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MPC Data Software Engineer makes final six in Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 04/08/2011

MPC Data Software Engineer makes final six in Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011

MPC Data Software Engineer Kevin Pfister, two times Winner of the Microsoft Imagine Cup UK Embedded Design Competition recently took part in the 2011 worldwide finals held this year in New York. After several judging rounds consisting of demos, presentations and Q&A, Kevin made it through to the final 6 teams with his project ‘Child Sleep Safe’ a next generation baby monitoring and response system built upon Windows Embedded Compact 7.

The Imagine Cup competition sees teams create solutions that address real world issues via the use of technology. Child Sleep Safe aims to reduce infant mortality by analysing environmental conditions on and around a child in real time, and if required interact with various home automation systems to correct any issues that arise before the need to warn parents.

This year the Imagine Cup saw over 350,000 registrants however Kevin remains the only single competitor team to compete in the embedded category during the competitions 9 year history, having previously got through to the final 6 teams in the 2010 Imagine Cup finals held in Warsaw, Poland with an augmented reality system to aid blind and partially sighted individuals.

Congratulations Kevin!

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Microsoft demonstrates MPC Data’s Remote FX implementation on Beagleboard-XM based thin client 06/06/2011

Microsoft demonstrates MPC Data’s Remote FX implementation on Beagleboard-XM based thin client

Microsoft Technical Evangelist – Olivier Bloch – recently demonstrated the Windows Embedded Compact 7 based Remote FX capability in his online blog spot: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/obloch/archive/2011/06/02/remotefx-on-windows-embedded-compact-7.aspx.

This latest technology is indicative of how ARM based products are now enabling very small footprint, low power products in the thin client computing space.

There are many documented benefits of thin and zero clients, but the implementation of Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7 – the new name for WinCE) Remote FX by MPC Data onto low cost Cortex-A8 technology - allows the user to have the full desktop experience – without the need for a PC.

In Olivier’s blog you will see an embedded video, where Olivier talks about having a low cost – low power - fast booting client – running from Flash memory rather than disk.

Olivier moves on to talk about the streaming of high quality video and the USB re-direction – not previously seen on thin clients – and shows the Beagleboard-XM connecting to a VM server with and without Remote FX enabled.

Check out the link above to hear the full dialogue.

As one of the earliest members of the Compact 7 beta program, MPC Data have been investing heavily in Compact 7 over the last year. This ensures that we are able to provide our customers with world-class support on this important new technology, as well as being able to offer low cost “off the shelf” board support packages (BSPs) http://www.mpcdata.com/mpc-products/. MPC Data’s training portfolio has also been updated to include Compact 7 training at both platform and applications level www.mpcdata.com/training.

Remote FX technology is available today at MPC Data, to find out more and to discuss how we can can work with you to bring your products to market faster, cost effectively and with less risk, give us a call or email us on sales@mpcdata.com.

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MPC Data software now available through Premier Farnell and Element14 12/04/2011

MPC Data software now available through Premier Farnell and Element14

MPC Data and Premier Farnell, the leading electronics distributor announce that they have signed an exclusive catalogue software distribution agreement. Under this agreement, Farnell will offer Windows Embedded Compact BSPs from MPC Data alongside development hardware to their worldwide customer base through catalogue and online, collaborative element14 community channels.

For more information visit the MPC Data channel on element14.com

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MPC Data and Texas Instruments to demonstrate Microsoft RemoteFX Remote Desktop Services at Embedded World 2011. 03/02/2011

MPC Data in conjunction with Texas Instruments will demonstrate the Remote FX technology running on a BeagleBoard-xM hardware platform in conjunction with Windows Server 2008.

RemoteFX is a set of technologies that allows remote workers to enjoy the same user experience over a network as with a locally executing desktop, ie. experience full graphics capabilities, such as full-motion video, Silverlight animations, run 3D applications and basically any media type with “local like” performance.

With RemoteFX, the users will be able to access their workspace via a standard RDP connection from a broad range of client devices – PCs, thin clients or Every simple, low-cost devices over a LAN connection.

To view the demo please visit us at the Embedded World exhibition in Halls 11 (Booth 318) or 12 (Booth 363) .

For more details please go to http://www.mpcdata.com/EW11 - where you can make an appointment to discuss your project with us, and also pick up a complementary ticket for the exhibition.

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