BSQUARE Introduces Consulting and Engineering Packaged Services; New Fixed Fee Service Offerings Provide Device Makers Easy Access to BSQUARE's Solutions Expertise.BELLEVUE, Wash. -- BSQUARE (Nasdaq:BSQR), a leading provider of smart device solutions, today announced new packaged services offerings for device makers to gain quick and easy access to BSQUARE's expertise on Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. devices. "In response to requests from our customers, we are making available four new packaged services," said Carey Butler, vice president of Professional Engineering Services, BSQUARE. "Our goal is to help device makers build, test, and deploy their smart devices as quickly as possible and our new fixed-fee packaged services offer a solid starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for customers requiring our expertise." BSQUARE's new packaged services include: --Feasibility Study - BSQUARE engineers will provide research, analysis, and findings, including recommendations for success on any development or issue related to Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile platforms --Short-Term Service Packages - Provides immediate access to BSQUARE engineering services for short-term service engagements --Quality Assurance Service Packages - Provides comprehensive, independent testing of devices for early identification of system software defects, which helps to lower development costs and speed time to market for devices --SDIO JumpStart Service -The fastest way to add SDIO See SDIO card. support to Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile devices These new consulting and engineering service packages are in addition to BSQUARE's previously announced packaged services available for Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile device makers. The other packaged services include: --Windows XP Embedded See Windows XP Embedded. JumpStart - Delivers a bootable Windows XP Embedded An enhanced version of Windows XP for compact applications such as PDAs, handhelds and other appliances that use the x86 CPU. It supports such features as CompactPCI and the ability to boot from flash memory or CD-ROM. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. image, including applications and device drivers, customized for the customer's hardware platform --Product Support Service Packages - Offers rapid response, expert diagnosis, and trusted resolution to help optimize the productivity and cost-effectiveness of embedded development projects "We engaged BSQUARE to assist us with a feasibility study "A Feasibility Study" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 April, 1964, during the first season. It was remade in 1997 as part of the revived The Outer Limits series with a minor title change. within the design phase of a next generation medical device," said Jonathan Harwood, vice president of engineering, Angel Medical. "BSQUARE exceeded our expectations with a study that expertly compares functionality, development cost, schedule, and key issues of several technical approaches to the development of this new device." About BSQUARE BSQUARE is a leading global provider of software, engineering services and consulting for the smart device market. Since 1994, BSQUARE has provided world-class device makers with the building blocks necessary to design, develop, and test innovative products quickly and cost effectively. A sample of BSQUARE customers includes Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , HTC HTC HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) Component HTC High Tech Computer Corp (Taiwan, China) HTC Hennepin Technical College (Minnesota) HTC High-Throughput Computing , Microsoft and others. BSQUARE is one of Microsoft's largest value-added partners worldwide for Windows Embedded software, a Gold-level Systems Integrator of the year and a leading Windows Mobile solutions provider for Smartphone and Pocket PC. BSQUARE is a Texas Instruments-licensed Independent OMAP OMAP Office of Medical Assistance Programs (Oregon Department of Human Services) OMAP Open Multimedia Applications Platform (Texas Instruments semiconductor operating system) (TM) (Open Multimedia Application Platform) Technology Center. The company's SDIO Now! technology has been adopted by over 65 top-tier smart device makers. For more information, visit BSQUARE at www.bsquare.com or call 888-820-4500. BSQUARE is a registered trademark of BSQUARE Corporation. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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