NextWindow scores a big one as they have become the first optical touch screen manufacturer to be given the Windows 7 logo certification. Achieving Windows 7 logo certification is a major milestone for NextWindow, whose touch screens are used in all-in-one PCs from Dell and Hewlett-Packard. The world’s largest PC manufacturers can now be confident that NextWindow touch screens will achieve the high performance standards required to run within Windows 7.

“Of course we’re excited to be the first optical touch screen manufacturer to announce Windows 7 logo certification,” said Al Monro, CEO at NextWindow. “The accomplishment is testament to the very hard work put in by our development team over the past few months. It is also a reflection of the success we’ve had building touch screens for leading PC manufacturers. NextWindow is ahead of the curve when it comes to understanding the business and technological needs of these companies. We look forward to continued success built around the launch of Windows 7 and the introduction of new touch-enabled PCs.”

With the new interface and accreditations, expect some visual solutions using the touch screen interface to balloon soon. And as far as brands are concerned, you can bet that NextWindow will be a familiar sight in that aspect in business or commercial use.

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Building interactivity for large format displays is something that NextWindow specializes in and now, a new type of screen overlay aims to provide touch-screen technology for schools and offices which make use of these large screen LCDs.

These touch screen offer a mouse-like functionality where you can click, drag and double-click or right-click by touching the screen. These are some of the features that the NextWindow2700 has to offer which will incidentally be shown at InfoComm09 in Orlando as well.

The NextWindow 2700 is ideal for public-facing applications such as digital signage or directories located in shopping malls. Visitors in a mall might use their fingers to scroll through a list of retail stores, re-size windows to view a variety of content simultaneously, or click through product videos or other interactive media. The 2700 series also is a natural fit for business-office and classroom environments.

“The success of all-in-one PCs from HP, Dell and Apple has spawned a new generation of ‘touch screen-native’ consumers who simply expect computers of all shapes and sizes to be touch-enabled,” said Al Monro, CEO at NextWindow. “We are simply responding by giving the public what it wants.”

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