Microsoft Sends Up Trial Balloons for Windows 7 Aug 20, 2008
According to Microsoft, however, at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) conference in October, and further information will be revealed at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) the following week. Until then, expect the rumor mill to remain in full force. (PC World)
Windows 7 to be Previewed in October? Aug 19, 2008
The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) will both see Microsoft show off its new hope in Los Angeles during October, with either a technical build of a beta version of the new OS expected to be shown. So far support for touchscreen technology has been confirmed, while XML-based ribbon interfaces and virtualisation support are expected. (IDM.net.au)
Microsoft opens up on Windows 7 Aug 18, 2008
Microsoft went completely in the wrong direction with Vista," wrote one commenter. "I personally think that, if you want a real hit on your hands, strip down the Vista OS to bare bones, optimise the heck out of the code, and tune the baby for speed. "Another argued that the new OS should rely less heavily on the registry. " For someone who provides tech support the registry is a nightmare. (CRN Australia)
Microsoft Gives More Details About Its Next OS: Windows 7 Aug 17, 2008
For those who wish to find out specifics about Windows 7, the two managers provided some good news when they said the company would reveal a lot more at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles. There have been some serious talks about Microsofts operating systems lately; while Vista sales are indeed going up, there are a lot of customers who had complained about several issues. (eFluxMedia)
Windows 7 details to be released Aug 16, 2008
Windows 7 developers will show off their work at both the Professional Developers Conference and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. Based on Vista, Windows 7 is expected to be released in January 2010. (BBC News)
Microsoft to unveil Windows 7 features next month Aug 16, 2008
Microsoft said that it will publicly reveal details and "in-depth technical information" about Windows 7 to developers attending its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) set to take place from October 26-29 and at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) scheduled for November 5-7. Writing on the new , Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan, senior engineering team leaders, pledged to document the pace of development and offer a peak at Windows 7 features in the works from time to time. (TG Daily)
PDC, WinHEC to be Windows 7 coming-out parties Aug 16, 2008
The PDC, and the annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) the following week, "both represent the first venues where we will provide in-depth technical information about Windows 7," according to a blog post attributed to Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan, the two Windows 7 senior engineering team leaders, on the new company blog. InfoWorld blogger Randall C. Kennedy covers Windows 7, Microsoft news in his. (InfoWorld)
Microsoft starts stoking hype for Windows 7 Aug 16, 2008
Developers are invited along to get the skinny on Microsoft s Windows ecosystem this Autumn at the Professional Developers Conference on 27 October and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference a week later, where MS will provide in-depth technical information on the operating system. Redmond has also, once again, admitted that it needs to be more transparent with its customers. (Register)
Microsoft starts to unveil Windows 7 Aug 15, 2008
The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on October 27 and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) the following week both represent the first venues where we will provide in-depth technical information about Windows 7. Still, there's probably nothing in the engineering sphere that's as tricky as coming up with a name for the thing. (guardian.co.uk)
Indian-owned UAE firm among top NASA nanotech awardees Jul 24, 2008
All this even as he prepares to attend the NASA Tech Briefs National Nano Engineering Conference to be held in Boston Nov 12-13 when the Nano 50 awards will be presented for the fourth year in succession. The awards, according to Nanotech Briefs, "recognize the top 50 technologies, products, and innovators that have significantly impacted - or are expected to impact - the state of the art in nanotechnology". (Sify.com, India)
UAE firm among top NASA award Jul 23, 2008
As for the kind of partners he was looking at, he said, "We are not closing our eyes to anybody. We need somebody to share the vision that we have. It's a very broad vision, we have a very wide horizon... there is nothing to hold us back." All this even as he prepares to attend the NASA Tech Briefs National Nano Engineering Conference to be held in Boston Nov 12-13 when the Nano 50 awards will be presented for the fourth year in succession. The awards, according to Nanotech Briefs, "recognize... (India Times)
Tiny Refrigerator Taking Shape To Cool Future Computers Jun 25, 2008
