Microsoft North America Awards 2008

Microsoft announced during the TechEd in Orlando, FL the list of the Windows Embedded Partner Excellence Awards for North and South America.

Awards were listed by Microsoft as follows:

• Distributor -- Bsquare, "for continuing to raise the bar on providing Microsoft customers with world-class professional services and logistics capabilities for connected devices"

• Independent Hardware Vendor -- Phytec, "for driving adoption of Windows Embedded CE by providing single board computers and board support packages"

• Portable Navigation Device Partner -- Intrinsyc, "for the impact it has had with its strategic OEM design engagements"

• Silicon Vendor -- RMI, "for its innovative work in providing highly integrated system-on-chip modules"

• Systems Integrator -- Bsquare, "for its leadership role in providing a broad range of engineering services for Windows Embedded CE and Windows XP Embedded"

• Training Partner -- Adeneo, "for its leadership in providing a variety of innovative training deliverables"

• WEPOS (Windows Embedded for Point of Service) OEM -- NCR, "for its commitment to leading how the world connects, interacts, and transacts"

• WEPOS partner -- Odyssey Software, "for delivering innovative device management solutions to key strategic retail customers"

• Windows Embedded CE OEM -- Magellan, "for its commitment to creating devices"

• Windows XP Embedded OEM -- HP, "for its continued leadership in the thin-client space"

- Nicolas