Microsoft opens European R&D centre
Posted on February 27, 2008
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Guy Dixon, vnunet.com, Wednesday
27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Facility in Germany to develop Windows-based smart devices
Microsoft has taken the wraps off an R&D centre in Germany as part of a
$75m worldwide investment programme aimed at squeezing Windows into “smart,
connected, service-oriented” devices. The company said that the move would
accelerate collaboration between US-based Microsoft embedded Windows product
groups and their counterparts in Europe. Around two-thirds of the three billion
embedded devices shipping this year will be connected to a network or
management service, according to Microsoft. The company expects the market for
connected devices in the enterprise to grow at a rate of 23 per cent per year
between 2006 and 2010. Microsoft’s embedded product line up includes Windows
Embedded CE, Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded for Point of Service.
“Due to the immense engineering talent pool and high concentration of
enterprise customers and key Windows Embedded partners in the region, we see
tremendous growth opportunities for the Windows Embedded Business in Europe,”
said Kevin Dallas, general manager of the Windows Embedded Business at
Microsoft.
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