Findings will be detailed in two papers being presented during the 12th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference and the 19th International Compressor Engineering Conference on July 14-17 at Purdue. The papers were written by doctoral students Stefan S. Bertsch and Abhijit A. Sathe, Groll and Garimella. (Science Daily)
Water and engineering conference ends Apr 12, 2008
General News of Friday, 11 April 2008. General News of Friday, 11 April 2008. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Global Engineering Conference Opens in Las Vegas; Industry Experts from Around the World Present on Sustainability Apr 11, 2008
The 10th Global Engineering Conference opened today in Las Vegas, Nev ... The highly respected Global Engineering Conference started in 1992 in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit. (PR Newswire)
Olympics offer HDTV showcase Apr 11, 2008
Broadcast Engineering Conference: Saturday thru Thursday. Digital Cinema Summit: Saturday thru Sunday. (Variety)
CNO highlights Navy opportunities at engineering conference Mar 27, 2008
Thursday 27 March, 2008. Gary Roughead, spoke at the 34th Annual Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) in Orlando March 19. (The Dolphin, CT)
FactSet Research Systems Annual Subscription Value Rises 22 Percent During the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2008 Mar 18, 2008
9 million of expenses related to the bi-annual FactSet engineering conference scheduled for May 2008. Other income is expected to be between $0. (Primezone Releases)
Under the Hood: The next gold rush: solar power Mar 15, 2008
In December 2007, more than 1,500 participants from industry, academia, and military and government institutions converged on Fukuoka, Japan, to attend the Seventeenth Annual Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC). From the opening of the conference, there was palpable excitement about the environmental and political benefits of photovoltaic technology. (EETimes)
Energy, technology conferences planned Feb 22, 2008
The events include General Electric Co.'s annual technical conference for steam turbines and generators being held in July in downtown Albany; a national wind energy conference being held in April, also in Albany, and an engineering conference being held in September in Colonie that will focus on green technologies and nanotechnology ... The engineering conference is sponsored by BHR Group Ltd., a group of independent British technology companies. (Albany Times Union)
Mine 'threat' to water supply Dec 28, 2007
An engineering conference hosted by the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy last month heard the canal was likely to drop by about 40 centimetres, enough to affect water flow. BHP, through its subsidiary Illawarra Coal, is digging the new mine to overcome a "production shortfall" resulting from a decision not to mine directly under the Nepean River. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
2007 PRI Trade Show Wrap Up Dec 26, 2007
The AETC motorsports engineering conference preceded the PRI Trade Show and was well attended by racing engine builders, motorsports engineers and auto racing industry entrepreneurs. The PRI Trade Show continues to offer companies, racing organizations and even individual racers and race teams the opportunity to make announcements. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Upgrades for PCI Express in the works Dec 11, 2007
Advanced Micro Devices made a public presentation about its virtual memory proposal for I/O page fault handling at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference early this year. In the end, the SIG will release work that has been developed and modified by a wide array of its members. (EETimes)
Microsoft Sets Date for PDC '08 Dec 7, 2007
When the software giant postponed its annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference to some point in the fall of 2008, some observers speculated that the PDC also might be postponed or canceled. However, Microsoft Dec. 6 announced it will hold the PDC 2008 Oct. 27-30 in Los Angeles. (eWeek)
Microsoft Delays Annual Hardware Confab Nov 20, 2007
In a surprise move, Microsoft has postponed its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2008 from next spring to next fall, leaving many industry observers with a simple question: Why. The conference was pushed back due to "industry feedback," a company spokesperson told InternetNews. (Datamation)
Microsoft Delays winhec Show Nov 18, 2007
Microsoft has delayed the Windows Hardware Engineering conference until the fall of 2008, in response to "industry feedback". The conference will be supplemented throughout 2008 by "a series of technology-specific events that are designed to keep hardware engineers and Windows driver developers up-to-date," Microsoft said. (PC Magazine)
Aetna speaking Thursday to Melbourne city health insurance group Oct 11, 2007
The meeting starts at 1 p.m. in the engineering conference room, 830 N. Apollo Blvd.. Contact Neale at 242-3638 or. (Florida Today)
Sun Readies First Niagara 2 Systems Oct 10, 2007
At its Customer Engineering Conference in Las Vegas Oct. 9, based in Santa Clara, Calif. will introduce a pair of rack-mount systems, along with a new blade server, that will be the first to use Sun's new ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)
