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`HANNOVER, Germany, March 9, 2006 – Microsoft today
`unveiled details for Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers
`(UMPCs), a new category of mobile computing devices that
`features small, lightweight, carry-everywhere hardware
`designs coupled with the full functionality of a Microsoft
`Windows-based PC and a choice of input options, including
`enhanced touch-screen capabilities. The debut of UMPCs
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`here at CeBIT, the world’s largest trade fair showcasing digitallarge
`IT and telecommunications solutions, follows Microsoft
`Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates’ call in 2005
`for the computer industry to develop a new category of PCs
`that are less expensive, lighter and more functional. PressPass
`asked Bill Mitchell, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s
`Windows Mobile Platforms Division, to discuss UMPCs and
`explain how these new devices are different from other
`mobile computers.
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`PressPass: What are Ultra-Mobile PCs?
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`Mitchell: UMPCs are a new category of mobile PCs designed
`to support our increasing mobile lifestyles. They support
`mobile-tuned user interface features such as touch, pen and
`dedicated buttons as well as keyboards for convenient access
`to Windows-based applications on-the-go. The extremely
`mobile nature of these devices, together with the richness of
`Windows PC technology, combine to create a powerful
`platform for mobile communications, entertainment, gaming
`and new scenarios such as location-based services as well.
`The “Origami” project is really our first step toward achieving
`a big vision. We believe that UMPCs will eventually become
`as indispensable and ubiquitous as mobile phones are today.
`We are working toward that goal with a sequence of
`advances in hardware and software. Our next step along the
`roadmap will take place in the Windows Vista release
`timeframe. But today’s UMPCs are a great choice for all those
`situations when you’re on the go, but need to keep informed,
`entertained and connected via the full functionality of a
`Windows PC
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`PressPass: Can you briefly describe the technology
`behind UMPCs?
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`Using the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows XP on the
`Samsung Q1 Ultra-Mobile PC. The software optimizes the
`touch screen user interface for UMPCs to simplify navigation
`and ease-of-use while on the go. Redmond, Wash., March 7,
`2006
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`Mitchell: UMPCs combine the power of the Microsoft
`Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system and other
`innovative new technologies from Microsoft and its partners,
`making them more mobile and simpler to use than previous
`mobile computers. For example, the new, pre-installed
`Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows XP software optimizes the
`touch screen user interface for UMPCs to simplify navigation
`and ease-of-use while on the go. The Touch Pack’s
`customizable Program Launcher organizes software
`
`programs into categories, and uses large buttons and iconslarge
`to make it easy to find and open your favorite applications.
`The Touch Pack also includes a thumb-based, on-screen
`keyboard that’s touch-optimized for easy text input. It also
`helps improve a user’s portable media experience with the
`inclusion of the new Brilliant Black for Windows Media Player
`skin. Touch Pack software also helps keep you entertained
`with the introduction of Microsoft Sudoku, a highly
`entertaining touch and ink enabled game. While the first
`generation of UMPCs will run Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
`2005, future models will run on Windows Vista.
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`Although hardware designs will vary by manufacturer, UMPCs
`will all feature small, lightweight designs that are optimized
`for mobility and ease of input. According to current baseline
`physical specifications, Windows-based UMPC devices will
`weigh less than 2 pounds (.9 kilo), with a 7-inch (17.8
`centimeters) screen size that offers the user a choice of text
`input methods. The touch-enhanced display can be used as
`an on-screen QWERTY keyboard (called dial keys) to
`navigate, or users can employ a stylus to input handwritten
`information. They can also input content with a traditional
`keyboard, linked either by USB port or wireless Bluetooth
`connectivity. UMPC devices will have a battery life of two and
`a half hours or more, and feature 30-60 GB hard drive for
`storage, with Intel Celeron M, Intel Pentium M or VIA C7-M
`processors. Some devices may include additional built-in
`features such as GPS, a webcam, fingerprint reader, digital TV
`tuners, and compact flash and SD card readers. UMPCs can
`be connected through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Ethernet
`networks. Some UMPCs will be able to connect via wide-area
`networking.
