TAIPEI, Taiwan \u2014 June 3, 2009 \u2014<\/b> Today during a keynote address at Computex 2009 in Taipei, Microsoft\u2019s OEM Division Corporate Vice President Steve Guggenheimer revealed that the company is confident with the progress made with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and that as a result, Microsoft will deliver Release to Manufacturing (RTM) code to partners in the second half of July. Windows 7 will become generally available on Oct. 22, 2009, and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be broadly available at the same time.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs we\u2019ve said many times, quality is our primary goal,\u201d Guggenheimer said. \u201cWe announce each milestone once we\u2019re confident of where we are in the development cycle and that it is ready to be shared with customers and partners. We\u2019ve received great feedback from our partners who are looking forward to offering Windows 7 to their customers in time for the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to this, Guggenheimer announced that Microsoft will make available an upgrade option, so partners can offer customers the ability to purchase a Windows Vista-based PC and install Windows 7 when it\u2019s ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cMicrosoft has been working closely with partners to help our mutual customers be able to enjoy the many benefits of Windows 7,\u201d he said. \u201cWith that in mind, we\u2019re excited to say that there will be a Windows upgrade program available. Consumers can buy that new PC, whether for a student heading off to college or just because they need a new one, and know they\u2019ll get Windows 7 as part of the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The actual start date for the program will be announced when it is ready for consumers, and partners are ready to provide details to customers.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s keynote address is Guggenheimer\u2019s second at Computex. The last time he spoke at the show, he had just taken over the helm of OEM, the division that works with hardware manufacturers worldwide to integrate Microsoft technologies and bring PCs, laptops, mobile handsets and other devices to life.<\/p>\n
Although the economic realities of the past year have created new challenges for customers, partners and the IT industry, Guggenheimer says the power of innovation, through both software and broad collaboration with partners, will continue to benefit consumers, the industry and the economy at large.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019re doing with Windows will continue to improve people\u2019s lives so that that technology enables them to communicate better, make tasks simpler and new things possible,\u201d he says. \u201cOur partners in the hardware space, our competitors in software \u2014 the entire industry is doing incredible things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Casting a Wider Net<\/b><\/p>\n
To illustrate the point, Guggenheimer points to the evolution of small notebook PCs (often referred to as netbook PCs), the ensuing emergence of a new class of \u201cconsumer Internet devices,\u201d and Microsoft\u2019s collaboration with \u201csmart\u201d appliance maker Fugoo LLC, which was first announced at CES in January.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n The broad adoption, Guggenheimer says, shows that small notebooks are answering a market need, especially given the economic situation. It also reflects that they have evolved a great deal in a short time to become powerful personal computers as opposed to the basic Web-surfing tools they were initially.<\/p>\n \u201cA year ago when these smaller PCs first came onto the scene, many in the space were saying consumers wouldn\u2019t want or need these devices to be full-featured,\u201d he says. \u201cIn fact, the exact opposite turned out to be true. Consumers really do want small notebook PCs to work like their laptops and desktops. Windows provides a familiar and easy-to-use experience that consumers want and demand from these devices.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked why consumers are choosing smaller PCs with Windows, Guggenheimer says, \u201cBecause Windows makes life simple. It\u2019s easier to use, just works out of the box with people\u2019s stuff, and ultimately offers more choice. Over the last 34 years, we\u2019ve learned a lot about what people want from their PCs, and we\u2019ve worked with OEMs to provide an experience that meets those needs.\u201d<\/p>\n Computex Taipei has become the largest computer exhibition in Asia and the second-largest in the world, next to CeBIT in Germany. Each year, manufacturers come to this event to launch their new products. Because a large portion of the businesses in the world have research and deployment centers or production facilities in Taiwan, this exhibition attracts observers, analysts, and journalists of computer and information industries from all over the world to discover and report the latest technologies, developments, and trends.<\/p>\n Guggenheimer says the economy may also be facilitating growth in the small notebook PC space. Buyers are becoming increasingly cost-conscious and mobile, and laptop sales are soon expected to outstrip desktop PC sales in developed economies.<\/p>\n \u201cFortunately, the breadth of the Windows platform gives device manufacturers a host of options when it comes to designing new devices to suit new forms of consumer demand,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Already, several OEMs have announced plans to issue new small notebook PCs designed for the Windows 7 operating system.