Driver Developer Conference 2008 Presentations

Driver Developer Conference (DDC) 2008 focused on key operating system concepts and internals, device driver development, and technology-specific implementation. It also included a preview of a limited set of Windows 7 advances that are relevant to driver developers. There were 6 tracks at the conference; click the links below to find the presentations given in each of those tracks.

Development and Debugging: These sessions cover the latest advancements being released with Windows 7 for developing and debugging device drivers.

Devices: The topics covered here include the enhancements with Windows 7, Windows Sideshow, and tips and tricks.

Networking: Learn about the new framework for network driver development including advancements in hardware offloading, virtualization technologies, and power management.

Printing and Imaging: These sessions cover developer best practices and testing tools for printers and scanner drivers, including information about updated XPS support as well as print driver installation updates for Windows 7.

Storage: Understand more about the leading-edge storage system stack architectures and development tools provided by Microsoft.

System Fundamentals: This set of presentation covers topics that are core to all drivers: power management, installation, deployment, plug and play, and more.