Microsoft Corp. today announced from Convergence 2002 that it will change the name of its leading in-vehicle software platform to "Windows® Automotive" from "Windows CE for Automotive." This name change will mark the introduction of the first Microsoft® .NET-connected, voice-enabled software for building next-generation in-vehicle devices. "The first automotive breakthroughs were mechanical and electric, then electronic," said Dick Brass, vice president of technology development and charged with the oversight of automotive efforts at Microsoft. "The next great wave of vehicular improvement will be fueled by software. We stand at the dawn of the software vehicle."
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