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Please note that there will be no Windows Logo program newsletter published on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008. The next edition will be published as scheduled on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009. Thank you for your understanding and we wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
New Driver Quality Rating (DQR) Policy Published. Existing DQR Requirements Being Retired Effective January 1, 2009.
Device (DEVFUND-0027) and System (SYSFUND-0040) requirements for Driver Quality Rating are being retired at this time, effective January 1, 2009. Winqual will continue to show the DQR metric for drivers. Partners are encouraged to review their driver quality ratings on Winqual and address any driver issues proactively. A new policy (POLICY-0030) for device drivers and systems has been published in LogoPoint. Per this policy, DQR will be applicable throughout the lifecycle of the logoed or signed product, not just at submission time. The details of the logic for calculating DQR as well as the process for implementing this policy are currently under review. Partners can send in their suggestions for implementing DQR logic or process through LogoPoint Feedback for POLICY-0030. Suggestions can also be emailed to dqrpilot@microsoft.com.
Windows Logo Program Requirement Updates
The Windows Logo Program would like to inform partners of the following requirement updates. You can find complete details on LogoPoint.
DEVFUND-0001 - Added the exception clause and details on how this requirement is validated.
DEVFUND-0006 - Added testing details. Also added the exemption statement for HDMI devices to clause 2.
DEVFUND-0014 - Added details on how this requirement is tested during submission.
DEVFUND-0016 - Updated the testing details.
DEVFUND-0018 - Added the test details in the Design Notes.
DEVFUND-0027 - This requirement is being replaced by POLICY-0030 as this requirement is applicable through the lifecycle of the product and cannot be measured at the time of submission. This requirement will be removed January 1, 2009.
DEVFUND-0029 - Added the test details in the Design Notes.
DEVFUND-0039 - Reworded the details section to clarify the requirement.
DEVFUND-0043 - Added test information in Design Notes.
SYSFUND-0040 - This requirement is being replaced by POLICY-0030 at this requirement is applicable through the lifecycle of the product and cannot be measured at the time of submission. This requirement will be removed January 1, 2009.
PORTABLE-0051 - Retiring this requirement as it is no longer applicable.
STORAGE-0001 - Removed the SATA-IO requirement.
STORAGE-0002 - Changed a sentence from basic functionality to physical device drive.
STORAGE-0013 - Sections of the requirement are not going into effect until December 2009. Please see the requirement for complete details.
STORAGE-0017 - This requirement has been reorganized and streamlined.
STORAGE-0018 - Clarification. An optical drive (peripheral device type 5 as defined by the SCSI primary command set) is a device that complies with the following standards defined by MMC 6, Mt. Fuji 7, and Microsoft.
STORAGE-0022 - Replaced "basic functionality" with "physical disk drive." Added the sentence "Storage Miniports must comply with all miniport interface definitions as defined in the WDK".
INPUT-0037 - Deleted reference in Design notes to a white paper. it has been determined that a white paper is not necessary.
INPUT-0048 - Changed the If-Implemented Notes to: "If a Sensor or Location device interfaces with the Sensor Platform, it must meet this requirement".
INPUT-0049 - Changed the If-Implemented Notes to: "If a Location Sensor device interfaces with the Sensor Platform, it must meet this requirement".
INPUT-0050 - Changed If-Implemented Notes to: "If an Ambient Light Sensor device interfaces with the Sensor Platform, it must meet this requirement".
BUSPORT-0012 - Expire this requirement on 1 June 2009, Merging Device details into DEVFUND-0043 and System details into SYSFUND-0124.
BUSPORT-0024 - This requirement is being dropped.
CONNECT-0118 - Changed title and added link in the design notes below.
Removed the list below and replaced with: "Devices which interact with WSDAPI must populate the Metadata as defined in the Device Profile for Web Services Specification.
Wsdp:ThisDevice
Wsdp:ThisModel
Wsdp:Host
Any Wspd:HostedServiceEndpointReference)"
CONNECT-0065 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0066 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0067 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0068 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0083 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0085 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0089 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0106 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0107 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0108 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0110 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
CONNECT-0112 - Requirement is being removed from LogoPoint.
The following are new requirements and policies that we are proposing. Please provide feedback in LogoPoint.
POLICY-0030 - PREVIEW: All drivers and systems must maintain a high quality, measured by the Driver Quality Rating (DQR) metric, throughout the life of the product.
Microsoft Corporation Holiday Closure Announcement
Microsoft Corporation U.S. offices will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday, December 24-25, 2008, and Thursday, January 1, 2009.
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