BlueWater Systems Releases WinDK Version 2.7 for Windows 2000.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers EDMONDS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000 New features for Windows 2000 include enhanced power management and Plug-and-Play support to help ensure the fast development of quality, high-performance device drivers BlueWater Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of BSQUARE Corporation (Nasdaq:BSQR) today released Version released version - release 2.7 of the WinDK(TM) Device Driver Development Toolkit, an industry leading toolkit for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Windows NT Embedded See Windows XP Embedded. and Windows 98 (WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. ). WinDK 2.7 adds new features for enhanced support for the Windows 2000 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. as well as improved support for Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT Embedded and Windows 98. Using WinDK 2.7, device driver developers can take advantage of the new features of Windows 2000 and develop full-featured high-performance device drivers that are portable across most Windows platforms. "Windows operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. are increasing in complexity with each release, and our new WinDK 2.7 will greatly simplify the driver development process for systems running Windows 2000," said Paul Lever, director of platform technologies, BSQUARE. "With new support for the latest technologies and extensive support for a wide variety of device drivers, WinDK helps developers create robust, quality drivers for advanced Windows systems in record time." About WinDK 2.7 WinDK 2.7 adds upgraded Windows 2000 Plug and Play and power management support. With the Plug and Play and power management features built in to the Windows 2000 and WDM driver models, the complexity of the device drivers has been greatly increased. The new Plug and Play and power management features of WinDK 2.7 greatly reduces the complexity of developing drivers for these operating systems, enabling developers to take advantage of these features and build their high-performance device drivers correctly the first time. This assurance reduces driver development time while greatly increasing the quality of drivers and reducing time to market. WinDK allows kernel driver developers to work in C++ or C. WinDK Version 2.7 also features new support for IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. . New bus technologies including IEEE 1394 and USB are part of the Windows 2000 specification. WinDK 2.7 lets developers take advantage of these new bus technologies in developing their drivers for Windows 2000 and Windows 98. In addition, the USB features found in WinDK 2.7 are fully compatible with BlueWater Systems' USB Extension to WinDK. This Extension provides developers with the capability for building USB drivers that are source code compatible Refers to the capability of running a program on a different platform by recompiling the source code into the machine code for that environment. See source code and machine language. with Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT Embedded, Windows 2000 and Windows 98 (WDM). WinDK 2.7 is available now from BlueWater Systems. Pricing begins at $995 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . About BlueWater Systems, Inc. BlueWater Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of BSQUARE Corporation. BlueWater Systems specializes in providing hardware control solutions for the Microsoft Windows platform. These solutions range from on-site programs, tailored for developers who want strong in-house development expertise, to publishing the industry's leading software toolkits for attaching and controlling hardware to the Windows platform. The company's USB Extension is the leading device driver tool supporting USB on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Embedded operating systems while providing source code compatibility with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT Embedded 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows 98. WinDK for Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. is the first device driver toolkit for creating high performance device drivers on Windows CE. The toolkit also eases the porting of Windows NT 4.0-based device drivers to Windows CE. Time Critical Extension(TM) allows very low latency Low latency allows human-unnoticeable delays between an input being processed and the corresponding output providing real time characteristics. This can be especially important for internet connections utilizing services such as online gaming and VOIP - VOIP is not as important as interrupts and timers on Windows CE and complements Windows CE Versions 2.1x and 3.0. The company's WinRT(TM) is a versatile hardware access toolkit providing direct binary compatibility See binary compatible. and control under the Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT Embedded Windows 98 and Windows 95 operating systems. The WinRT toolkit contains a group of programs that give developers control of hardware devices from Win32 API-based applications. BSQUARE (Nasdaq:BSQR) is a dynamic software company working with Fortune 500 companies to enable the age of intelligent computing devices. Specializing in the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems, BSQUARE supplies software products and services for the development and use of PC Companions, Internet appliances, industrial automation devices, Windows-based terminals, and other intelligent computing devices. From development tools to software infrastructures to end-user applications, BSQUARE's touch is on many embedded Windows-based devices on the market today. For additional information contact BlueWater Systems at 800/962-2114 or www.bluewatersystems.com. Note to editors: To request a press review copy, please contact William D. Kyle, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at BlueWater Systems; billk@bluewatersystems.com or 425/771-3610 or 800/962-2114. 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Factors that could affect BSQUARE's actual results include adverse changes in BSQUARE's relationship with Microsoft, a decline in the market for Windows -based intelligent computing devices or the failure of such market to develop as anticipated, delays or announcements of delays by Microsoft of Windows product releases, the failure of the market to accept new BSQUARE or subsidiary product or service offerings, risks associated with fixed-fee contracts, competition and intellectual property risks. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in BSQUARE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , in the section entitled "Risk Factors." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. BSQUARE undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Product and company names herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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