LAS VEGAS -- Dresser Wayne's innovative use of the Microsoft CE platform in its iX Technology Platform has earned the company Microsoft's Embedded OEM Partner of the Year award for 2006. The award was presented in a ceremony earlier this week at the annual Windows Embedded Developers' Conference (DevCon) in Las Vegas.
The Embedded OEM Partner of the Year award recognizes the superior contribution of a Microsoft partner in bringing next-generation, customer centric, Windows-based solutions to market.
Dresser Wayne's iX Technology [image-nocss] Platform, which is built on Windows CE 5.0, is currently available in Dresser Wayne's Ovation iX fuel dispenser. With the iX Technology Platform, the already-popular Ovation dispenser becomes the future of retail petroleuma fuel dispenser that the company said actively helps convenience store owners and fuel retailers drive sales, lower costs and improve accuracy and uptime.
This award was made possible due to our close relationships with Microsoft, our development partner BSQUARE and the Atlanta-based design firm, Tier One, said Neil Thomas, Dresser Wayne's global president. We will continue building capabilities onto our iX Technology Platform based on the scalability and security of Windows CE.
Dresser Wayne's iX Technology Platform currently features three revenue-generating and cost-saving tools:
iX Media, which has an integrated 10.4-inch color display to allow retailers to show customized, full-motion video promotions. It also features a built-in speaker and site-specific coupon creation capability. iSense remote management system, which can automatically diagnose, troubleshoot, and in some cases, actually fix equipment problemsoften even before they occur. iDPOS in-dispenser point-of-sale (POS) system guarantees uninterrupted fuel and merchandise sales by independently managing round-the-clock transactions and credit card sales, even if the in-store POS device is off-line.Microsoft is proud to announce Dresser Wayne as our Windows Embedded OEM Partner of the Year, said Jane Gilson, director, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft Corp. Dresser Wayne's Ovation iX fuel dispenser embodies everything Windows CE strives to achieve: the highest levels of device innovation and a feature-rich, interactive experience for increased customer satisfaction. It is certainly one of the more unique applications of Windows CE, with characteristics that differentiate it from the competition and raise the bar for other devices in its category.
Dresser Inc., Dallas, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of highly engineered equipment and services sold primarily to customers in the flow control, measurement systems and compression and power systems segments of the energy industry.
Austin, Texas-based Dresser Wayne is one of the largest business units of Dresser Inc., and is a developer of equipment for the retail fueling industry, including self-service consoles and fuel blending dispensers, in-pump card readers and cash acceptors, in-pump radio frequency identification (RFID) payments systems and dispenser-mounted touchscreen payment/communication systems. Also, it designs and markets software systems that enable its retail fueling customers to manage the convenience store aspects of their businesses more efficiently, including inventory control, pricebook management, labor management and site administration.
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