Thank You Partners! We Appreciate Your Generous Support of
Imagine Cup 2011.

Windows Embedded
is a family of operating systems that offer familiar tools and technologies for
developers to quickly bring the next generation of smart, connected, service-oriented
devices to market.

Microsoft
Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher
and developer of exclusive content for the Xbox 360 video game console, Windows-based
PCs and Windows Phone 7. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game
Studios is committed to creating an innovative and diverse portfolio of entertainment
properties. Introduced as a consolidated studio in 2002 to coincide with the launch

Dell’s Employee Purchase Program allows Education
Faculty, Staff and Students to take advantage of the best pricing on any Dell consumer
product. This means as a student of any High School or University you get the best
price on Dell XPS laptops, Alienware products, Dell mobile phones like the Streak,
Aero and Venue Pro. Come to Dell.com/epp to get the latest deals and newest products.
Find your Dell University State page on Facebook and Twitter to get exclusive content
as well.
For more than 26 years, Dell has empowered countries, communities,
customers and people everywhere to use technology to realize their dreams. Customers
trust us to deliver technology solutions that help them do and achieve more, whether
they’re at home, work, school or anywhere in their world. Learn more about our story,
purpose and people behind our customer-centric approach at www.dell.com.

You’re passionate about Microsoft. So is Avanade.
Microsoft is part of our DNA. In 2000, we were founded by Microsoft and Accenture.
We’re dedicated to helping our global customers realize results with Microsoft-based
solutions. By focusing solely on the Microsoft platform, our developers know Microsoft
better than anyone – and you can, too.
www.avanade.com
Orchard
is a free, open source, community-focused project aimed at delivering applications
and reusable components on the ASP.NET platform. www.orchardproject.net
MyBytes is a site sponsored by Microsoft that provides middle and
high school students the opportunity to learn about digital citizenship and creative
content in an entertaining way. The site offers a Music Mixer for visitors to mix,
publish, and share their own ringtones. There are also pages that present viewpoints
from artists and professionals on the importance of Intellectual Property Rights
(IPR), video interviews from peers on IPR, and stories and polls on how it affects
everyday life.
MyBytes is designed with creative ideas in mind: expressing them, showing them to
the world, and protecting them. It is important for users to know that when they
create something, they have the right to receive credit for their idea, and have
a say in how others use it. The goal is to inform and inspire people to be good
digital citizens. To see how it all works, visit www.mybytes.com.

TakingITGlobal uses the power of online community to facilitate global
education, social entrepreneurship, and civic engagement for millions of youth worldwide.
Founded in 1999, the award-winning
www.tigweb.org
is the leading social network for global citizenship, bringing together over 340,000
members with more than 22,000 non-profit organizations across 12 languages. TakingITGlobal's
TIGed program serves over 2,400 schools in 117 countries with professional development,
engaging lesson plans, and collaborative global projects.

Microsoft Interoperability enables innovation
and opportunity. Job market success comes easily to those who can recognize the
opportunity for a mixed-technology solution and effectively leverage the interoperability
of Microsoft products. Bright minds are constantly developing solutions that enable
new interoperability scenarios, such as playing MP3, AAC, and WMA music together,
or mashing up new cross-platform applications and services on the Internet.

Microsoft/Web platform gives users the very
best tools, framework, databases, and web server available for free today. Our goal
is to make all web developers productive on the Microsoft Web Platform and ensure
they are able to meet their needs as well as the needs of their customers.

The
Windows 7 platform enables developers to create
new experiences that go beyond simple mouse pointing, clicking, and dragging. The
new Touch API supports gestures, such as pan, zoom, and rotate, as well as raw touch
data inputs and advance manipulation and inertia.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”)
is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and
businesses realize their full potential.