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`Bill Mitchell, Corporate Vice President, Windows Mobile
`Platforms Division
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`PressPass: Why has Microsoft created the UMPC
`category?
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`Mitchell: Microsoft has researched the development of
`highly mobile, small form-factor PCs for a number of years
`because they are so well suited to addressing the evolving
`needs of consumers, whose lives are increasingly mobile. We
`began this work over a decade ago with some of the
`pioneering Windows CE efforts that I helped create. As
`people use PCs to stay in touch, work together, manage
`music, store pictures and build customer relationships, they
`need the freedom and flexibility that smaller, more
`lightweight PC designs such as the UMPC offer. Increasingly,
`people need to perform these activities from wherever they
`are, and more and more, these locations extend beyond work
`and home.
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`Additionally, the enhanced functionality and mobility of the
`UMPC category is made possible by specific technology
`advances in both hardware and software. Microsoft
`developed the concept for this type of UMPC based on our
`own research, combined with key new developments by
`industry partners. These developments include new low-
`power, high-performance processors, extended battery life
`and enhancements to Tablet PC software such as the Touch
`Pack interface tools. While Microsoft will continue to provide
`leadership in the development of this category, the creation
`and continued evolution of UMPCs will happen through a
`broad collaboration between Microsoft, Intel and a wide
`range of OEMs, ODMs, IHVs and ISVs. We’re excited to have
`such industry-wide commitment for this new category as it
`evolves and provides new value to a wide range of users.
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`Otto Berkes, general manager of Microsoft’s Ultra-Mobile
`Personal Computer (UMPC) Division, shows the Samsung Q1
`Ultra-Mobile PC. UMPC is a new category of mobile
`computing devices that features small, lightweight, carry-
`everywhere hardware designs coupled with the full
`functionality of a Windows PC and includes enhanced touch-
`screen capabilities. Redmond, Wash., March 7, 2006
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`PressPass: How does a UMPC differ from other notebook
`PCs and other mobile computers currently on the
`market?
`
`Mitchell: A UMPC is smaller, lighter and far more portable
`than most other fully-functional PCs. UMPCs are also the first
`to feature our Windows Touch Pack software that optimizes
`the touch screen user interface for smaller form factors to
`simplify navigation and ease-of-use while on the go It can be
`used in a hand-held mode of operation rather than on a desk
`top, and can be used in places and situations where
`notebook PCs can’t. It also has a more flexible set of
`interaction and input methods, including a touch screen,
`stylus and hardware controls. A UMPC can easily be
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`synchronized with a non-mobile, larger, primary PC at homelarge
`or work, making it easy to take music, movies, photos, and
`Office documents on the go. The UMPC is also different from
`other small Windows XP-based PCs like the OQO and the
`Fujitsu LifeBook P1500D, which are designed for enterprise
`environments.
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`PressPass: What is the price of a UMPC and when will
`they be available?
`
`Mitchell: Pricing will be determined by our OEM partners.
`We anticipate pricing in the US$599-$999 price-range. Part of
`our objective in creating the original reference design for the
`UMPC category was to engineer a platform that’s both very
`compact and, through careful component choice, possible to
`sell for $500 MSRP. A number of OEMs will launch UMPCs in
`multiple markets in 2006. Using Intel processors, we
`anticipate UMPCs from Founder and Samsung in the second
`quarter of 2006, with a model debuting from Asus shortly
`thereafter. Models using the VIA processor are expected to
`arrive from TabletKiosk and PaceBlade Japan, also in the
`second quarter of 2006.
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`PressPass: How is Microsoft supporting developer efforts
`related to the UMPC?
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`Mitchell: Because the UMPC runs the Windows XP operating
`system, software developers who already target Windows XP
`will be able to utilize existing Windows development
`knowledge when building UMPC-optimized applications.
`Some software developers will fine-tune their existing
`programs for a smaller screen size and touch input.
`Microsoft’s premier Mobile PC Developer Center,
`http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobilepc, will contain user
`interface (UI) design guidelines, technical articles, sample
`code, tools and utilities to help developers build first-class
`mobilized software applications for UMPC as well as other
`types of mobile PCs. We expect to announce ISV software
`designed for UMPC in the coming months.
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