Who Comes to WinHEC?
Industry professionals have always found WinHEC to be the best opportunity to stay aligned with Microsoft technology roadmaps and new product opportunities. You and your colleagues come to WinHEC to discuss critical technology issues, gain practical advice, and network with Microsoft and industry experts to explore technical challenges.
Who will you see there?
Hardware engineers and system designers—who want technical information about advances in hardware and Windows architecture
Driver developers and testers—who want technical information about Windows Driver Foundation, other driver stack architectures, and tools for development, testing, and deployment
Business decision makers and product planners—who want to learn about technology roadmaps, strategic plans, and best practices to support their company's hardware development strategy
What You'll Get
Deep Technical Information. In formal sessions, you will get deep technical information about architectures, design implementation, industry standards, roadmaps for technology directions, and strategies for new scenarios.
Conversations with Technical Experts. You will have the opportunity to talk with Microsoft architects and engineers for close collaboration on implementation details and best practices around the technologies that are transforming personal and server computing.
Connections. Participate in conversations with experts from a wide range of technology disciplines in the hardware industry. Take advantage of the many informal opportunities to meet with people who share your interests while you explore engineering and design innovations at the Expo Hall and during receptions.
Windows Fundamentals
Windows advances include major architectural updates and new functionality that every hardware engineer, system designer, and driver developer needs to understand to advance high quality, innovative system designs. You’ll learn how your current and future products are extended by these core technologies and best practices for implementing solutions.
Get Ready for Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 delivers new economies of scale and optimized usage on modern server design that will enable you to design flexible server form factors and the right server for the right job. These advances deliver on Microsoft's promise to continue reducing complexity and open up even more opportunities for modern server designs to meet the widest range of customer needs
Client Systems and Technologies
Get technology-specific guidance for engineering innovations and advances for client subsystems and for PC and device connectivity, demonstrating new experiences built on the Windows Vista foundation.
Windows Driver Fundamentals: Core Driver Models and Tools
Work closely with Microsoft developers and testers on tips and tricks for incorporating new models, tools, and best practices into your development environment that will help you develop more secure, reliable drivers faster.
