Preparing for next generation operating systems?

Our expertise in porting software and 64-bit computing platforms can make sure your products are ready for the latest operating systems so you don't miss a single sales opportunity.

· Windows XP 64

· MacOS on Intel

· Microsoft Vista / Longhorn

· Solaris 10 on Intel

Looking for an up to date Windows experience?

The latest Windows releases offer a whole new market for OEMs and application suppliers. Finally free of the limits of the 9x/Me architecture, they represent the future for Windows. They are faster, more flexible, more stable, offer tighter security, are more manageable and more reliable than ever before.

With new interfaces, capabilities, and certification requirements, it's a whole new operation. Your customers want the new operating systems but are your products ready for the new Windows? Are they tested or certified to operate correctly on the new platforms?

Unfortunately, much of the code that's been dutifully working for a long time on those earlier releases won't cut it on the new platforms. Often, as Windows changes, so must your code.

The new Windows platforms put more stringent requirements on software applications or drivers than ever before. It's not just a matter of whether or not your application or driver "runs" - it goes way beyond that. Does your software run correctly? Does it make the most of the new resources and services provided by these operating systems?

Here are just a few questions to ask yourself when evaluating your software in regards to these new platforms:

Is your software ready for multi-user operation?
Can it deal with the permission and access issues of being installed by one user and being run by another?
Does it maintain data or configuration information correctly for multiple users?
Is the information from one user secure from other users?
Does it handle registry entries correctly?
Can multiple instances of your software be run at once?
Does your software take advantage of the latest interfaces and capabilities for the best performance and most secure operation?
Is your application well behaved when faced with user switching?

A great deal of software out there doesn't work well when put to the task on the latest Windows platforms. Let us help your software to stand out from the crowd and work smoothly in this new environment.

At STG, we've been tracking and working with these new environments to help our customers get the most out of these vastly improved Windows releases. We've taken this knowledge and put it to work for our partners so they can release software for the latest Windows platforms while they're still the latest Windows platforms.

So what are your plans?

If you could shave weeks or months off of your release schedules, would it make a difference? Would getting a jump on your competitors put a smile on your face, some dollars in your revenue column, and add a few more points to your market share?

We'll bet the answer to these questions is "yes." These are just a few of the areas in which STG can help. We've got years of Windows expertise starting way back in the early days of Windows all the way up to the latest releases like Windows 2000 and Windows XP. We're so up on Windows development, we actually wrote some of the code samples that are going into future Microsoft Windows DDK releases.

In addition to Windows updating of existing software, STG can help get your software product developed in the first place - check out our Windows development page for more information.

Want to know how we do it? Check out our Services and Projects pages for more details.

Expertise and Experience

Our engineers have helped customers migrate a broad range of Windows software to the latest Windows releases from low level system software like drivers or network protocol code all the way to full fledged business applications. Our experience covers the full range of Windows from the lowest in kernel APIs all the way to user applications.

Some of the areas we've worked with include:

Updating Windows-based applications software to work well with the latest Windows releases. Improvements can range from simple ports and updates to extensive overhauls to let applications take advantage of the latest Windows capabilities and features.
Driver and application pre-certification testing in preparation for WHQL certification so you can determine how your product will fare before going through formal certification. We can also handle taking your product through the entire certification process and making any needed changes or updates to get your product certified in the shortest time possible.
Device and system-level API updates.
Networking device driver and protocol module updates to take advantage of new capabilities.
Updating application systems to add support for the latest System Services capabilities.
Adding support for multiple user and multiple profile support to single user applications.

Here are some typical projects we've done in this area (check out our Projects page for more extensive and numerous project examples):

Can we solve a problem for you?

We help our customers sell more product, resolve complex system software issues and complete their development projects on time by providing a variety of system software engineering services.

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