Windows CE 6 arrives with 100 percent Kernel source

Win4Devices | at | by Mike

Microsoft officially launched the sixth generation of its flagship device software platform Nov. 1. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 boasts kernel architecture enhancements, new software stacks targeting three high-volume device categories, enhanced development tools and, for the first time, 100 percent availability of Windows CE's kernel source code.

Underlining the significance of Windows CE to Microsoft's overall business plans, Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie delivered the keynote address at the CE 6.0 launch event, which was streamed over the Web from Microsoft's Web site and attended by some 60 media representatives.