ORLANDO, Florida, June 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leading technology partners honoured for achievement on connected 
device platforms.

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 recognise visionary organisations round the world
that use Windows Embedded technology in innovative and creative ways. Windows
Embedded Partners were honoured 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 recognise 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 utilising 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 organisations 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 
       utilising 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.



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