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are finding that even on the scaled-down hardware of the small notebook PC platform, Windows is running smoothly and delivering the experience consumers are asking for because it just makes things simpler and tasks easier,\u201d says Guggenheimer.<\/p>\n Devices Building New Market Segments<\/b><\/p>\n An example of new devices is in the broadening class of consumer Internet devices, which fall somewhere between smartphones and the full-featured small notebook PCs running Windows today.<\/p>\n \u201cThis next generation of smart, connected, service-oriented devices will give people mobile access to a rich set of media and information,\u201d he says. \u201cUsing Microsoft technologies like Windows Embedded CE, Visual Studio, Silverlight and Expression Blend, we can enable devices such as personal navigation devices, portable media players, set-top boxes and networked TVs to provide a rich browsing experience and a dynamic, immersive user interface.\u201d<\/p>\n Guggenheimer says the first such devices will connect to what Microsoft calls consumers\u2019 \u201cdigital lifestyles,\u201d such as files, pictures, music and video, that are currently stored primarily on Windows-based PCs.<\/p>\n \u201cSoon these devices will become even more connected, working not only with PCs but also with cloud services from third parties and Microsoft, such as Windows Live Services,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n At Computex this week, Kevin Dallas, general manager of the Windows Embedded Business, will showcase the potential of consumer Internet devices with a demonstration based on NVIDIA Tegra computer-on-a-chip technology, which works with the Windows Embedded CE platform for specialized, small-footprint devices.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Another bid to create a useful class of consumer devices is Fugoo. The Fugoo platform uses a version of Windows in conjunction with widely available Web \u201cwidgets,\u201d which publish everything from the time and weather to currency exchange rates and horoscopes.<\/p>\n Fugoo\u2019s prototype devices integrate that software functionality into home appliances to create dynamic displays in clocks, picture frames and even coffee makers.<\/p>\n At Computex, Fugoo is announcing that its first commercially available product, a digital picture frame launched in partnership with Pandigital in the U.S., will be available on the market this summer.<\/p>\n The frame is Web-enabled and can download photos from social networks or online photo services. It also allows users to download photos directly from a PC or digital camera.<\/p>\n Broad Partner Opportunity on Windows Platform<\/b><\/p>\n Whatever PC device consumers and businesses choose to use, ultimately, Guggenheimer says, Windows will support the entire spectrum of devices easily.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, companies of all sizes will get big improvements in virtualization, Web and management,\u201d he says. \u201cThese areas, along with several features that improve scalability and reliability, help deliver a strong value proposition on the server side to complement Windows 7.\u201d<\/p>\n To address OEMs\u2019 request for a server product suited for smaller businesses, Guggenheimer points to the recent release of Windows Server 2008 Foundation. This will be offered pre-installed on hardware products from Acer Inc., Dell, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, HP, Lenovo, IBM Corp. and NEC Corp. later this year, and will be available initially in 40 countries and several languages.<\/p>\n \u201cWe expect this new server platform to be popular in markets across the globe, with its modest cost making it possible for small companies to grow, innovate and stay competitive, which in turn can ignite growth for their local economies,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n OEMs will get another big boost with the Windows 7 Device Stage feature, which is expected to prove especially useful as more and more consumers hope to connect and use multifunction devices such as printers, cameras and cell phones with their PCs.<\/p>\n \u201cMicrosoft has been working to enable Windows to work well with all these devices for some time, and we think partners are ready and excited to deliver,\u201d Guggenheimer says. \u201cUltimately our greatest strength here, both for us and our partners, is the depth and breadth of the Windows ecosystem \u2014 a universe that took more than three decades to build.\u201d<\/p>\n Please join us in our Forums<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n For the latest updates from ABT, please join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\n Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\nAbout Computex Taipei<\/h6>\n
