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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Building hardware-based security with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Windows 8 makes TPM hardware based security easy by automatically provisioning the TPM and providing new APIs and features. This session describes how customers benefit from having a system with a TPM and how to build Windows 8 apps that work with different TPM hardware. This session was not recorded...
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Networking for connected standby
Windows 8 allows you to build PCs that are always connected to the Internet and deliver great battery life. This session will cover new network power management innovations that help PCs meet this goal with the help of the right network hardware. This session was not recorded at WES.
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Connecting Windows 8 to mobile broadband and Wi-Fi networks
Connectivity is the underpinning of today’s computing experience. Windows 8 introduces many new features and experiences that will make it easier to get and stay connected on Wi-Fi and mobile broadband networks. This session will provide an overview of the Windows 8 connectivity investments and experiences,...
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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.
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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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Building High Quality Windows PCs Using the Assessment and Deployment Kit
The Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) provides tools that make it easier to build high-quality Windows PCs. This session will discuss new features in the ADK that can help you measure, compare and improve the experiences your Windows PCs delivers. This includes discussion on how to easily evaluate...
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Building and delivering a great Metro style app for your device
Windows 8 makes it easy to create and distribute compelling apps that bring out the unique capabilities of your device. This session will focus on how to build a great Metro style app for your device and how to use services and tools to distribute your app, device metadata and device driver so that Windows...
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Introducing Metro style device apps
Device makers often create apps as a way to differentiate their device experience and highlight device capabilities. Windows 8 makes this easy to do with new Metro style device apps that enable device makers to build and deliver unique experiences for their devices. This session will provide an overview...
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Building hardware-accelerated encrypted devices (eDrives) in Windows 8
eDrive is a regular hard disk drive (HDD) that comes with onboard hardware used to accelerate cryptographic processing. eDrives differ from self-encrypting HDDs (SEDs), which are already on the market. eDrives follow a different set of standards and are supported out-of-box in Windows 8. eDrives...