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PSION/EPOC32 |
PALM PILOT |
WINDOWS CE |
Embedded NT 4.0 |
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Products |
PSION SERIES 5, GEO-FAX ONE product |
PDA’s dedicated OS |
Universal OS for small systems. |
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OS |
EPOC32 (32 bit multi tasking OS) |
PALM OS (32 bit single-threaded, event-driven programs) |
WINDOWS CE (32 bit multi tasking OS) |
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Processors |
Many processors |
M68 K series |
Many processors |
Multiple processors |
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REAL-TIME OS |
BETTER compared to WINDOW CE |
Better product for the PDA’s |
HARD REAL TIME SYSTEM |
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Hard ware Design |
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High degree of adaptability |
PC system Design like NT4.0 and Windows 2000 |
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Software |
Well written and designed software like windows CE |
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Like NT4.0 |
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Form factor |
Handheld device (approx. 320 x 240 pixels) Handheld device with a landscape display (640 x 200 pixels and up) |
Few Form factor’s for PDA’s (160x160 pixels) |
Many form factors to choose |
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Programming |
OPL (organizer programming language, C++, JAVA and PC-based connectivity/data sync programming in any language supporting COM, such as Visual C++, Visual Basic, Delphi etc |
Code Warrior IDE based languages (C++, Basic) |
Microsoft tools, Code warrior and wide variety of third party support. |
Microsoft Tools and wide variety of third party support. |
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Built-in applications |
Better |
Better for PDA |
WIN32 SDK, MFC, ATL |
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Win 32 API support |
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Subset of Win32 API (DCOM, RPC NOT supported |
Full support of NT4.0/windows 2000 API |
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Web Browser & frame support |
Frames are not supported. |
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The best compared to PSION. Frames are supported |
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E-mail is not good |
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E-mail is better compared to PSION |
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WORD |
Psion Word has style sheets, graphic borders with shading, embedded objects, word count, and printing support for various printers |
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POCKET WORD does not support features like PSION WORD |
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Desk top connectivity |
This will synchronize MS & NON MS-products. But synching with outlook is not good |
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This will synchronize better with MS-Outlook & MS products only |
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STRENGTHS |
More Battery Life. |
Suitable for PDA kind of devices. More adaptability in PDA market |
BETTER WINDOWS GUI, MORE Windows software experts. Win CE devices come in a variety of form factors with varying screen sizes, input methods, buttons, and software |
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WEEKNESS |
Less programmers |
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Licensing policy |
OPEN, customers can make their own brands (No LOGO required) . The licensee can use the core engines of the applications that are included with EPOC, and bolt on their own customized (and branded) user interface |
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Tough licensing |
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Communication |
TCP/IP |
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TCP/IP |
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PIM, Database, contacts |
Better compared to CE OS |
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User interface |
Elegant user interface like Windows CE (No Start button) |
Palm user interface highly focused screen compared to the WIN CE PDA |
Equally good user interface for handheld and palm top applications |
User interface suitable for the higher display locations. |
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Key Board and Mouse Support, Touch panel |
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No External Key Board and Mouse. Users can write Graffiti® strokes or use the keyboard dialog provided on the device |
All input methods supported. |
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Expandability |
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PC BUS architecture except 1394, SCSI, AGP |
PC BUS architecture except USB and AGP |
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Manageability |
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RAPI |
Like NT4.0/windows 2000 |
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Power Management: |
YES |
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Aggressive power management for battery operated environment |
Not applicable. |
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HAL/OAL support |
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Oem Abstraction Layer (AOL) based interfacing |
Hardware abstraction layer (HAL) based operation |
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Performance |
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Optimized for low Memory applications |
Optimized for Max speed |
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Scalability |
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Excellent downward compatibility. This uses components lib to reduce the memory footprint. |
Upward compatible (up to 4 processors, many process), 2GB Virtual memory |
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Key technologies |
WAP, Bluetooth, JAVA |
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ACTIVE X, COM and so on |
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Memory |
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512K to 2MB dynamic storage and memory |
50KB –2 MB RAM, 256KB –4 MB Storage, FAT FA, XIP |
12MB –32 MB RAM, 8MB –48MB Storage, FAT FS, NT FS, CDFS |
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Disk Drive, PCMCIA support |
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The device does not have a disk drive or PCMCIA support. |
Can Have PCMCIA support |
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Data sharing with PC |
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Through the Hot Sync technology |
Through Active Synch/ CE services technology |
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Co-sponsors |
NOKIA, Erickson, Motorola, Symbian |
3-COM, PALM COMPUTING |
NOKIA, Erickson, Motorola, Symbian |
Microsoft and third party company’s |
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Markets useful |
Smart phones, note books, mobile
phones for data and voice applications |
Organizers, Palm Size –PC –market- |
Vertical markets |
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Links |
Peliconsoft, Symbian, PSION, nwt, palmtop, rmrsoft, purplesoft |
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