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Panadarama Update 13/10/2006

We are pleased to report that the team are now safely back in the UK. Their on-board computer and it's customised Windows XP Embedded operating system ran flawlessly, however, the same cannot be said for their modified Fiat Panda, which suffered a number of breakdowns, ultimately causing them to drop out of the rally in Kazakhstan.

The extraordinary amount of dust and sand which had found its way into the computer gave a good indication of the extreme conditions the system had to endure:



Many of the images and other data which were captured on the computer's solid-state storage will be available on the Pandarama web site soon: www.pandarama.co.uk For more information on how MPC Data create Windows XP Embedded software to survive the harshest conditions, contact sales@mpc-data.co.uk"

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MPC Data sponsors Pandarama! 06/07/2006

A unique modified Fiat Panda is driving from the UK to Mongolia in order to raise monies for rural families in Mongolia and Africa. MPC Data is sponsoring the event by creating a Windows XP Embedded image that will allow Windows XP to run from a solid-state disk, thereby creating a fully solid-state solution for operating in the harsh environment of a vehicle. A custom application captures timelapse video from a USB webcam and stores the images on a USB memory stick. As a 'headless' system, startup and shutdown operations all need to be fully automatic and reliable.

Visit the website for full details and interesting views of the custom build at www.pandarama.co.uk

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Microsoft Windows XPe &CE 5.0 Quick Start Workshops 23/02/2006

MPC Data will be holding another of our very popular Microsoft Embedded seminars in Newbury on 26th and 27th April 2006. These seminars are staged in conjunction with Abacus Polar.

A intensive 1 day Windows XP Embedded 'Quick Start' workshop on the 26th April will be a hands-on seminar covering all the topics necessary to get up and running with your Windows XP Embedded Project, including:
Configuring Target Designer
Building your image
Adding New Components and Deploying your Image

On the 27th April 2006 we will hold a intensive 1 day Windows CE 5.0 'Quick Start' workshop again this will be a hands-on seminar covering all the topics necessary to get up and running with your Windows CE project, including:

• CE OS Architecture
• Creating OS Designs with Platform Builder
• New features in CE 5
• OS / application debugging

For further details of both CE 5.0 and XP Embedded seminars, please contact Alan Rowe.

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Windows® CE 5.0 BSP for OMAP 5912 OSK available from MPC Data Limited 14/12/2005

MPC Data has announced a Windows® CE 5.0 Board Support Package (BSP) for the Texas Instruments OMAP 5912 OSK development platform. The OSK BSP features include:

• CE5.0 Bootloader to bootstrap the board
• OMAP 5912 CPU support
• Flash Memory support
• Ethernet and Serial Interfaces
• LCD &Touchscreen support
• Booting from Flash Memory

For OEMs looking to base Windows-powered devices on the OSK reference design, MPC Data's BSP reduces risks, and can dramatically improve time to market. The BSP is available now, and can be obtained directly from MPC Data Limited.

For further details please contact Frank Breeze on fbreeze@mpc-data.co.uk

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