Create community to develop Windows 7

On February 2, software firm Microsoft announced a program to help the IT world quickly switch applications, devices and their systems compatible with Windows 7 OS.

Early sharing of technology ideas with partners and communities is a lesson learned by Microsoft after "stumbling blocks" to the Windows Vista operating system.

Form Windows 7 'ecosystem'

Avoiding the "flaw" of the incompatibility of many hardware and software devices with the latest Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft has very soon opened the opportunity to reach Windows 7 for partners, even though the product This is only in beta. With the announcement of the "Standardized Application for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2" Program, Microsoft has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring its partners get everything they need to help their products. run smoothly on the new generation OS.

Create community to develop Windows 7 Picture 1 With this program, Microsoft partners can access builds, development tools and testers, technical documents, Windows driver kits, Windows logo kit, rooms. Experimental application testing and other Windows 7 related resources through Microsoft Connect to conduct compatibility assessments with Windows 7. Besides, the program also helps developers create products New hardware and software running on new generation Windows versions.

Also through participating in the program, hardware and software partners can test new and existing applications, devices and systems for compatibility with Windows 7 that can provide a wider variety of High quality Windows 7-based solution for customers.

According to Danny Ong, Marketing Director of Microsoft Vietnam Company, there is no specific statistics on the number of units participating in this program in Vietnam. 'However, through the recent publication of the availability of Windows 7 beta, we encourage partners to sign up soon. Many partners cannot directly go to Microsoft laboratories, so we provide online access to laboratories as well as through Live Meeting sessions. At the same time, we have virtual servers installed with Windows 7 so that partners can perform remote audits on those servers, 'said Danny Ong.

Soon mount partners

A very important and fundamental difference in linking partners to develop Microsoft Windows 7 products is that in the new versions of the previous Windows OS, Microsoft often only shares ideas about products with The work was then the final version. Thus, when there are changes, it will make partners face many difficulties in planning product development. As for Windows 7, it is clear that Microsoft has gained more experience, so it has made partnerships with this OS early and joined them in a more systematic way. ' We have the opportunity to not only observe how our partners use and develop products for Windows but also get ideas about what is important to them, ' said Danny Ong. ' With this cohesion, we can prioritize what developers care about and share the Application Programming Interface (API) - a complete version of Windows 7 - at the Developer Conference. Professional Development (Professional Developers Conference -PDC). We also held the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in November 2008 and brought that event to Asia to reach partners in Beijing, Taipei and Tokyo . "

From the perspective of partners, Mr. Ngo Huy Hoang, MSFT Technology Solutions Team Leader, System Integration CMC commented: ' A problem posed by individuals and businesses when they deploy a new operating system is: Will Are all of the currently used applications or the next versions compatible with the new OS? The introduction of Microsoft this program is a good opportunity for the IT community and software companies to test and develop compatibility with the new OS. I learned that Microsoft tested the compatibility of Windows 7 with more than 1,900 applications of 250 ISV system developers, to best meet the compatibility of this OS. Personally, I and some of my colleagues, except for older applications, will have appropriate upgrade developments, Windows 7-compatible implementations for new development applications are perfectly satisfactory. ' .

Technology experts and researchers at Pacific Crest Securities, after testing Windows 7 Beta, identified Windows 7 as a "major improvement over the Windows Vista operating system", predicting it was will have a tremendous impact on the industry. Mr. Danny Ong commented: ' Besides factors such as working more efficiently, more securely, speed of performing tasks faster than previous versions, Windows 7 is a great experience for users. for digital media entertainment in personal computers. Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center in Windows 7 have built-in support for more media formats, allowing people to use their PC to play more multimedia content and sync it with More device diversity '.

Sign up for the ' Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ' Application Standardization Program, hardware partners can visit: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/win7; Software partners can visit: www.msdn.com/windows.