WinHEC Newsletter for April 5, 2006: Get Inside WinHEC!

WinHEC Newsletter Edition for : April 5, 2006

Take a Peek Inside WinHEC

Register Now http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762886 Register today for the "must-attend" event for professionals who want the latest information about designing PCs, servers, and devices for Windows.

Get Inside WinHEC: <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762896> Your best reasons for attending, highlights for driver testers and developers, and key information about special events and features at WinHEC 2006.

Maximize your technical expertise and advance new business opportunities by exploring technology roadmaps and market information for your company's hardware development strategy.

When You Come to WinHEC for 3 Days in May

· Ask the Experts <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762899> Join Microsoft's Distinguished Engineers, architects, and technical experts to get answers to your technical development questions. Ask the Experts sessions have been structured to satisfy the breadth of attendee interests.

· Connect and Unwind <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762900> Windows Gaming Zone! Take your turn in the Windows Gaming Zone, sponsored by AMD, and show off your skills on the Alienware gaming system. The champion will walk away with an award-winning Alienware flagship AMD-based machine! Sharpen your skills-the competition will be fierce!

64-bit: Game On! Intel and Microsoft invite you to celebrate the 64-bit technology revolution that is now underway. Join us at GameWorks Wednesday, May 24, for an evening of fun and games, and see how 64-bit computing is transforming music in combination with the new Gibson Digital Guitar.

· Design Preview Agreements for Hands-on Labs <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762901> We invite developers to join hands-on labs to work with new tools on live code. But some of these labs require Design Preview Agreements, which you can obtain from the WinHEC Web site.

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Session Spotlight: Network-Connected Devices WinHEC 2006 features great sessions on how to build network-connected devices that are easy to discover, configure, and use. For example:

· How to Use Windows Connect Now Configuration to Enable Simple Setup for Consumer Wi-Fi Networks The Wi-Fi Alliance recently selected Windows Connect Now v2 as the standard for wireless configuration for consumer networks. This session reveals more about this technology, including Windows Vista support, development tools, test tools, and implementation guidelines.

· Plug and Play for Network-Connected Devices Plug and Play Extensions (PnP-X) in Windows Vista extends the PnP experience to network-connected devices. This session examines the requirements for discovery protocol, device metadata, driver development, and application development.

· Working with the Windows Logo Program for Network Devices This session reviews the Logo Program requirements, test tools, and mechanics for premium network devices. It provides recommendations for evaluating the video capability of home networking standards such as 802.11n, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), HomePlugAV, powerline, home phoneline network adapter (HPNA), coaxial, and others.

See all WinHEC session descriptions and agenda <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762902>.

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Sponsor Highlight: Intel Corporation Enhanced Virtualization on Intel Architecture-based Servers: Improve Utilization, Manage Change, Reduce Costs <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762903> Server virtualization on Intel processor-based platforms is already helping businesses consolidate servers, simplify test and development environments, reduce total costs, and respond more quickly to shifting workload requirements. Read this white paper from Intel for a preview of virtualization technologies to be discussed at WinHEC 2006 <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762904>.

Join us in Seattle for 3 days in May at the only Microsoft conference focused on designing computers, devices, and drivers that work well with Microsoft Windows. Register today and ask your colleagues to join you!

---------------------------------------------------------------------- WinHEC 2006 Sponsors: AMD, Intel, Lexar

Additional Sponsors: ATI, Fujitsu, Gibson, Hewlett Packard, Nvidia, Samsung, SMSC, Transmeta, VIA Technologies

Media Sponsors: IEEE, OSR, SearchWinSystems

---------------------------------------------------------------------- The WinHEC Newsletter provides hardware engineers, driver developers, and system and hardware product planners with the latest information about WinHEC, the premier event for the Windows hardware industry. Subscribe now <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762905>, if you're not already receiving the WinHEC Newsletter directly.

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Microsoft WinHEC 2006 May 23-25, 2006 Seattle, WA

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WinHEC is the only Microsoft conference focused on:

· Hardware and driver design and tools for Windows-based products.

· Roadmaps, features, and standards for Windows hardware development.

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View all conference details at: www.microsoft.com/winhec <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4762906>

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