The Gold level partner status was established to enable customers to identify best-in-class companies who have demonstrated excellence in building and enabling Windows Powered solutions.

Arcom has demonstrated this capability since introducing the concept of ready-to-run Development Kits for CE 2.xx, 3.0, 4.x (.NET) and now CE 5.0. These hardware/software Development Kits bundle all the components needed to start immediate development including a fully configured single board computer, power supply, cables, comprehensive CD and operating system license as well eMbedded Visual Tools C++ 4.0. The product range also includes similar Development Kits for XP Embedded. These Development Kits let customers quickly experiment, demonstrate and deploy Windows powered solutions using Arcom’s embedded processor boards without the need to use Platform Builder. If however, you need to optimize the operating system image, Arcom can offer the technical expertise of our dedicated Windows Embedded Development team to work with you, either to enhance the features of the operating system or reduce the footprint to save storage space. Arcom has a track record of helping a wide range of industrial and OEM customers to develop and integrate new drivers and achieve the very best from the underlying operating system.

Arcom offers Windows CE Development Kits for the 400MHz Intel XScale VIPER board, 300MHz Geode GX1 SBC-GX1, 133MHz AMD SC520 PEGASUS PC/104 board and also the Intel Celeron/Pentium III Socket 370 OLYMPUS board. As a Gold level partner, Arcom has a continuous program of development for both Windows CE and XP Embedded.

Arcom’s great strength is being able to combine the technical expertise of the hardware designs with the detailed understanding of the operating system features. Arcom is actively involved in the BSP (board support package) Technical events hosted by Microsoft several times each year. This ensures we gain maximum insight into emerging Windows CE .NET technologies and lets our Windows Embedded Teams in Kansas City and Cambridge England  provide the best-in-class Design Service capabilities expected from Gold level partners.

Arcom is also pleased to be associated with the Hardware Empowerment Program (HEP) for Windows Embedded, an initiative to support research and experimentation in embedded systems. This program is specifically aimed at key research institutions around the world who are actively involved in research and development for embedded systems.