Microsoft Pocket PC Toolset Gains HP Software Development Support

Microsoft Pocket PC Toolset Gains HP Software Development Support By Internetweek.com Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled Thursday a software development kit for Microsoft’s application development tools. For the wireless printing market, the HP Mobile Printing SDK supports Microsoft Visual Studio .Net and enables developers to add direct and service-based printing capabilities to Microsoft .Net Compact Framework-based applications. The Compact Framework, which will be included in Visual Studio .Net 2003, are tools that simplify development on Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating system. With the HP Mobile Printing SDK, developers can build applications that enable users to print from HP Pocket PC devices using Bluetooth, infrared and 802.11 wireless technologies.