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![<\/a><\/p>\n The broad adoption, Guggenheimer says, shows that small notebooks are answering a market need, especially given the economic situation. It also reflects that they have evolved a great deal in a short time to become powerful personal computers as opposed to the basic Web-surfing tools they were initially.<\/p>\n\u201cA year ago when these smaller PCs first came onto the scene, many in the space were saying consumers wouldn\u2019t want or need these devices to be full-featured,\u201d he says. \u201cIn fact, the exact opposite turned out to be true. Consumers really do want small notebook PCs to work like their laptops and desktops. Windows provides a familiar and easy-to-use experience that consumers want and demand from these devices.\u201d<\/p>\nAsked why consumers are choosing smaller PCs with Windows, Guggenheimer says, \u201cBecause Windows makes life simple. It\u2019s easier to use, just works out of the box with people\u2019s stuff, and ultimately offers more choice. Over the last 34 years, we\u2019ve learned a lot about what people want from their PCs, and we\u2019ve worked with OEMs to provide an experience that meets those needs.\u201d<\/p>\nAbout Computex Taipei<\/h6>\nComputex Taipei has become the largest computer exhibition in Asia and the second-largest in the world, next to CeBIT in Germany. Each year, manufacturers come to this event to launch their new products. Because a large portion of the businesses in the world have research and deployment centers or production facilities in Taiwan, this exhibition attracts observers, analysts, and journalists of computer and information industries from all over the world to discover and report the latest technologies, developments, and trends.<\/p>\nGuggenheimer says the economy may also be facilitating growth in the small notebook PC space. Buyers are becoming increasingly cost-conscious and mobile, and laptop sales are soon expected to outstrip desktop PC sales in developed economies.<\/p>\n\u201cFortunately, the breadth of the Windows platform gives device manufacturers a host of options when it comes to designing new devices to suit new forms of consumer demand,\u201d he says.<\/p>\nAlready, several OEMs have announced plans to issue new small notebook PCs designed for the Windows 7 operating system.<\/p>\n\u201cThey are finding that even on the scaled-down hardware of the small notebook PC platform, Windows is running smoothly and delivering the experience consumers are asking for because it just makes things simpler and tasks easier,\u201d says Guggenheimer.<\/p>\nDevices Building New Market Segments<\/b><\/p>\nAn example of new devices is in the broadening class of consumer Internet devices, which fall somewhere between smartphones and the full-featured small notebook PCs running Windows today.<\/p>\n\u201cThis next generation of smart, connected, service-oriented devices will give people mobile access to a rich set of media and information,\u201d he says. \u201cUsing Microsoft technologies like Windows Embedded CE, Visual Studio, Silverlight and Expression Blend, we can enable devices such as personal navigation devices, portable media players, set-top boxes and networked TVs to provide a rich browsing experience and a dynamic, immersive user interface.\u201d<\/p>\nGuggenheimer says the first such devices will connect to what Microsoft calls consumers\u2019 \u201cdigital lifestyles,\u201d such as files, pictures, music and video, that are currently stored primarily on Windows-based PCs.<\/p>\n\u201cSoon these devices will become even more connected, working not only with PCs but also with cloud services from third parties and Microsoft, such as Windows Live Services,\u201d he says.<\/p>\nAt Computex this week, Kevin Dallas, general manager of the Windows Embedded Business, will showcase the potential of consumer Internet devices with a demonstration based on NVIDIA Tegra computer-on-a-chip technology, which works with the Windows Embedded CE platform for specialized, small-footprint devices.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n Another bid to create a useful class of consumer devices is Fugoo. The Fugoo platform uses a version of Windows in conjunction with widely available Web \u201cwidgets,\u201d which publish everything from the time and weather to currency exchange rates and horoscopes.<\/p>\nFugoo\u2019s prototype devices integrate that software functionality into home appliances to create dynamic displays in clocks, picture frames and even coffee makers.<\/p>\nAt Computex, Fugoo is announcing that its first commercially available product, a digital picture frame launched in partnership with Pandigital in the U.S., will be available on the market this summer.<\/p>\nThe frame is Web-enabled and can download photos from social networks or online photo services. It also allows users to download photos directly from a PC or digital camera.<\/p>\nBroad Partner Opportunity on Windows Platform<\/b><\/p>\nWhatever PC device consumers and businesses choose to use, ultimately, Guggenheimer says, Windows will support the entire spectrum of devices easily.<\/p>\n\u201cWith the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, companies of all sizes will get big improvements in virtualization, Web and management,\u201d he says. \u201cThese areas, along with several features that improve scalability and reliability, help deliver a strong value proposition on the server side to complement Windows 7.\u201d<\/p>\nTo address OEMs\u2019 request for a server product suited for smaller businesses, Guggenheimer points to the recent release of Windows Server 2008 Foundation. This will be offered pre-installed on hardware products from Acer Inc., Dell, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, HP, Lenovo, IBM Corp. and NEC Corp. later this year, and will be available initially in 40 countries and several languages.<\/p>\n\u201cWe expect this new server platform to be popular in markets across the globe, with its modest cost making it possible for small companies to grow, innovate and stay competitive, which in turn can ignite growth for their local economies,\u201d he says.