Windows Ecosystem Summit
- Taipei, Taiwan
- November 8 - 10, 2011
- Speakers at Windows Ecosystem Summit
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 KitThis 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-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...
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Preparing for security in Windows 8
In this session, you will learn the all-up security story for Windows 8. You will gain valuable insight into the hardware and firmware requirements necessary to light up and support some security scenarios in Windows 8.
For more information please see the slides and overview video of this presentation.
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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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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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Delivering a secure and fast boot experience with UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode and Secure Boot are critically important to creating a more secure platform. This session will discuss the benefits of UEFI, including key features of Windows 8 that depend on UEFI, such as BitLocker and Seamless Boot. This session also will cover technical...
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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.
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Understanding Bluetooth in Windows 8Bluetooth technology enhances mobility by providing a low-power wireless connectivity option. For systems targeted at lower power consumption, transport connectivity of Bluetooth controllers plays a key role in designing an energy efficient platform. This means adding support for lower power buses while...
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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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Understanding NFC in Windows 8Windows 8 couples a simple user experience with rich developer APIs enabling apps to communicate with nearby PCs and devices using Near field communication (NFC). This session will provide an overview of the built-in scenarios and developer opportunities. We will also discuss hardware considerations...
