
As Microsoft aggressively starts to prepare the market for the debut of Windows Vista, it will use the Digital Life trade show to announce <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2028533,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL100906EP14B">the holiday availability</A> of PCs, software, hardware and games that will work with Vista, even though the operating system will not be available to consumers until early next year. The software giant will also announce that more than 250 hardware and software products from over 50 industry partners have received the "Certified for Windows Vista" or "Works with Windows Vista" logo. The logo program lets customers know that these products are compatible with the new Vista operating system.