Monday, May 1, 2000

Auto PC/Windows CE for Automotive news bites

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.FLYINGHEAD AUTO PC UPDATE
.TITLE Auto PC/Windows CE for Automotive news bites
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.SUMMARY Unless you attend Society of Automotive Engineers meetings or watch news feeds really closely, you probably don’t know about all the things going on in the Auto PC/Windows CE for Automotive arena. This month, Mark Moeller fills you in on the latest news.
.AUTHOR Mark Moeller
Unless you attend Society of Automotive Engineers meetings or watch news feeds really closely, you probably don’t know about all the things going on in the Auto PC/Windows CE for Automotive arena. This month I want to fill you in on the latest news.

.H1 SAE World Congress
The SAE World Congress, which occurred March 6-9 of this year was the place to be to get the latest on developments in the world of Windows CE for Automotive (WCEfA). "What’s that?" you may ask. That’s the new name Microsoft has given their software for the Auto PC platform.

I was told by those who attended that all the well-known WCEfA players were there, as well as a few major new ones. Perhaps the most significant new player was Denso Corporation. Denso is a global supplier of advanced technology systems and components for the automotive market. Here is a clipping from the press release:

.QUOTE Today at the SAE 2000 World Congress, Microsoft Corp