About Microsoft Windows CE

First, let's start by describing some of the Windows CE operating system characteristics and capabilities:

  • Compatible API with Windows NT and 2000

  • Multiprocessing, multithreaded support with synchronization

  • Virtual memory architecture

  • File system and property database support

  • TCP/IP stack with functions allowing HTTP and socket communication

  • Access to Windows NT and 2000 network resources

  • Serial port communications

  • Database access through ADOCE (ActiveX Data Objects for Windows CE)

  • COM (Component Object Model) support for building componentized software

  • DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) support for building Windows DNA client software

  • Synchronization of data with desktop PCs using ActiveSync

Windows CE is a modular operating ...

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