist from Microsoft...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 11/09/2010
160 BSPs available for Windows Embedded CE 6 as of today!
In order to get Windows Embedded CE to run on a specific hardware you need to have what is called a...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 11/01/2010
Embedded 101: the Windows Embedded developers community in action
Thanks to great community contributors, you now have a community driven portal for articles, blogs...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 10/12/2010
Installing Windows Embedded CE 6.0 tools on a Windows 7 64 bits machine
A great Embedded MVP, Valter, has written a great article on how to install Windows Embedded CE 6.0...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 10/10/2010
.Net Gadgeteer
For those who are curious to know where the .Net MicroFramework has gone, I encourage you to take a...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 10/10/2010
Windows Embedded CE driver Wizard on Codeplex
Are you developing drivers for Windows Embedded CE? If yes, then you might really need this great...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 10/08/2010
Windows Embedded Compact Test Kit
Windows Embedded Compact 7 will deliver a new test kit that will allow extensive testing of drivers,...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 09/28/2010
Silverlight for Windows Embedded Hello World application
Windows Embedded Compact 7 will soon be out. As part of the new or updated features, Silverlight for...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 09/28/2010
Silverlight for Windows® Embedded - PHYTEC demo
Interested in seeing what can be done with Silverlight for Windows Embedded on Windows Embedded CE...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 09/03/2010
Discover the Windows Embedded Experience: Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 Webcasts including a SWE tutorial
Another great series of webcasts from the Elektrobit folks. This series covers Windows Embedded CE...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 09/01/2010
Why Embedded has become cool (again)
I just read this interesting blog post from David Stewart from Intel and I am very excited as I...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/30/2010