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Bsquare, a provider of Windows embedded technology solutions and professional services, has announced a reference design for a Windows CE .NET handheld.

The Bsquare Power Handheld has a 640 x 480 TFT colour screen, retractable QWERTY thumb-board and integrated GPRS voice and data connectivity. It uses Intel’s XScale processor, running at speeds of up to 400 Mhz, and has 64 Mb of RAM. There is also an SD card expansion slot. The reference design is aimed at manufacturers who want to target the corporate market. Running a full suite of Microsoft productivity, communications and PIM applications, the Power Handheld will be capable of accessing traditional web services, sending and receiving voice calls and integrated management of wireless messaging services. It also includes Bsquare’s remote management technology, enabling devices to be updated from a central server.

“Our Power Handheld reference design allows carriers to unlock ARPU by offering their enterprise and mobile professional customers the best mobile data application experience,” said Bill Baxter, President & CEO of Bsquare. “Now any carrier or OEM can leverage the latest Intel and Microsoft technologies, and offer its customers a truly integrated next-generation wireless handheld device. Our reference design supports their efforts.” Todd Warren, general manager of the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp, added: “Bsquare’s new Power Handheld reference design showcases some of the most powerful and rich capabilities of Windows CE .NET. Bsquare took full advantage of the wide range of technologies found in Windows CE .NET to deliver an innovative and feature-rich user experience, including support for multimedia functionality and networking capabilities.”