For industrial PCs and purpose-built devices, Microsoft releases an exclusive version of their embedded operating system—Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES 7). It’s worth noting that the upcoming WES 7 OS adopts the same kernel technologies as the latest Windows 7 which was launched at the end of 2009 and is very popular in the consumer PC market. As a result, the new version of WES 7 OS provides the complete functions of Windows 7 and embedded devices with WES 7 can take advantage of those features creating new business opportunities.