Windows Vista Logo Program
Updated: November 5, 2008
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Introduction
Certified for Windows Vista
Works with Windows Vista
Introduction
The Windows Vista Logo Program is a way for your company to help customers identify compatible products that are designed for ease of use, better performance, and enhanced security.
Customers will see two logos in more than twenty product categories. The "Certified for Windows Vista" logo identifies products that are designed and tested to deliver a superior experience with Windows Vista. The "Works with Windows Vista" logo lets customers know which software and devices offer baseline compatibility with Windows Vista.
The goals of the Windows Vista Logo Program are to:
Communicate to customers that Certified for Windows Vista products provide superior experiences with their software, photos, music, videos, and online communications.
Help customers easily identify software and devices that have been tested for compatibility with Windows Vista.
Enable your company to differentiate your unique offerings while giving customers confidence in the products they choose.
As a participant in the Windows Vista Logo Program, your company can use logo artwork, messaging guidelines, and marketing campaign assets in association with products that have met the program requirements. Using these assets helps you to extend your marketing by taking advantage of Microsoft's continued investment in promoting Certified for Windows Vista products to consumers, businesses, and retail channel partners.
To help drive purchase preference for Certified for Windows Vista products, Microsoft will generate awareness through Web advertising and retail point-of- sale (POS) materials. Customers will learn about the features and benefits of Certified for Windows Vista products from trained retail sales professionals, on company Web sites, on the Windows Vista Compatibility Center, and through promotional campaigns.
Certified for Windows Vista
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Certified for Windows Vista hardware and devices:
Are designed and tested for ease of use, better performance, and enhanced security on PCs running Windows Vista.
Meet the technical requirements for superior experiences with photos, music, videos, games, and online communications.
Install easily and can automatically download device driver updates from Windows Update.
Helps ensure compatibility with other Certified for Windows Vista products.
Partner Benefits
Consumer demand generation campaign aligned with Windows Vista marketing activities
Take advantage of Microsoft's relationship with the CNet Channel to promote partner products with major online retailers
Leverage one of the world's most recognizable brands
Distinguish your products across all channels, at a glance with the Certified for Windows Vista logo
Accrue points in the Microsoft Partner Program
Showcase your products on the Windows Vista Compatibility Center
Obtain digital signatures for tested drivers, indicating that the driver has passed testing for compatibility with Windows Vista
Distribution of signed drivers on Windows Update, where customers can easily get the latest updates
Access to Windows Error Reporting data to improve the quality of signed drivers and target fixes
The option to list the product on the Windows Vista Compatibility Center
Read more about device specifications and end-user benefits
Works with Windows Vista
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Customer Promise
Assures customers they're purchasing a cost-effective, quality product offering a familiar and easy-to-use Windows experience
A product that meets comprehensive baseline Microsoft Windows standards for compatibility, reliability, and security
Partner Benefits
Opportunity to take advantage of one of the world's most recognizable brands
Distinguish your products across all channels, at a glance
Obtain digital signatures for tested drivers, indicating that the driver has passed testing for compatibility with Windows Vista
Free distribution of signed drivers on Windows Update, where customers can easily get the latest updates
Access to Windows Error Reporting data to improve the quality of signed drivers and target fixes
The option to list the product on the Windows Vista Compatibility Center
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