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The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is the annual software and hardware developer-oriented trade show and business conference
Business conference

A business conference is an event organized by an Voluntary association, individual, publication or private company for the purpose of Business network, education or to discuss a business topic with a range of speakers....
 where Microsoft
Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
 elaborates on its hardware
Hardware

Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical cultural artifacts of a technology. It may also mean the physical components of a computer system, in the form of computer hardware....
 plans for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
-compatible PCs
Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator....
. It commonly features speeches from people such as Bill Gates
Bill Gates

William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an United States business magnate, philanthropist, author, the List of the 100 wealthiest people , and chairman of the board of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen....
, and generally has several sponsors including Intel, AMD, ATI
Ati

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 et al.








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The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is the annual software and hardware developer-oriented trade show and business conference
Business conference

A business conference is an event organized by an Voluntary association, individual, publication or private company for the purpose of Business network, education or to discuss a business topic with a range of speakers....
 where Microsoft
Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
 elaborates on its hardware
Hardware

Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical cultural artifacts of a technology. It may also mean the physical components of a computer system, in the form of computer hardware....
 plans for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
-compatible PCs
Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator....
. It commonly features speeches from people such as Bill Gates
Bill Gates

William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an United States business magnate, philanthropist, author, the List of the 100 wealthiest people , and chairman of the board of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen....
, and generally has several sponsors including Intel, AMD, ATI
Ati

As a word, Ati may refer to:* Ati, Chad, a town in Chad* Ati , a Negrito ethnic group in the Philippines** Ati-Atihan Festival, an annual celebration held in the Philippines...
 et al.

Audience

According to Microsoft, the WinHEC conference is aimed at:
  • Hardware engineer
    Engineer

    An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints....
    s and hardware designer
    Designer

    A designer is a person who designs something. Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by psychologist Herbert Simon: 'Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.' ...
    s interested in hardware on Windows architecture.
  • Driver developers
    Software developer

    A software developer is a person or organization concerned with facets of the software development process wider than design and coding, a somewhat broader scope of computer programming or a specialty of project manager including some aspects of Software product management....
     and tester
    Software testing

    Software Testing is an empirical investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the product or service under test , with respect to the context in which it is intended to operate....
    s interested in the Windows Driver Foundation
    Windows Driver Foundation

    Windows Driver Foundation is a set of Microsoft tools that aid in the creation of device drivers for Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows....
     and other driver architecture and tools.
  • Higher-ups including managers who want to know more about advances in technology and business strategies.


Events

  • 2001 – Anaheim, California
    California

    California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
    . March 26-28, 2001.
    • Announcement of the availability of Windows XP
      Windows XP

      Windows XP is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptop, and media centers....
       Beta 2, which includes the first public beta of Internet Explorer 6
      Internet Explorer 6

      Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 , is a graphical user interface web browser developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 lines of operating systems....
      .
  • 2002 – Seattle, Washington
    Washington

    Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
    . April 16-18, 2002.
  • 2003 – New Orleans, Louisiana
    Louisiana

    The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
    . May 6-8, 2003.
    • Bill Gates keynote; demonstrated "Athens" PC concept, discussed 64-bit computing, uptake of Windows XP.
    • Initial Windows Longhorn demonstrations and discussions, focusing on a new Desktop Composition Engine (which later became known as the Desktop Window Manager
      Desktop Window Manager

      Desktop Window Manager is a compositing window manager, introduced with Windows Vista, that enables the Windows Aero graphical user interface and visual theme....
      )
  • 2004 – Seattle, Washington. May 4-7, 2004.
    • Discussion of Longhorn release timeline and upcoming service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
    • Updated Athens concept PC design, named "Troy" based on a Longhorn user interface
  • 2005 – Washington State Convention and Trade Center
    Washington State Convention and Trade Center

    The Washington State Convention and Trade Center is a convention center located next to and over Interstate 5 in Downtown, Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington, adjacent to Freeway Park ....
    , Seattle, Washington
    Seattle, Washington

    Seattle is the most populous city in the US state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest....
    . April 25-27, 2005.
    • Bill Gates gave a keynote speech on various topics including Windows "Longhorn" (known later as Windows Vista
      Windows Vista

      Windows Vista is one member in a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business Desktop computer, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media center PCs....
      ) and 64-bit computing.
  • 2006 – Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington. May 23-25, 2006. Attendance of more than 3,700.
    • Microsoft announced the release of beta 2 of Windows Vista, Windows Server "Longhorn" and Microsoft Office 2007
      Microsoft Office 2007

      Microsoft Office 2007 is the most recent Microsoft Windows version of the Microsoft Office, Microsoft's Office suite. Formerly known as Office 12 in the initial stages of its beta cycle, it was released to volume license key customers on November 30 2006 and made available to retail customers on January 30, 2007....
      .
    • The Free Software Foundation
      Free Software Foundation

      The Free Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the free software movement, a copyleft-based movement which aims to promote the universal freedom to distribute and modify computer software without restriction....
       staged a protest outside the venue, wearing yellow hazmat suits and handing out pamphlets claiming that Microsoft products are "defective by design" because of the Digital Rights Management
      Digital rights management

      Digital rights management refers to access control technologies used by publishers, copyright holders, and hardware manufacturers to limit usage of digital media or devices....
       technologies included in them.
  • 2007 – Los Angeles Convention Center
    Los Angeles Convention Center

    The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
    , Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
    . May 15-17, 2007.
  • 2008 – Los Angeles Convention Center
    Los Angeles Convention Center

    The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3....
    , Los Angeles, California
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
    . November 4-6, 2008.
    • Immediately follows PDC 2008
      Professional Developers Conference

      Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference is a conference for software developers, normally Microsoft Windows developers.It covers new and upcoming technology from Microsoft, and so only occurs in the years when there is something new to talk about....
      , held at the same venue, October 27-30.
    • Will focus on the upcoming Windows 7.


See also

  • Professional Developers Conference
    Professional Developers Conference

    Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference is a conference for software developers, normally Microsoft Windows developers.It covers new and upcoming technology from Microsoft, and so only occurs in the years when there is something new to talk about....


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