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Microsoft and EBSnet Collaborate on the .NET Micro Framework

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     TCP/IP stack provides developers with more opportunities for small
                          network-enabled devices.

    SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the
Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley, Microsoft Corp. announced that
the EBSnet Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack
is included as a component of the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 2.5. With
TCP/IP, the .NET Micro Framework is delivering on the vision of helping to
create new business opportunities for developers that build solutions for
small network-enabled devices, by allowing them to communicate effortlessly
with the Internet.

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    "We are proud to be collaborating with Microsoft, and look forward to
new opportunities presented by the .NET Micro Framework," said Thomas Volz,
vice president of EBSnet Inc. "Working together, we will continue to build
on both companies' well-established reputations as we drive strategic
initiatives and continue to be leading providers of services and embedded
software products."

    "Since its launch early last year, the .NET Micro Framework has gained
momentum with developers, bringing modern tools and paradigms to embedded
development within an ever-expanding partner ecosystem," said Colin Miller,
product unit manager of the .NET Micro Framework at Microsoft. "The
technology licensed from EBSnet allows us to provide developers with even
more opportunities to drive connected experiences and product
differentiation on resource-constrained devices."

    Microsoft at Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley

    The .NET Micro Framework will be showcased at Embedded Systems
Conference Silicon Valley in San Jose, April 15-18 at the Microsoft booth,
No. 1320. Microsoft personnel will lead the following educational sessions:



    * April 17, 8:30 a.m.: "An Introduction to the .NET Micro Framework," Jim
      Mateer, senior program manager
    * April 17, 2 p.m.: "Device Profiles for Web Services (DPWS) on .NET Micro
      Framework," Jim Mateer, senior program manager, and Jeff Lin, software
      design engineer

    About the .NET Micro Framework

    The .NET Micro Framework is part of a Microsoft product incubation
group and expands Microsoft's embedded offerings into a new market of
smaller, more resourced-constrained devices based on low-cost 32-bit
processors. By providing powerful, modern programming paradigms to this
arena, the .NET Micro Framework is accelerating the innovation of small,
connected devices. The .NET Micro Framework version 2.5 software
development kit (SDK) is available for free download today, and can be
found, along with more information, at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/netmf.

    About EBSnet

    EBSnet Inc. provides embedded internet protocol software products and
engineering services to the embedded software industry. Headquartered in
Littleton, Massachusetts, EBSnet Inc. has served the embedded market since
1987. Complete product offerings are available online at
http://www.ebsnetinc.com.

    About Microsoft

    Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
their full potential.

SOURCE Microsoft Corp.

http://www.microsoft.com

http://www.ebsnetinc.com
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