If you want to quickly test drive our solution we have a free 30 day trial available here. The following section lists all Trend Micro products and versions that have reached End-of-Life (EOL) status (formerly End-of-Support or EOS) in the last twelve (12) months and are no longer actively supported by Trend Micro. We see the potential for FreeBSD as well as for any other Linux flavour. So if you are interested to have a tool that allows you to do fleet management and device automation for FreeBSD feel free to reach out and we can initiate a project. This includes FreeBSD.ĭo you work on FreeBSD and Need a device management solution? Let’s talk! This does not mean that we support all Linux flavours out of the box, but in case we find a substantial business case we will do exactly this. Our focus is on being able to run on any of the available Unix and Linux flavours. Over the years, Windows File Sharing has come a long way. This issue is due to authentication issues with protocols and incompatibles. We have developed qbee.io as a universal device management and automation solution with a lot of additional features. These systems are typically dated, and IT staff is unable to get the Windows CE based machines to connect to network shares on Windows Servers running SMB version 2 or later (ie. If you are heading down that road you might need a device management solution to quickly get you up to speed. If you want to implement your own IP into your SPS or are interested in adding your specific real-time know-how FreeBSD might be only way to go. While regular Linux is licensed under the GPL FreeBSD is licensed under the BSD license. Today most companies are heading down the regular Linux road but for some FreeBSD might be an interesting option due to the different license conditions. But current Linux flavours as well as FreeBSD might be a good fit. Of course it is not a good situation to need to change an operating system which often mandates to recreate a lot of the intellectual property (IP) on the new system. We believe that Linux or FreeBSD can be a good alternative to supersede Windows CE
So what are your real alternatives when you need to update your embedded project, especially if you might be stuck with the old and limited hardware for some reason? Also Windows Embedded Compact 7 and Windows Embedded Compact 2013 are slowly approaching extended support. Its successor, Windows Embedded CE 6.0, has ended the “extended support period” on with a scheduled end of distribution in. This version is long gone and past any support window (which does not make it unlikely that you still encounter those type of devices in crucial infrastructure installations). Windows CE saw its lifecycle start on with the release of Microsoft Windows CE 5.0.