Adeneo Embedded Launches Windows Embedded Compact 7 Support for TI's OMAP™ 4 Platform

BELLEVUE, Wash. and ECULLY, France, May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Adeneo Embedded, a Microsoft Windows Embedded Gold Partner, which received the "Windows Embedded Excellence Award" by Microsoft from 2007 through 2010, announced a full suite of support services—including customized support, training and development service—tailored to assist original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) seeking to develop Windows Embedded Compact 7 on the OMAP™ 4 platform from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI).

Combining TI's multicore OMAP 4 applications processor technology with Microsoft's recently released Windows Embedded Compact 7 platform of tools and technologies creates new opportunities to develop innovative multimedia and wireless devices for enterprise and industrial applications. Example advanced features include an ARM® Cortex™-A-optimized compiler, support for symmetric multiprocessing and advanced graphical capabilities with Silverlight for Windows Embedded.

An active member of TI's Developer Network, Adeneo Embedded, marries its deep working knowledge of the OMAP technology with its Windows Embedded Compact legacy to create a breadth of expertise invaluable to OEMs seeking to differentiate on related designs. This expertise uniquely positions Adeneo Embedded to deliver superior customer services supporting system integration, Board Support Packages (BSP), drivers and application development as well as performance optimization.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 provides developers, designers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with a powerful real-time OS and a full tools suite, enabling an integrated, streamlined development experience that helps speed devices to market.

The OMAP 4 platform is a powerful system-on-chip that includes a high definition (HD) multimedia engine, a dual-core ARM(r) Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ supporting symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) and capable of speeds of more than 1GHz per core; a high-performance programmable graphics engine; and an Image Signal Processor (ISP) for unparalleled video and imaging performance.

"The richness of features provided by TI's OMAP 4, combined with Adeneo Embedded system integration expertise on Windows Embedded Compact 7 is an excellent solution to ensure OEMs' design success," said Yannick Chammings, chief executive officer, Adeneo Embedded. "Device makers using Multicore Cortex-A9 architecture have the highest level of expectation in terms of performances and capabilities for their devices, and this requires top-level expertise, both on OS integration and on processor architecture. OEMs can now rely on Adeneo Embedded engineering teams located in Europe and North America to receive best-in-class support for their OMAP 4 / Windows Embedded Compact 7 based developments."

"We're pleased to have Adeneo Embedded leverage its Windows Embedded expertise to assist OMAP 4 customers using the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system," said Mike Schoonover, OMAP 4 business development manager, wireless business unit, TI. "Customers now have access to support services tailored specifically to Windows Embedded Compact 7 integration on the OMAP platform, resulting in their ability to differentiate their designs while bringing products to market quickly."

"We are excited to work with Windows Embedded partners Adeneo and Texas Instruments to help OEMs and developers bring high performing, reliable and differentiated devices based on Windows Embedded Compact 7 to market more quickly," said Valerie Olague, group regional marketing manager for Windows Embedded, Microsoft. "With the release of Windows Embedded Compact 7, Microsoft together with our partners continues to be at the forefront of innovation in specialized devices."

Support services on OMAP 4 / Windows Embedded Compact 7 technologies are now fully available from Adeneo Embedded. OEMs interested in using these technologies for their devices can discuss further support options available by contacting our sales team at [email protected].  

About Adeneo Embedded

Adeneo Embedded provides system integration, design, support and training services to companies seeking world-class expertise in embedded solutions using high-performance architectures. For over 10 years, Adeneo Embedded has helped clients, in all stages of development; create profitable, feature-rich products that incorporate software and hardware solutions based on Windows Embedded, Windows Automotive or Windows Mobile operating systems. Close working partnerships with industry-leading silicon and software vendors allow Adeneo Embedded to apply its experience to a wide range of embedded solutions for the automotive, industrial, medical, multi-media, navigation, networking, mobile and wireless markets. Adeneo Embedded has a global sales and support network backed by engineering offices in North America and Europe.

About the TI Developer Network

Adeneo Embedded is a member of the TI Developer Network, a community of respected, well-established companies offering products and services based on TI analog and digital technology. The Network provides a broad range of end-equipment solutions, embedded software, engineering services and development tools that help customers accelerate innovation to make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun.

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Further information

For more information about Adeneo Embedded competences, products and services around Windows Embedded technologies:

• visit Adeneo Embedded dedicated web site www.adeneo-embedded.com
• Adeneo Embedded General sales contact [email protected]

For a local contact in

• Europe, please contact Jeremy Delicato [email protected]
• America, please contact Mike Ruiz [email protected]

SOURCE Adeneo Embedded