John Coyne's Embedded Blog : XPE

Solutions for Manufacturing Webinar!

jcoyne — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:42:01 GMT

We sometimes get asked what we do in the embedded world for Manufacturing and Industrial Automation – well here’s your chance to hear about Windows Embedded for Manufacturing! Chris Muench and I will be hosting a webinar on September 17th specifically...(read more)

Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP now available!

jcoyne — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:38:03 GMT

for those of you who haven’t heard, we’re working on our new release of Windows Embedded Standard – this one will be based on the binaries of Windows 7! (which is due out in Desktop form very soon! ) the Embedded release will be the “componentized”...(read more)

Great Embedded Video: From Sensors to Servers!

jcoyne — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:16:54 GMT

Mike just posted a great video, by Olivier Bloch , talking about Windows Embedded: From Sensors to Servers. Olivier shows off a CE device, that is the hard real-time control for a robot arm, as well as a WES device that’s the HMI for the system....(read more)

It’s Tech Ed time again

jcoyne — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:21:34 GMT

Howdy all! I’m back online again, after some time prepping for upcoming events. One of which is Microsoft TechEd, May 11-15, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA! This is a great event to meet Microsoft folks, as well as industry experts, participate in a ton of learning...(read more)

Certification for Windows Embedded Standard (XPE)!

jcoyne — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:33:03 GMT

Mike and Olivier both posted today about the availability of the new MCP certification exam for Windows Embedded Standard (the OS formerly known as XPE)! We will also have an exam prep guide that will come online over the next month or two. we’ll...(read more)

Windows Embedded Quebec!

jcoyne — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:16:11 GMT

I’m sitting in the Theater here at PDC – I figured this deserved a Live Blog! Shabnam Erfani, one of our Lead Program Managers on the Windows Embedded team, is presenting “Windows Embedded Quebec: Developing for Devices” There are about...(read more)

Tough Choice - PDC or ESC Boston?

jcoyne — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:59:38 GMT

So in case you missed it - Mike Hall has posted some fun about the upcoming PDC 2008 in Los Angeles... along with a video on engadget. Pretty funny, IMHO. He will not be at PDC, but I will, along with Dion Hutchings, the TPM for Windows Embedded Compact,...(read more)

Update from the Windows Embedded Standard Certification Sessions

jcoyne — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:13:54 GMT

I poked in on the teams yesterday, and they were hard at work, still trying to identify all the things that should be on the Certification exam... I must say, it is a very difficult task - there's so much information to cover, and we have to figure...(read more)

Want to be Certified in XP Embedded?

jcoyne — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:39:39 GMT

I'm here on Campus in Redmond, sitting in on the debate discussions on what should and should not be on a certification test, as well as how to ask the right questions. There are several MVP's and industry experts here in the room with our Learning folks...(read more)

Help with the next embedded MCP test!

jcoyne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:13:09 GMT

as you may or may not have heard, we recently launched the Microsoft Certified Professional Cert for Windows Embedded CE . Now we're at it again, with a certification for Windows Embedded Standard (the next version of XPE), as I mentioned...(read more)

Sights from CEDIA 2008!

jcoyne — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:39:16 GMT

I was on the show floor today at CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design & Installation Association) Expo 2008, in Denver Colorado! From the home theater aficionado to the guy who needs the dummies book, this is one of the cooler trade shows out there. from...(read more)

Certification for Windows Embedded Standard (the follow on to XPE) is coming!

jcoyne — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:46:38 GMT

I saw a post from Weijuan Shi over on the XPE Team Blog - with the pending release of Windows Embedded Standard, we're going to be developing training and certification content for Standard, much like we do for CE . we will be working with a limited...(read more)

Now Available - Windows Embedded Standard - Technology Preview!

jcoyne — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:27:00 GMT

As announced at the Tech Ed Developers' conference in Orlando - the Name for Windows XP Embedded Will be changing at it's next version - which was formally announced at the conference. OEM's and Distributors should have gotten notice from the Embedded...(read more)