Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft® Windows® CE for Automotive, a software platform designed to deliver in-car communication and information systems, is at the heart of the new in-car telematics devices used by "G-BOOK," Toyota Motor Corp.'s new information network service. Toyota will begin installing the in-car "G-BOOK" device in a new car in Japan this fall. "G-BOOK," announced on Wednesday by Toyota, is a new information network service that will connect people, cars and society. The company will begin implementing the service this October. The in-car "G-BOOK" devices will be a new type of system that will enable not only hands-free communication and navigation, but a variety of services. The Windows CE for Automotive platform is an integral component of the in-car "G-BOOK" system.
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