Hardware Announcement May 24, 2005

Preview: Windows Embedded for Point of Service support

Overview IBM Retail Store Solutions continues its commitment to support the At a glance IBM Retail Store Solutions retailer′s of choice. demonstrates its continuing This includes IBM Retail IBM Retail Store Solutions is commitment to openness at the Environment for SUSE LINUX , IBM enabling operating system level by delivering 4690 OS, Microsoft Embedded for Point of Service for Windows Embedded for Point of Professional, Microsoft Windows XP select models of IBM Retail Store Service support. This support will be Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Solutions POS hardware. Specific available for selected IBM Retail Embedded, DOS, and now Microsoft platforms include: Windows Embedded for Point of Store Solutions point-of-sale systems • Service as options for point-of-sale SureOne Series and devices. IBM Retail Store • ′ solutions. SurePOS 4694 Series Solutions extensive testing and • platform enablement of Windows SurePOS 300 Series • SurePOS 500 Series Embedded for Point of Service will Key prerequisites • allow you to migrate seamlessly to SurePOS 700 Series • • IBM Kiosk this release based on Windows XP OPOS or JavaPOS drivers, • Embedded SP2 . Microsoft available on the Retail Store Anyplace Kiosk Windows Embedded for Point of Solutions Web site below, for Microsoft Windows Embedded for Service system enablement for solution integration for Microsoft Point of Service enablement plans  select models of the IBM SurePOS Windows XP Professional and will allow for both C/C++ as well 300, SurePOS 500, SurePOS 700, Microsoft Windows XP Embedded as Java applications solutions. SurePOS 4694, IBM SureOne , Kiosk, and Anyplace Kiosk is http://ibm.com/solutions targeted for availability during the /retail/store/support second half of 2005. While IBM • Licensed copy of the Microsoft completes its support of systems and Windows Embedded for Point of devices, you can evaluate Microsoft Service operating system Windows Embedded for Point of Service immediately on these • Application solution supported specified platforms. with Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service OPOS (OLE for POS) For specific hardware configurations and JavaPOS industry standard and supported I/O information, enablement for IBM point-of-sale consult your IBM representative. devices is targeted for availability during the second half of 2005. JavaPOS is a retail industry standard Planned availability which enables Business Partners and independent software vendors (ISVs) Previews provide insight into IBM with portable Java applications to plans and direction. Availability, create customer-optimized solutions prices, ordering information, and based on IBM′s broad range of POS terms and conditions will be terminals and peripherals. provided when the product is announced.

This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com.

IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 105-185 Description Statement of general direction

Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service support All statements regarding IBM′s plans, directions, and for select models of the SureOne platforms, SurePOS intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. 4694 platforms, SurePOS 300 platforms, SurePOS 500 platforms, SurePOS 700, Anyplace Kiosk, as well as the Business Partner information IBM Kiosk, will be available during the second half of 2005. Our Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring Service enablement plans will allow for both C/C++ products from IBM, you may link directly to Business applications, through the OPOS standards interface, as Partner information for this announcement. A well as Java applications, through the JavaPOS standards PartnerWorld ID and password are required (use IBM ID). interface. Specific hardware configurations will be required in order to meet performance and memory BP Attachment for Announcement Letter 105-185 requirements for this new Microsoft operating system environment. https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/ mem/sla.jsp?num=105-185 Product positioning Trademarks SurePOS is a trademark of International Business Machines The Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. operating system was announced by Microsoft in SP2 and SureOne are registered trademarks of International October 2004 and is launching this May 2005 as a retail Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other release of their Windows XP Embedded SP2 platform. countries or both. Windows Embedded for Point of Service is a standard Windows and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft platform for the retail and hospitality industries that Corporation. simplifies the setup, deployment, and management of Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. POS systems. Microsoft′s Windows Embedded for Point Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, of Service is also aggressively priced to target Retailers other countries or both for Microsoft operating system solutions. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. IBM Retail Store Solutions is committed to offering new technologies as they become available. Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service is positioned to become a viable choice as a POS operating system platform and IBM is well positioned to assist any retail customer in providing a Windows Embedded for Point of Service POS solution. IBM Retail Store Solutions is committed to providing operating system platform choices to customers that best address the requirements for their specific environment. We have continued investment support for IBM Retail Environment for SUSE LINUX, IBM 4690 OS, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Embedded, and now Windows Embedded for Point of Service.

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