Site holds resources for hardware and driver software makers
Published:
6 May 2003 y., Tuesday
Microsoft has grouped all its online resources for hardware and driver software makers in a new portal site, a move the company believes will ultimately result in a better computing experience for PC users.
Windows Hardware and Driver Central (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc) was announced on Monday, a day before the start of WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference), the annual conference where Microsoft tells hardware makers about its plans for the Windows operating system.
The portal offers an improved search feature and includes white papers, software and hardware specifications and archives of online presentations, said Brad Carpenter, director of Windows Hardware and Driver Quality at Microsoft.
One example of an issue Microsoft hopes to solve partly with the help of the new portal is volume control on Windows PCs. Today there are multiple ways a user can turn the sound level up and down on a PC, which is not ideal, Carpenter said.
"There should be no need to go to three or four different places in Windows to control the volume. We want to work with our hardware and driver partners to think through a holistic system design," he said.
The new portal can also help with new control devices, Carpenter said. Microsoft is working on a technology code-named Xeel for mobile devices such as Tablet PCs and PDAs (personal digital assistants) that would allow a user to use only a thumb to do everything a mouse does on desktop PCs, he said.
Windows Hardware and Driver Central will go online on Monday and will be accessible to all Internet users, Microsoft said.
Šaltinis:
infoworld.com
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
Software company announced new structure_ of it_s business.
more »
With Apple Computer's next iMac expected to be unveiled as soon as next week, Mac fan sites are buzzing with speculation over the design
more »
Like many of the major IT players, Veritas has stepped up its presence in China courtesy of a separate corporate entity in the country and a new development center
more »
China will improve its long-term mechanism to combat Internet pornography, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Information Industry here Thursday
more »
search.lt presents newest links
more »
Although Microsoft recommends that consumers turn on Automatic Update to get the latest version of Windows, the company is offering to let companies temporarily block such upgrades
more »
Benefits not enough to warrant a major shift in platform strategy, finds report
more »
HP is acquiring IT services provider Synstar for $297 million in cash to shore up its overseas presence as it battles IBM's Global Services division
more »
Cell phone makers plan to release so-called Wi-Fi phones ahead of schedule
more »
TCC Teleplex chief Dennis Novick says pay phones with high-speed Net connections in New York City are only the start of its plans
more »
New software modeling systems are breaking out of academia and making their way into Microsoft's product pipeline, the company's chairman said Thursday
more »