American Voices: Notable Quotes From the Week in Business Sep 22, 2007
-- Kert Davies, research director at Greenpeace USA, on hearing Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson agreed to meet privately with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sept. 27 before she addresses an engineering conference in Edinburg, Texas. Democrats will taunt the Republicans with this, and they will have to address it. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Next Windows Server Ship Date Slips Sep 1, 2007
(Chairman Bill Gates the official name at Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, referred to as WinHEC, in Los Angeles in mid-May. . (Datamation)
Windows Home Server friendly for digital homes Aug 13, 2007
At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Gates demonstrated the Home Server and announced new hardware partners for the upcoming product, which include Gateway Inc., LaCie and Medion International. More importantly, Microsoft also announced several software vendors that are supporting Windows Home Server. (Jakarta Post)
Breakthrough Polymer Is Lightweight, Conductive, Corrosion-Proof, Flexible Jul 10, 2007
They will receive the Nano50 award in November 2007 at the NASA Tech Briefs National Nano Engineering Conference in Boston. We are very excited to see Professor Gupta s work receive this recognition as a key breakthrough technology, said Dr. Robert E. Lindberg, NIA president and executive director. (Science Daily)
SMPTE Welcomes Joel Welch as Director of Professional Development Jun 27, 2007
Most recently, as Director, Program Development and Certification at a cable telecommunications engineering association, Joel successfully led the development of numerous technical and engineering professional development programs, including the association's technical workshop program presented at its annual engineering conference, which typically draws 10,000+ attendees. Joel is a member of the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD), the American Society of Association Executives... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MS kills 'Longhorn Reloaded' project Jun 23, 2007
4074, which Microsoft released at its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in 2004. Microsoft never said it actually abandoned the Longhorn client, and many predicted that when the Longhorn Reloaded project began, it likely would run afoul of Microsoft's legal department. (InfoWorld)
Nanotech Briefs Announces the Third Annual Nano 50(TM) Award Winners Jun 15, 2007
Nanotech Briefs will present the awards at a special reception and dinner during the National Nano Engineering Conference, November 14-15, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. For more information on the conference, visit. (PR Newswire)
Standard aims to expand use of flash in PCs Jun 1, 2007
At the recent Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Intel got interest from OEMs in a version of the flash modules tailored for servers, said Coulson. The company is now gathering requirements for such modules. (EETimes)
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Practical Use Multi-Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell with World's Highest Conversion Efficiency Rate of 18.0% May 31, 2007
We plan to present our technology at the Fukuoka 17th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference in December 2007. 1 As of May 31, 2007. (BusinessWire)
Companies seek ways to keep younger workers May 27, 2007
After being overwhelmed by other companies' flashy recruiting displays at an engineering conference last year, U.S. Steel invested in a huge exhibit with video displays and pulsing music that it now takes to job fairs. Company executives also "reintroduced" themselves to college administrators in an effort to establish relationships with specific campuses. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Knee implant for women launched May 22, 2007
The design is based on findings presented at the Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Conference last year. For a lot or women, the replacement doesn't quite match the end of the femur. (BBC News -- Health)
Vista Given 'Bad Driver' Rap? May 22, 2007
During a round table here at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), Roger Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies and a former analyst with IDC, plastered on a screen some of the FUD from the press shortly after Windows XP's launch. Some reporters in the room were from those very publications. (Datamation)
Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive May 20, 2007
That's more than the total install base of Windows' largest competitors, Gates quipped as he began his keynote at the Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference (WinHEC). CONTINUED: Page1. (CNET News.com)
The end of 32-bit Windows is nigh! May 20, 2007