<\/p>\nOEMs will get another big boost with the Windows 7 Device Stage feature, which is expected to prove especially useful as more and more consumers hope to connect and use multifunction devices such as printers, cameras and cell phones with their PCs.<\/p>\n\u201cMicrosoft has been working to enable Windows to work well with all these devices for some time, and we think partners are ready and excited to deliver,\u201d Guggenheimer says. \u201cUltimately our greatest strength here, both for us and our partners, is the depth and breadth of the Windows ecosystem \u2014 a universe that took more than three decades to build.\u201d<\/p>\n\nPlease join us in our Forums<\/a><\/p>\nFollow us on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\nFor the latest updates from ABT, please join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\nJoin our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\n\nFolding@Home – Team AlienBabelTech – 164304<\/li>\nSETI@Home – Team AlienBabelTech – 138705<\/li>\nWorld Community Grid – Team AlienBabelTech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAIPEI, Taiwan \u2014 June 3, 2009 \u2014 Today during a keynote address at Computex 2009 in Taipei, Microsoft\u2019s OEM Division Corporate Vice President Steve Guggenheimer revealed that the company is confident with the progress...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[370,984,106],"class_list":["post-7846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-microsoft","tag-release-date","tag-windows-7"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7846\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/images\/features\/2009\/06-02desktop_lg.jpg\"){kind=link}
![<\/a><\/p>\n Another bid to create a useful class of consumer devices is Fugoo. The Fugoo platform uses a version of Windows in conjunction with widely available Web \u201cwidgets,\u201d which publish everything from the time and weather to currency exchange rates and horoscopes.<\/p>\nFugoo\u2019s prototype devices integrate that software functionality into home appliances to create dynamic displays in clocks, picture frames and even coffee makers.<\/p>\nAt Computex, Fugoo is announcing that its first commercially available product, a digital picture frame launched in partnership with Pandigital in the U.S., will be available on the market this summer.<\/p>\nThe frame is Web-enabled and can download photos from social networks or online photo services. It also allows users to download photos directly from a PC or digital camera.<\/p>\nBroad Partner Opportunity on Windows Platform<\/b><\/p>\nWhatever PC device consumers and businesses choose to use, ultimately, Guggenheimer says, Windows will support the entire spectrum of devices easily.<\/p>\n\u201cWith the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, companies of all sizes will get big improvements in virtualization, Web and management,\u201d he says. \u201cThese areas, along with several features that improve scalability and reliability, help deliver a strong value proposition on the server side to complement Windows 7.\u201d<\/p>\nTo address OEMs\u2019 request for a server product suited for smaller businesses, Guggenheimer points to the recent release of Windows Server 2008 Foundation. This will be offered pre-installed on hardware products from Acer Inc., Dell, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, HP, Lenovo, IBM Corp. and NEC Corp. later this year, and will be available initially in 40 countries and several languages.<\/p>\n\u201cWe expect this new server platform to be popular in markets across the globe, with its modest cost making it possible for small companies to grow, innovate and stay competitive, which in turn can ignite growth for their local economies,\u201d he says.<\/p>\nOEMs will get another big boost with the Windows 7 Device Stage feature, which is expected to prove especially useful as more and more consumers hope to connect and use multifunction devices such as printers, cameras and cell phones with their PCs.<\/p>\n\u201cMicrosoft has been working to enable Windows to work well with all these devices for some time, and we think partners are ready and excited to deliver,\u201d Guggenheimer says. \u201cUltimately our greatest strength here, both for us and our partners, is the depth and breadth of the Windows ecosystem \u2014 a universe that took more than three decades to build.\u201d<\/p>\n\nPlease join us in our Forums<\/a><\/p>\nFollow us on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\nFor the latest updates from ABT, please join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\nJoin our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\n\nFolding@Home – Team AlienBabelTech – 164304<\/li>\nSETI@Home – Team AlienBabelTech – 138705<\/li>\nWorld Community Grid – Team AlienBabelTech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAIPEI, Taiwan \u2014 June 3, 2009 \u2014 Today during a keynote address at Computex 2009 in Taipei, Microsoft\u2019s OEM Division Corporate Vice President Steve Guggenheimer revealed that the company is confident with the progress...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[370,984,106],"class_list":["post-7846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-microsoft","tag-release-date","tag-windows-7"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7846\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/images\/features\/2009\/06-02Fugoo_lg.jpg\"){kind=link}