introduction to the windows logo process and tools
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Introduction to the Windows Logo Process and Tools. Craig Rowland Senior Program Manager Windows Logo System Microsoft Corp. Agenda. Why should you get a Windows logo for your products? How do you get a Windows logo for your products?. What is the Value of Participation?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Introduction to the Windows Logo Process and Tools
Craig RowlandSenior Program ManagerWindows Logo SystemMicrosoft Corp
AgendaWhy should you get a Windows logo for your products?How do you get a Windows logo for your products?
What is the Value of Participation?
Value in services and toolsProduct advertisingDistribution via Windows UpdateQuality Assurance ToolsServicing via Winqual
Value in the marketplaceOpens specific markets and customers to your productsCommunicates quality and compatibility to your potential customers
Product AdvertisingWindows Logoed Products List
Windows logoed hardware onlyList used as purchasing criteria for governments and Fortune 500 companieshttp://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/
Windows Vista Compatibility CenterCompatibility listing and logo status for devices and software sold at retailLeverage Microsoft’s marketing dollars behind compatibility and logohttp://www.microsoft.com/compatibility
Windows Server CatalogHardware and software certified for Windows ServerLeverage the Windows Server Catalog link installed on Windows Server systemshttp://www.windowsservercatalog.com/
Sell to system vendorsRetail feeds
Windows logos displayed next to your products on participating retail sites such as Amazon and DellCnet channel partners include 36 retailers in 9 countries
Windows Logo Retail Feeds
Distribution via Windows UpdateControl how your drivers get distributed on Windows UpdateEach week, millions of users worldwide automatically update their systems at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.comBest practice: Distribute your logoed drivers through Windows UpdateManage settings for distributing your driver via Driver Distribution Center (DDC) on Winqual
View download statistics and WER dataUse a co-installer to install applications with your driverFor details, see Distributing Drivers on Windows Updatewww.microsoft.com/whdc/maintain/DrvUpdate.mspx
Servicing via WinqualView data about your driver crashes as reported on real user systems, sorted by
ApplicationDriverOperating system
System vendors can get system data using a markerMini dumps available by request via WinqualIdentify driver issues and deliver solutions directly to the customers that are impacted by them
What Can Be Logoed?Logo testing programs for devices and systems
Operating SystemsWindows Server 2008Windows Vista : Premium and BasicWindows XP Windows Server 2003Windows 2000: signature onlyWindows 7 and Server 2008 R2: starting at Windows 7 RC
Each OS is independent; must be tested separatelyEach device in a multi-function device is independent; must be tested separatelyWindows Logo Program requirements update every JuneUnclassified program
Devices without a Logo device-class programKernel-mode drivers without devices
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Vista Submission Stats9
Vista Logos by Country USA
JapanTaiwanChinaKoreaOther
Vista Submission by Level
BasicPremiumUnclassified
Vista Submission by Category
Storage Printing Unclassified Display Input Desktop Streaming
Media and Broadcast
Mobile Network Imaging
Motherboard Audio Bus Controllers and Ports
9/4/2006 - 9
/10/2
006
10/9/2006 - 1
0/15/2
006
11/13/2006 - 11/19/2
006
12/18/2006 - 12/24/2
006
1/22/2
007 - 1/28/2007
2/26/2007 - 3
/4/2007
4/2/2007 - 4
/8/2007
5/7/2007 - 5
/13/2
007
6/11/2
007 - 6/17/2
007
7/16/2
007 - 7/22/2007
8/20/2
007 - 8/26/2007
9/24/2
007 - 9/30/2
0070
50100150200250300350400
BasicPremiumUnclassified
How Do I Participate1. LogoPoint: understand the requirements2. Windows Logo Kit: validate that your device meets the requirements3. WST and Windows Submission Center
Sign legal agreementsUpload your results to MicrosoftDownload your signed driversDownload the artwork
4. WinqualDistribute drivers via DDCService drivers through DQR and OCA
VeriSignYou need a cert to create your Winqual accountYou need a cert to sign your drivers
Winqual - Public
Winqual – Members Only
Step 1: Requirements on LogoPoint
Management tool used in the creation of logo requirement specificationsAllows partners to review and contribute feedback during the requirement creation processView requirements via
Dashboard on the home pageSearch requirements pageFeedback lists
Give feedback on proposed requirementsGenerate reports
Step 2: Validaiton via the Windows Logo Kit
Everything you need to validate that your product qualifies for the logoIndustrial-strength test automation infrastructureHundreds of tests from technology experts in every Windows teamGet the latest kit from http://connect.microsoft.com
AutomationDatastore
DTM Controller
∞ 1
1 1-100
Windows Logo KitDTM Studio
Streamlined for driver testingPlanning and monitoring
ControllerServices and daemonsConfiguration databaseStored procedures
Test Client System under testContains a slim execution agent
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Device Console
Step 3: Processing Using the Windows Submission Tool
Adds the additional information that is required by Winqual and couldn’t be collected programmaticallyEnables you to add your driver to the packageEnables you to add a read meEnables you to add Device Center metadata for Windows 7
Winqual Submission Tool
Winqual Submission Tool
Step 3b: Processing via the Winqual Submission Center
Legal and signing requirementsMust have a VeriSign IDMust sign legal agreements at the time of your submissionCompany administrator can approve additional accounts
Most submissions are processed within an hourDownload a signed catalog fileDownload the artwork
Take advantage of the LogoDistribute your driver via Windows UpdateMake sure your product appears on Windows Marketplace and in the HCLDownload artwork
Step 4: Distribute and Maintain via Winqual
Use DDC to manage how your drivers get distributed on Windows UpdateUse Driver Quality Rating to find trouble spotsUse Online Crash Analysis to resolve issues and deliver solutions directly to your customers
VerisignVeriSign certificates are required to create a Winqual accountYour company may already have an account; your administrator can create additional accounts for employees within your companyVeriSign certificate is required for signing the drivers you upload.
Where Do I Get HelpWindows Logo Program
www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/WLP30.mspxWindows Logo Team: [email protected]
Windows Logo KitCSS via your TAM or http://support.microsoft.comPeer-to-peer: microsoft.public.development.device.drivers.dtmLogo System product feedback and feature requests: [email protected]
Winqual: [email protected] Logo Program News & Microsoft Hardware Newshttp://www.microsoft.com/whdc/newsreq.mspx Windows device teamsYour TAM
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LogoFestsWork side-by-side with Microsoft engineer
Learn the toolsTroubleshoot your tests
Many hours of instruction from subject matter expertsWill happen in China February 2009; watch Logo news for details
Call To ActionSetup your Winqual account
You’ll need a VeriSign IDYour company may already have an account; administrators can create new accounts for employees of your company
Review requirements via LogoPoint and participate in the processGet the WLK from http://connect.microsoft.com; run the tests early and oftenTake advantage of the marketing, distribution and support tools and services that are available to you free on WinqualSign up for the logo newsletterSign up for the China Logofest
Questions