Recently Published on WHDC WLK USB-IF Testing This paper describes the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) testing requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It provides guidelines about how hardware vendors and device manufacturers should prepare their USB devices and host controllers for Windows Logo Program submission. Read more: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/connect/usb/wlk-usb-if-testing.mspx
What's New in Blogs for Hardware and Driver Developers "Cloud Computing a Catalyst for Server Growth?" in the "Windows Server Division WebLog" In an interesting piece by Ryan Nichols at Computerworld yesterday: Cloud computing by the numbers: What do all the statistics mean, Nichols summarizes some recent research findings on the market potential of cloud computing, quoting impressive market forecasts from sources such as Gartner ($150 billion by 2013), Merrill Lynch ($160 billion by 2011), and AMI Partners (SMB spend to approach $100 Billion By 2014). As part of his analysis, he gives a nod to some of the reasons for this growth, with the need for business agility and the proliferation of mobile and social computing being front and center. At the same time, he identifies a couple of "head scratchers," raising the question: "if virtualization is growing and cloud computing is growing, how can the market for private enterprise servers also be growing?" Read more: http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2010/09/02/cloud-computing-a-catalyst-for-server-growth.aspx
"Guest Post: Storage Loves Dynamic Memory" by Alex Miroshnichenko in the "Microsoft Virtualization Team Blog" Hi, I'm Alex Miroshnichenko, chief technology officer of Virsto Software. One of the most exciting events of my summer was the announcement of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Though still in beta, SP1's stability has lived up to production standards in Virsto's test labs. SP1 brings Dynamic Memory to Microsoft Hyper-V. In practical terms, you should be able to run meaningfully more virtual machines on the same server hardware, since static memory limits are gone. Dynamic Memory also eliminates a key argument that competitors have held against Hyper-V. We should not expect the competition to stop the FUD completely. However, it will become increasingly difficult to use the "memory overcommit" argument against Hyper-V being a true enterprise grade virtualization solution. Why would a storage guy like me be so excited about dynamic memory? It is rather straightforward: now that memory is no longer an issue for increasing virtual machine (VM) density per physical host, the next major obstacle becomes the storage architecture. The technology we have developed at Virsto Software removes that obstacle. Read more: http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2010/09/14/guest-post-storage-loves-dynamic-memory.aspx
Windows Logo Program News Errata Expiring Before December 31, 2010 The following tables list all errata that expire between September 1, 2010, and December 31, 2010. Most errata that previously were expiring in December 2010 have been extended to June 1, 2011, or a later date. Expired September 9, 2010 | Errata # | Errata title | | 2088 | Due to a unique and customer specific issue, a specific failure in the IPSecOffloadv2 logo verification (Win7) test is being waived for a short period. | Expiring September 30, 2010 | Errata # | Errata title | | 1198 | UAA Test Preview errata: S/PDIF pin "Pin Sense" responses cannot use "Impedance" bits | | 1279 | Reinstall with IO doesn't consider other methods of install/uninstall | Expiring December 1, 2010 | Errata # | Errata title | | 1315 | PREVIEW: IO Cancellation with Direct IO: This test is preview in WLK 1.4 & 1.5 | | 1326 | Display: D3D Content Protection -CPAuthChannelAPI fail due to missing GUID | | 1608 | NDIS: WLAN: Statistics_ext has been modified for WLK 1.5 some failures should be in PREVIEW mode | | 1609 | NDIS: WLAN: SoftAP_WPS_ext is a PREVIEW test | | 1719 | LOGO Wireless router WPS preview test errata WCN Wireless Default Configuration (Router Reset) | | 1720 | Wireless router WPS preview test errata WCN UPnP Configure And Connect to AP with WPA2PSK AES PassPhrase using PIN over Wireless | | 1786 | USB Host Controller Tramsfer Speed Test - PREVIEW | | 1789 | USB DRIVER RE-ENUMERATION TEST - PREVIEW | | 1796 | Preview filter for the Storage Trim Test | | 1812 | Preview: VWiFiStress is a preview test for WLK 1.5 | | 1871 | The Windows Client System Check for WDDM 1.1 Display Driver Support test is not required for Ultra Mobile PCs per SYSFUND-0192 Version 4 | | 1963 | Sensor tests: PREVIEW Errata: Several Sensor tests new to WLK 1.5 are in preview mode | Subscribe to the Windows Logo Program newsletter: https://profile.microsoft.com/Regsysprofilecenter/wizard.aspx?wizid=3a33ea2a-9470-4c27-955c-e3f31d2928e9&lcid=1033
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