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On October, 2 2014 at 3 PM (CET) there will be a Free of Charge Webinar presented by Cesare De Siena (AVNET Embedded) and by me :-) titled:

WINDOWS EMBEDDED 8.1 Industry Pro: the "easy to use" embedded !

WE8.1 Industry Pro and Industry Pro Retail allow you to implement Windows 8.1 technology on your embedded devices in an easy and secure way.

If you want to know functionalities and details of the new operating system, register here

Agenda:



Are you worried about the end of support on XP PRO? Are you not sure which is the operating system that best suits your needs?



Saturday, February 15 in Naples will host the second edition of Microsoft Embedded Conference and, as for the first edition, I will participate as a speaker along with my colleague and friend Gianni Rosa Gallina. We will present Sense 3 (an embedded+cloud solution for showrooms, trade fairs and conferences) made in collaboration with Jusan Networks (Italian leading company in eCommerce).The event is organized by the cultural association DotNetCampania with the participation of:



On October, 17 Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows 8.1 (for desktop) and Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry (for dedicated devices). For the first time the embedded version is released at the same time of the desktop one. This make us understand that the role of the embedded operative systems is growing up to reach the same level of the Big Windows one.

I am delighted to announce that all the eMVP in BEPS (Gianni Rosa Gallina and me) have been confirmed Microsoft MVP - Windows Embedded 2013.

I want to thank Marjorie Di Clemente, Cristina Gonzalez Herrero and all those who have contributed to this great result!

I decided to write this post when I read the official Microsoft post that announced the release of the RTM of Windows 8.1 for both Windows Desktop and Windows Embedded platforms. I have translated the English version adding some personal comments for the Italian version.

Microsoft has released the latest version of its Windows Embedded Compact operating system.

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 is the successor of Windows Embedded Compact 7 (AKA Windows CE). It is targeted at small-footprint devices used by retail, manufacturing, healthcare and other vertical industries.

BEPS Engineering will participate at "Windows Embedded Workshops 2013" organized by Avnet Embedded & Silica in collaboration with Freescale:

Microsoft Innovation Center Torino, Arrow and BEPS Engineering developed a proof-of-concept (POC) solution for public advertisements: the Kinect-Azure POC, an Intelligent Systems case study.

Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) brings Windows 8 features to an x86 or x64 embedded device. In the specifics of new gestures, Windows 8 manages touch and multi-touch screen with new and powerful solutions.

Each new gesture activates a new function that can be used by the operating system or it is passed to the application.