Microsoft has certified the Dell Dock from Stardock as having met or exceeded all the criteria for approval by the OEM Ready program.

The OEM Ready program is a new quality assurance program from Microsoft aimed at increasing consumer satisfaction with new PCs. OEM Ready is specifically designed to test software products which are pre-installed on computers from Microsoft’s OEM partners, thereby assuring consumers of the best out of box experience.

The OEM Ready program helps to ensure that applications address the criteria customers use to judge quality: compatibility, reliability, and “well-behaved” installs and un-installs. Product tests measure the effects of the software on system boot-time, stability and that software can be installed and uninstalled cleanly.

For more information on Microsoft’s OEM Ready program, please see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cc315067.aspx

For more information on the Dell Dock, please see http://www.delldock.com/.