Certification Testing
Get your product pre-certified using ZenQA's pre-test Certification services for
Microsoft products (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and SQL Server) and Java
(Java Powered & Java Powered for Enterprise).
The Windows Logo Program gives customers confidence that your product is thoroughly
tested with Microsoft-provided tools and ensures a good user experience.
Certified for Windows Server 2008 R2
The “Certified for Windows Server 2008 R2” logo designates applications that are
independently tested to meet Microsoft-recommended standards for security, stability,
availability, reliability and compatibility with the platform. Required for many
Gold Competencies under the new Microsoft Partner Network guidelines!
Program Benefits
Windows Server certification is now more valuable than ever. Certified for Windows
Server 2008 R2 program benefits include:
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The right to display the prestigious "Certified for Windows Server 2008 R2" logo
on websites and marketing materials
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A necessary step toward many Microsoft Gold Competencies
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May be used to complete MPN silver competencies as well
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Priority catalog listing and case study listing on Windows Server Catalog & Marketplace
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Reduced support calls and quality issues
Works with Windows Server 2008 R2
The "Works with Windows Server 2008 R2" program is intended to help developers and
customers ensure that applications meet the baseline technical bar for compatibility.
Program Benefits
The benefits offered by Microsoft for the "Works with Windows Server 2008 R2" program
include:
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Official "Works with Windows Server 2008 R2" designation
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Helps qualify for the ISV "Silver Competency" at MPN
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Listing in Microsoft’s Windows Server Catalog & Marketplace
The "Certified for" and "Works with" programs require applications to be tested
on Windows Server 2008 R2 in a Hyper-V environment.
Compatible with Windows 7 Logo
The Windows 7 logo program aims to help customers make better purchase decisions
by identifying products via the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo that have passed
Microsoft-designed tests for compatibility and reliability on Windows 7.
Program Benefits
The benefits offered by Microsoft for the "Compatible with Windows 7 Logo" program
include:
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Microsoft Partner Points
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Application Listing on the Windows 7 Compatibility Center
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Logo Artwork & Marketing Guides
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Windows Error Reporting
Java Powered for Enterprise logo certification
Java Powered for Enterprise logo certification requires testing your application
for portability using the Java Application Verification Kit (AVK) for the Enterprise,
and successfully test against all tests in the checklist. Java AVK is a tool to
help developers test their applications for correct use of J2EE APIs and portability
across application servers compatible with J2EE platform, so that they can avoid
inadvertently writing non-portable code. For this, Applications must run on a J2EE
Application server, be designed to run on multiple application servers, include
a JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology, Java Servlet technology, or Enterprise JavaBeans
(EJB) technology and be packaged as one or more .ear or .war files.