Microsoft cooks up products for oil and gas industry
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft is launching an initiative to deliver technologies specifically tailored to the oil and gas industry, making the second gesture in as many days that it is increasing its focus on vertical markets.
The software maker's energy sector initiative, called Peak Performance, was unveiled at the Global Energy Forum in Houston on Wednesday, a day after it began shipping a version of its Windows XP Embedded operating system aimed at the retail and hospitality industry. That product represents the first time Microsoft has customized an operating system for a particular market.