Administrator Guide

6 | Introduction
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Introduction
What is Windows Embedded Standard (WES)?
Windows Embedded Standard (WES) is a fully componentized operating system
that has the functionality of both Windows XP Professional and Windows XP
Embedded. Windows Embedded Standard is the successor of Windows NT 4.0
Embedded. It also provides the full Win32 API interface and is available for
x86 processors.
WES Features
 Multimedia Web Browsing-WES comes equipped with Internet Explorer 7
with improved navigation and supports CSS styling and RSS feeds.
Windows Media Player 11 is included to manage your digital music, photo,
and video libraries. WES also comes with Microsoft Silverlight for running
interactive applications right from your Thin Client, DirectX 9 for 3D and
full-color video, and supports both digital and analog television for streaming
your favorite shows or even video recording.
 Modern Networking-WES can connect to hosted desktops using the
industry’s best protocols: PCoIP, ICA, and RDP, and VMware View. WES
also uses 802.11, 802.1X, and WPA2 for wireless connections and protection,
Plug and Play support for intelligent devices, USB 2.0 support, and Internet
Connection Sharing.
 Third Party Clients-Dell OptiPlex thin clients also include commonly used
client server applications such as the Citrix Online Plug-in and VMware
View.
 File-Based Write Filter (FBWF)-Allows the administrator to select
individual files or folders to be protected from change while other
files/folders on the same partition can be updated.