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Also new is a smart card API, which will let computer manufacturers add card readers to these handhelds, effectively locking up any data they hold if the devices are lost or stolen. Hewlett-Packard's new Jornada 720 uses the Handheld PC 2000 software bundle and is the first of the new devices to include a card reader.
McGuire says a key addition is the built-in client for accessing applications on Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, or Win 2000 Server. This means handheld PCs can be bundled with third-party software for a given market, and through the Terminal Services client access business applications running on Windows NT/2000 servers.
Microsoft has stopped developing for the Handheld PC since 2000, instead focusing development on the Pocket PC and Windows Mobile. Other Handheld PCs may not use Windows CE. Windows CE devices which match all of the hardware requirements of the H/PC specification but lack a keyboard are known as Windows CE Tablet PC or Webpad devices.
So, when he looks at the fourth generation of H/PCs, announced Sept. 7, Braunstein is looking for even greater functionality for the nurses and doctors using PtCT's system. Handheld PC 2000, based on Windows CE 3.0, the latest version of the Microsoft real-time embedded operating system for small footprint and mobile devices, provides those improvements by including: