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Mio Technology Partners With Microsoft Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 to deliver connected experiences in portable navigation
by Staff Writer | posted on 08 September 2008
Leading global brand turns to Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 to quickly bring customers smart, connected, service-oriented portable navigation devices.
REDMOND, Wash. - Sept. 8, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. today announced that Mio Technology Corp., a leading producer of portable navigation devices (PNDs) with integrated Global Positioning Systems (GPSs), expanded its support of the Windows Embedded offerings and will be shipping its next-generation PNDs on the Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 platform.
"Our adoption of Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 is a significant step in our ongoing mission to create superior customer experiences on PND to consumer devices," said Samuel Wang, president of Mio Technology. "Having a category-specific platform like Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 dramatically simplifies the process of building a connected GPS navigation device, helping us achieve our goal of delivering an outstanding customer experience to drivers and other consumers."
For Mio Technology, using NavReady 2009 delivers multiple business and technical benefits:
"We are delighted to announce that Mio will bring the first portable navigation devices to market built on Windows Embedded NavReady 2009,"said Kevin Dallas, general manager of the Windows embedded Business at Microsoft. "With Microsoft's platform, Mio Technology is well-positioned to drive growth in the personal navigation industry."
Mio Technology's next-generation PNDs built on Windows Embedded NavReady
2009 are scheduled to ship in 2009.
Mio Technology and Microsoft at Canalys 2008 in Budapest
Those attending the Canalys Navigation Forum 2008, being held in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 8-10, will gain insight into the future of smart, connected service-oriented PNDs and learn how companies such as Mio Technology are using Windows Embedded solutions to adapt to market changes, evolve their businesses and achieve competitive advantage. At Canalys, Mio Technology will be presenting with Windows Embedded Senior Director Ilya Bukshteyn about its implementation of Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 for PNDs, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. CEST, in the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal.
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To download Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 technologies:
http://www.WindowsEmbedded.com/NavReady
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