The Windows Ecosystem Summit is a training event hosted by Microsoft for the hardware ecosystem, in Taipei, Taiwan. At the event partners can learn about the reimagining of the Windows 8 platform and how these changes have created new opportunities for hardware partners.
The training content provides information that will help partners to develop and test Windows 8 ready systems and devices. By watching the sessions, partners have the opportunity to listen to Microsoft subject matter experts and learn how to best prepare their systems and devices to create the most exciting PCs and Devices yet.
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Certifying wireless devices using Windows Hardware Certification Kit
This session provides guidance on testing and certifying Wi-Fi and mobile broadband networking devices with Windows 8. The session focuses on improvements to the wireless LAN and mobile broadband areas of the Windows Hardware Certification Kit. The Windows Hardware Certification Program helps to ensure...
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Simplifying wireless and network device discovery and pairing
Demand for wireless and network devices, including printers, connected TVs and keyboards are increasing steadily. Windows 8 makes it easy to connect devices to the PC by automatically detecting and installing network printers and TVs, enabling proximity-based device pairing and providing a new Metro...
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Understanding Wi-Fi Direct in Windows 8
Wi-Fi Direct is a new peer-to-peer device connectivity technology that enables high-bandwidth sharing of media and content between devices without requiring a separate Wi-Fi access point. Windows 8 natively supports Wi-Fi Direct and has integrated the technology into the Windows 8 Play To and proximity...
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Building great touch systems
Windows 8 introduces a number of new touch experiences and capabilities. This session will provide an overview of how to build and test great touch systems running Windows 8. You will learn about the Windows 8 user experience and certification requirements, new tools for validating and measuring the...
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Certifying graphics experiences on Windows 8
Microsoft has improved the Windows Certification Program for Windows 8, in order to drive high quality graphics experiences. This session will help you plan and develop graphics drivers that are certified for Windows. You will learn about new certification requirements, key testing scenarios and measuring...
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Architecting and integrating sensor drivers
Windows 8 provides an extensive and feature-rich set of developer tools, documentation and drivers to simplify sensor integration and provide rich user experiences. With this level of support in Windows, manufacturers can quickly bring systems to market that take full advantage of light, motion and other...
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Introducing low power buses for Windows 8
The world of System on Chip (SoC) has changed the way devices are connected inside a PC. Windows 8 introduces support for low-power internal buses such as I2C, SPI, GPIO, and High Speed UARTs. In this session, we will demonstrate the end-to-end story on how to integrate a device on the new buses and...
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Designing a simplified boot experience with modern firmware
This session provides updates on the Windows 8 platform and UEFI protocols and services. Discover the many different features of Windows 8 and how they depend on UEFI. Features discussed in this presentation include boot dependencies, USB boot, and network boot.
For more information please see the slides...
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Designing a secure boot experience with modern firmware
This session provides updates on the Windows 8 platform and UEFI protocols and services. Discover the many different features of Windows 8 and how they depend on UEFI. Features discussed in this presentation include firmware dependencies, platform provisioning, secure firmware updates, and improving...
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System design for the modern PC
This session provides updates on the Windows 8 platform and UEFI protocols and services. Topics in this session include: 1)How a future platform would evolve with advanced features in firmware using the latest UEFI protocol and services 2)Technical details of the latest Windows 8 platform requirements...
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Option ROM designs for UEFI
This session provides updates on the Windows 8 platform and UEFI protocols and services. Topics in this session include:
1) Best practices for device firmware design
2) Provisioning firmware on add-on cards
For more information please see the slides and overview video of this presentation.