Office 2007 Standard Microsoft reannounces its exF

Microsoft has become licensing its exFAT flash file format for licensing for any whilst now. In case you forgot, on December ten, the firm reminded folks that exFAT is readily available for licensing.exFAT, or Prolonged File Allocation Table, is definitely an enhanced version of the Fat file method from Microsoft that utilizes less overhead than the Windows NTFS file method. It extends the optimum file dimension of 4GB in FAT32 to practically limitless. exFAT is part of part of Windows CE and Windows client.Microsoft officials stated that Sony, Canon and Sanyo currently have signed IP licensing agreements for exFAT. And SanDisk, “as a member with the SD Card Association and the Memory Stick standard, has endorsed the adoption of exFAT file program for use in the new extra capacity storage media.” Microsoft didn;t mention today that open-source vendor Tuxera also is one of the licensees of exFAT.Microsoft plans to continue to license the older Fat format alongside exFAT, a corporation spokesperson told me. (No surprise there; just ask TomTom.)There is a $300,000 flat free to license exFAT for certain consumer device categories, including cameras, camcorders and digital photo frames, with volume-based pricing readily available for those who want to license it for mobile phones, PCs and networks, the spokesperson added.So what;s the thinking behind today;s reannouncement? “Today marks our efforts to build awareness with the overall exFAT licensing plan,Office 2007 Standard,” the spokesperson said.