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Customized productsCustomized product modificationsOpen Platform Program■ Overview■ BenefitsThe Open Platform program provides customized software solutionsbased on a tried and tested building block principle:• Low development outlay since based on standards• Fast time-to-market with the resulting competitive advantages• Use of tried and tested components with well-proven industrialfunctionality• The Open Platform Program offers diverse methods for effectiveand low-cost development of flexible software solutions• On the basis of the Windows CE products from TP 170B,customized software solutions can be developed, softwareproducts of other manufacturers can be used, or functions andobjects can be added to ProTool or WinCC flexible. The flexibilityand versatility of the PC environment is then opened up topanels and multi panels.• A huge potential for implementing customized software solutionsis released with SIMATIC ProTool or WinCC flexible, thestandard configuring software, the open operating systemWindows CE and a discretely graded range of hardware platforms.■ ApplicationUse of the open operating system Windows CE opens up diversepossibilities for integrating functions such as:• Simple data exchange with other Windows-based systems• Connection to central databases• Multimedia supplements• Access to central documents over the Internet/intranet.• Communication with special I/O devices (e.g. barcode scanners)All Windows CE-based SIMATIC Panels offer a low-cost platformfor customized OEM software solutions on a reliable industrialhardware base.66/36Siemens ST 80 · 2006