 Windows Embedded operating systems are available to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), who make it available to end users preloaded with their hardware, in addition to volume license customers in some cases.In April 2018, Microsoft released Azure Sphere, another operating system designed for IoT applications running on the Linux kernel.In mid-1998, Microsoft worked with VenturCom, a company that specialized in software for embedded systems, for their Windows NT Embedded product.