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Microsoft says the next update to its Windows CE .Net operating system, code-named McKendric, will ship by midyear and include new features.

Expected to be called Windows CE .Net Version 4.2, McKendric offers several improvements over the current operating system version, Windows CE .Net 4.1.

It will incorporate support for voice over IP, a firewall and wireless network support for residential gateways, Microsoft says.

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Microsoft says the next update to its Windows CE .Net operating system, code-named McKendric, will ship by midyear and include new features.

Expected to be called Windows CE .Net Version 4.2, McKendric offers several improvements over the current operating system version, Windows CE .Net 4.1.

It will incorporate support for voice over IP, a firewall and wireless network support for residential gateways, Microsoft says.

Version 4.2 also will make APIs more compatible with software developed for PDAs running Microsoft's Pocket PC software and other devices running on Windows CE .Net.

McKendric will include a sample VoIP application when it ships and offer a proxy client that will let VoIP applications be used through firewalls.

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