The embedded-systems industry internet site, www.embedded.com, lists more than 30 commercially available embedded operating systems.

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And these capabilities will not only be available for apps running on devices, but for the embedded operating systems of those devices as well.

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Corona's software includes an embedded Java operating system and a new variant of the old X-Windows software, which allowed for the creation of hardware-independent graphical user interfaces much like those of Windows or the Macintosh operating system.

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For original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers, Windows Embedded 8 delivers the power, familiarity and reliability of the Windows operating system to create advanced commercial devices.

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Supported operating system includes, but not limited to, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Embedded as well as other Linux distributions.

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Windows Embedded Standard 8 targets the specialized device world with all the native security improvements to the stack and core operating system components as Windows 8.

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