Embedded OSes based on Windows 7 near

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Microsoft expects to announce Tuesday that three upcoming versions of Windows Embedded, one built on Windows 7, have been released to manufacturing.

Microsoft plans to tell attendees at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston that it has sent Windows Embedded Enterprise, Windows Embedded Server, and Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Release 3 to manufacturing and to embedded device makers.

Based on Windows 7, Windows Embedded Enterprise will be available to device manufacturers in two different editions -- Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate. Both are full-blown versions of desktop Windows 7 that are license-restricted to run only embedded applications.