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Increased Developer Productivity
• Leverage existing knowledge and training by building Windows
CE solutions from within the same development environment as
that used for traditional Windows development.
• Gain increased programmer productivity with IntelliSense tech-
nology, providing on-the-fly programming assistance including
statement completion, parameter information, and syntax error
checking. Minimize software development effort by building
reusable ActiveX components—usable from both eMbedded
Visual C++ and eMbedded Visual Basic Windows CE applications.
• Quickly select and configure project deployment information
within the environment to target the widest variety of Windows
CE devices and processors.

Simplified Debugging and Deployment

• Quickly test and execute applications by allowing the eMbedded
Visual Tools to automatically copy and launch applications on a
mobile device or emulator after compilation.
• Fix bugs fast with an integrated debugger that helps eliminate
errors in applications as they are running on Windows CE
devices or within an emulator.

• Gain maximum control over Windows CE development through
a variety of additional tools designed to provide details on appli-
cation execution.

• Avoid the need for costly hardware investments by first testing
applications on a Windows CE device emulator, providing the
look and feel of a physical device from within a PC environment.
And, with the Pluggable SDK model, new emulators can be easi-
ly added to the Toolkit as they become available.

Comprehensive Access to the Windows CE Platform
• Gain control over communication mechanisms, such as TCP/IP,
running via an infrared port or serial port to build compelling
mobile applications.

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