Plant floor automation has traditionally been built on a variety of hardware systems, technologies, and proprietary protocols. But even small improvements in automation and high volume production processes can have a huge impact on time-to-market, customer satisfaction, and the bottom line. That’s why industrial solution providers need to find cost-effective technologies that integrate with and enhance current investments, work well together, and provide for future growth.

Microsoft® server with embedded licensing technologies are part of a full line of Microsoft Windows® Embedded offerings that provide a solid foundation for building servers and devices that work together. Microsoft embedded server offerings can provide industrial solutions providers with:

• Reduced Cost and Time to Market
• Increased Solution Reliability
• Application Compatibility
• Advanced Networking Features

Industrial solutions providers benefit from Microsoft-provided development tools, software compatible with commodity hardware and industry standard protocols, a large developer ecosystem, and favorable royalty rates compared to Microsoft’s general purpose server systems.

In conjunction with the Microsoft server with embedded licensing products, Windows Embedded offerings help OEMs to deliver solutions that allow factories and plants to standardize on one platform and one development environment.

From Windows Embedded CE, the robust, hard real-time operating system, to Windows Embedded Standard, the next generation of Windows XP Embedded, to the scalable Windows Server®, Microsoft offers the operating system choices and capabilities that OEMs require for delivering integrated end-to-end solutions to customers.

To discuss licensing and pricing options, contact a Microsoft Authorized Embedded Distributor.