has used its annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference () to outline its post-Vista roadmap with hardware and driver developers, including stark plans for the long-term future of its 32-bit operating system platform. In various keynote speeches executives juggled yesterday, today and tomorrow, encouraging developers to certify their hardware and to complete the process of shipping Windows Vista drivers, while looking forward to several new platform releases due this year. (IT PRO)
Microsoft's Server Roadmap Is Short For Now May 20, 2007
It would seem obvious that a show like the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) would be the place to lay out a roadmap for the future, but in this case, Microsoft's map doesn't stretch very far. This year's WinHEC show comes smack between the release of the new client software, Vista, and the pending release of a new server. (Datamation)
Microsoft says PCs may need DRAM upgrade May 20, 2007
LOS ANGELES Desktop and notebook computers may need to adopt error-correcting code (ECC) memory to combat rising system crashes from single-bit memory errors, according to a confidential white paper written by Microsoft Corp. The software giant raised the issue in a panel discussion on at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference here although it admits its data on system failures is still inconclusive. For about four years Microsoft has been collecting data through its Online Crash Analysis... (EETimes)
Gates Foundation gives $9.7M to research May 19, 2007
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers his keynote address to the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Gates announced that nearly 40 million Windows Vista Licenses have been sold 100 days after its release. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
F-Secure selected for security on Windows Home Server May 18, 2007
We are pleased to work with F-Secure to help customers secure their digital memories and experiences," says Steven VanRoekel, director of Windows Server Solutions at Microsoft. "This collaboration fits well in our product portfolio and we are proud to work with Microsoft to offer customers a solution to support Windows Home Server (Moneycontrol.com)
Windows Server 2008 Features Address Linux Challenge May 18, 2007
One of these is the fact that Linux has less of a surface area, which led customers to bel 00004000 ieve that Linux is inherently more secure, Bill Laing, the general manager for Microsoft's Windows Server division, told eWEEK in an interview at its annual Windows Hardware Engineering conference here. Surface area is the term IT managers use to discuss the overall resource footprint of a computer operating environment, including the amount of code, features, ports and other network resources... (eWeek)
Vista uber alles May 18, 2007
The company put out some stunning stats in a Wednesday keynote at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. Rick Merritt Computing Editor. (EETimes)
Microsoft will pack more threads in Windows Server May 18, 2007
At the Hardware Engineering Conference () here Wednesday (May 16), Microsoft detailed many of its plans for Windows Server 2008 set to ship later this year. But the new multithreading work is not likely to find its way into a release of Windows at least until a follow-on scheduled for 2009. (EETimes)
Vista shifts 40m units in Microsoft's fastest launch May 17, 2007
The Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced the 40 million figure in a speech to the company's annual Windows hardware engineering conference in Los Angeles. "I'm really thrilled at how this has come together," he said. (Independent)
Microsoft touts server hardware improvements May 17, 2007
The roadmap for the next-generation server, which was called Windows Longhorn Server until this week, was outlined by Bill Laing, general manager of Microsoft's Server division, at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference held here ... The roadmap for the next-generation server, which was called Windows Longhorn Server until this week, was outlined by Bill Laing, general manager of Microsoft's Server division, at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference held here. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Gates on The Future of Our Digital Lives May 17, 2007
Part of Gates' presentation was a reprise of the pitch he gave at the company's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles on Tuesday. "On the desktop, you won't have a desktop phone any more and in an extreme form, you will no longer have a PBX at all because it's all going to be software.". (SmallBusinessComputing)
Gates: Meet Windows Server 2008 May 17, 2007
Gates made the announcement at Microsoft's 16th annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), but he did not shed any additional light on when the will ship. He said the date remains "the second half of 2007.". (InfoWorld)
Wireless networking, Windows Server 2008 shine at WinHEC May 17, 2007
WinHEC, the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, isn't as exciting or sexy as, say, a typical outing at CES, but it does present an interesting look at where the heavyweights in the PC industry expect hardware and software designs to go in the near future. At this year's event, held in Los Angeles, the stars of the show were Longhorn Server (now named Windows Server 2008), , ultra-mobile PCs, Windows Sideshow, and Windows Rally. (Ars Technica)
