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Announcements, tips, tricks, and techniques for mobile PC developers.
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TechEd Australia 2006
Tablet PCs and Ultra-Mobile PCs attract developer attention
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As developers and IT professionals are learning about new features in Windows Vista(TM), they are also learning that they can develop applications that take advantage of the growing use of mobile PCs. TechEd has been a great event for mobile PC hands-on experience. At TechEd Australia there was a Windows Vista mobility hands-on lab with seven different labs running on Tablet PCs. Talks, like the one Hugo Ortega presented, also included information about developing for Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs). Here is a snip from Hugo's blog:  Photo compliments of Hugo Ortega. This year TechEd Australia 2006 has closed with Tablet PC on its mind. Meandering through the Exhibit Hall, Hands-on Labs and listening to guest speakers you quickly realized that Tablet PC had in fact made a splash. Could it be attributed to the availability of several new products, like Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) and others; or perhaps the fact that clients were hounding developers for more Tablet PC-related applications? Whatever the reason the effect was evident across several aspects of the TechEd arena.
TechEd China is next, beginning September 14 in Shanghai. See the Microsoft TechEd 2006 Worldwide site for details.
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Events
November
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Mobile PCs running Windows Vista provide partners with new and compelling opportunities to differentiate, innovate, and grow their business. Mobile Connections will be an entire event focused on developing for mobile PCs, like Tablet PCs and Ultra-Mobile PCs, as well as mobile devices. Join Microsoft at Mobile Connections, so you can learn how to develop gadgets for Microsoft® Windows® SideShow(TM), persist ink on the web, incorporate UI design best practices for UMPCs, and more. Register today.
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Updates and Opportunities
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CoDe Magazine, in conjunction with Microsoft, is producing a special issue on Mobile PC Development which will be available in the November / December 2006 timeframe. Focus issues are distributed at special events such as conferences and product launches; however, you can receive an issue free of charge by visiting CoDe Magazine's website or simply click here.
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NS BASIC Corporation has extended its programming contest for Mobile PC devices until September 15, 2006. First prize for the best application developed with NS Basic/Desktop is a Samsung Q1 UMPC. NS Basic/Desktop is an easy-to-use rapid development tool similar to Microsoft Visual Basic®. It's not too late to win!
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Partner Announcements
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Tegatech Australia, a Tablet PC distributor, recently announced a new partnership with Fujitsu PC Australia. Tegatech, already infamous in the Tablet PC space for suppliers Australia's first Ultra-Mobile PC, will also be making the entire range of Fujitsu Tablet PCs available to their network of resellers. Fujitsu realized the importance of focused and centralized tablet PC distribution and therefore chose Tegatech Australia as the company to take the market to a new height in Tablet PC service and commitment.
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MedShare HC is an integrated software platform specially designed for home healthcare agencies. It's built on leading-edge Microsoft® SmartClient technology, which permits continuous upgrades and enhancements without reinstalling software. With its user-friendly graphic interface, MedShare HC looks and operates much like other familiar Microsoft products, such as Microsoft Office Outlook®.
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A new version of Blackboard Backpack is now available. Updates include automatic synchronization, faster performance, a simplified user interface, easy-to-use download wizards, and more. Blackboard Backpack is a companion to the Blackboard Learning System.
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GPS.RADAR is a bridge inside UMPC devices between the GPS receiver and other applications. It collects and saves your position points, and then exports to other formats or sends to other programs directly. In these cases you can use your GPS data online or offline.
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Using Mi-Forms Software for the Tablet PC, solution provider Altamont Systems has implemented a form-based system that allows patients to provide information when receiving their medications, documents patients' acceptance of the medication, and provides other key medical information in a more cost-effective manner than traditional methods. The Tablet PC-based application introduced several key advantages to Star Rx (a Davita subsidiary), including eliminating the faxing of up to 10 pages of handwritten forms per patient.
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GRAHL software design listened to their users and improved their Tablet PC software product PDF Annotator for commenting, highlighting, and creating PDF documents by adding support for bookmarks, clickable links, faster printing, page rotation, better rendering, and even more.
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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) announces the long-awaited statewide rollout of Tablet PCs to Child Protective Services (CPS) caseworkers and Residential Child Care Licensing (RCCL) staff. Over the next three months DFPS will distribute roughly three thousand of these mobile computers and train workers to use them.
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September 2006
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Downloads
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows Vista
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CoDe Focus Magazine - Tablet PC & Mobile PC Development
Published early in 2006, this special issue covers development on Tablet PCs and mobile PCs. Topics range from an introduction on ink collection, rendering, and recognition to a detailed look at ink analysis. Be sure to check out the article on technology behind Windows SideShow(TM). Sign up for a free copy. |
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