Microsoft Unveils OS for Portable Navigation Devices

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Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

June 17, 2008

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Microsoft has introduced its first operating system for handheld electronic navigation devices.Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, which is based on Windows Embedded CE, is aimed at developers of portable devices that use GPS and maps. Features include easy connections to online services and the Internet; links to mobile phones via Bluetooth, enabling hands-free phone book access, calls and data connections; Live Search, which helps users locate points of interest; and synchronization with MSN Direct for traffic updates and gas prices. The OS can also serve as a second display for many mobile PCs that run on Windows Vista.

"Personal navigation solutions will increasingly become connected, which will open up new opportunities to add value through the delivery of dynamic information and location-based services," according to a statement from an analyst.Computerworld

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Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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