MS Touts Windows Kernel Changes May 17, 2007
LAS VEGAS Attendees at Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference here got an in-depth and deeply technical keynote outlining the changes to the Windows kernel and other key areas, and how partners can take advantage of these. ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)
Microsoft rallies partners around home server May 17, 2007
"If you lose one drive, there's no problem. If you lose two, you are probably OK," said a Microsoft developer demonstrating the software on the show floor at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference () here. The home server requires a gigahertz-class processor and what's seen as a fairly heady 512 Mbytes DRAM. It has four USB ports and a built-in Gbit Ethernet for linking to a home network. (EETimes)
Bill Gates announces new Microsoft products May 17, 2007
Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corp today gave a face to Microsofts new dream of unifying hardware and software in the form of mobile devices, home networks, storage and entertainment devices, online browser-based software and the next-generation of Windows Server in his main speech at the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2007 in Los Angeles. "Mobile PC innovation is probably the fastest growing part of the whole windows PC area," Gates said. (The Money Times)
Microsofts about to start calling you over IP May 16, 2007
It s all systems go at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference or WinHEC 2007, where the future of hardware designed to work with and on the Windows platform is discussed, deconstructed, dreamt up and developed, designed to work with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. The program has just started in beta mode, with a total of 15 phones and devices to be made available to businesses wanting to test out Microsoft s IP-enabled communications... (iTWire)
Microsoft and partners to create unified workplace phone systems May 16, 2007
Microsoft, the American software corporation sometimes chided in the industry for its apparent lack of flexibility, has this week taken the opportunity at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) to unveil a new generation of devices created in partnership with no less than nine of the tech industry's leading companies. Specifically, Microsoft Corp. along with the likes of ASUSTek Computer Inc., GN, LG-Nortel Co. Ltd., NEC Corp., Plantronics Inc., Polycom Inc., Samsung, Tatung Co.,... (Monsters and Critics.com)
Windows Longhorn public beta spurs flurry of downloads May 16, 2007
"This is a major product for us," said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates during his keynote today at Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, known as WinHEC, in Los Angeles ... "This is a major product for us," said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates during his keynote today at Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, known as WinHEC, in Los Angeles. (SearchWindows2000.com)
Microsoft says Vista sales at nearly 40 million May 16, 2007
"I'm really thrilled at how this has come together," said Gates during a speech at Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2007 in Los Angeles. Windows operating systems run on more than 95 percent of the world's computers and represent the Redmond, Washington-based company's biggest profit driver. (ABC News -- Wire)
Gates christens Longhorn Windows Server 2008 May 16, 2007
Gates made the announcement at Microsoft s 16th annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), but he did not shed any additional light on when the server will ship. He said the date remains the second half of 2007. (MacCentral)
Microsoft Updates Pay-As-You-Go PC Plan May 16, 2007
Speaking at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) here, Microsoft said the next release of FlexGo will be designed for Vista, with enhancements to allow users to live on "borrowed time" until their next payment. ADVERTISEMENT. (PC Magazine)
Gates to Tout First 100 Days of Vista May 16, 2007
LOS ANGELES The 2,700 attendees at Microsoft's annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference here are going to get an earful about Windows Vista, the upcoming Windows Server "Longhorn" and Windows Home Server and that's just from the keynote addresses. ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)
Gates: 40 million Vista copies sold May 16, 2007
That's more than the total install base of Windows' largest competitors, Gates quipped as he began his keynote at the Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference (WinHEC) here. "As of last week, we've (sold) nearly 40 million copies," Gates said. (USA Today -- Tech)
Microsoft looks beyond the PC May 16, 2007
Bill Gates, opening the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, showed products and conceptual designs including a PC shaped like a light bulb, and an office phone with a screen for finding contacts and placing calls. The Microsoft chairman also stressed the growing role of mobile phones as computing devices. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
