Microsoft Recognizes Its 2008 Windows Embedded Partner Excellence Award Winners

Posted on June 4, 2008 
Filed Under Microsoft

ORLANDO, Fla., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Microsoft Corp.
announced the winners of the 2008 Windows Embedded Partner Excellence
Awards for the Americas, which were presented this week at the Tech*Ed
North America 2008 Developers conference. The Windows Embedded Partner
Excellence Awards recognize visionary organizations around the world that
use Windows Embedded technology in innovative and creative ways. Windows
Embedded Partners were honored for their outstanding customer service and
the many innovative ways they are using the Microsoft Windows Embedded
platforms.

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“The Windows Embedded Partner Excellence Awards recognize the
invaluable contribution partners make to our business through outstanding
customer service and innovative uses of Windows Embedded technologies,”
said Ilya Bukshteyn, director of marketing for the Windows Embedded
Business at Microsoft. “The accomplishments of our partner ecosystem play a
key role in our success, and we are absolutely committed to helping our
partners to continue to excel in their disciplines. I would like to extend
my congratulations and thank each of the 2008 award winners for their
commitment to excellence in customer service.”

The winners in each category for their work with the Windows Embedded
CE, Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded for Point of Service platforms
are the following:

– Adeneo: Training Partner. For its leadership in providing a variety of
innovative training deliverables in conjunction with partners,
universities, hardware vendors and Microsoft.

– BSQUARE Corp.: Systems Integrator. For its leadership role in
providing a broad range of engineering services for Windows Embedded
CE and Windows XP Embedded.

– BSQUARE: Distributor. For continuing to raise the bar on providing
Microsoft customers with world-class professional services and
logistics capabilities for connected devices.

– HP: Windows XP Embedded Original Equipment Manufacturer. For its
continued leadership in the thin-client space and for delivering an
innovative line of remote computing solutions based on Microsoft
Windows XP Embedded.

– Intrinsyc Software International Inc.: Portable Navigation Device
Partner. For the impact Intrinsyc has had with its strategic OEM
design engagements in the portable navigation device category.
Intrinsyc and its Soleus software platform are helping to drive the
next generation of converged wireless PNDs with Windows Embedded CE.

– Magellan: Windows Embedded CE Original Equipment Manufacturer. For its
commitment to creating devices that allow people to travel and work
with leading portable navigation and positioning solutions across
multiple markets using Windows Embedded CE.

– NCR Corp.: Windows Embedded for Point of Service Original Equipment
Manufacturer. For its commitment to leading how the world connects,
interacts and transacts with business utilizing Windows Embedded for
Point of Service. NCR’s assisted-service and self-service solutions
address the needs of retail, financial, travel, healthcare,
hospitality, gaming and public sector organizations in more than 100
countries.

– Odyssey Software: Windows Embedded for Point of Service Partner. For
delivering innovative device management solutions to key strategic
retail customers.

– PHYTEC: Independent Hardware Vendor. For driving adoption of Windows
Embedded CE by providing a variety of OEM-deployable single board
computer subassemblies and production-ready board support packages
(BSPs).

– RMI Corp.: Silicon Vendor. For its innovative work in delivering
highly integrated system-on-a-chip modules for portable navigation and
digital picture frame devices based on Windows Embedded CE.

The Microsoft OEM Embedded Sales Division also today announced the
winner of the Partner Excellence Award for the Microsoft Specialized Server
product line, which complements Windows Embedded products and technologies
with a line of server operating systems licensed specifically for embedded
server devices.

The winner of this award is the following:

– Gilbarco Inc.: Windows Specialized Server Original Equipment
Manufacturer. For its continued leadership as a leading supplier of
fuel-dispensing equipment and fully integrated point-of-sale systems
utilizing Windows Server for Embedded Systems that work seamlessly
with devices running on Windows XP Embedded and Windows XP
Professional for Embedded Systems and delivering innovative solutions
to the global petroleum marketplace.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
their full potential.

SOURCE Microsoft Corp.

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