Imagine Cup Blog

October 2009 - Posts

• 7 Ways To Change The World With Windows 7

  At Microsoft we believe that the power of technology can accelerate change and help to solve some of society's most pressing issues. Windows® 7 has been designed to make your PC simpler, and to make the things you do every day easier. To celebrate the launch of the Windows 7 operating system, we want to discover some creative ways that a PC running Windows can help an organization to make an ever greater impact in their community. Participating in this competition is easy. Submit a short video at www.7waystochangetheworld.com explaining or illustrating how you would use Windows 7 to help a community organization. The 7 people with the best submissions, as chosen by our judges, will each win a new PC running Windows 7. And each winner's chosen (eligible) community organization will receive a $7,000 grant. We plan to share all the submissions online, providing a great resource for nonprofits and community organizations to find out how technology can help support their local work. Posted Oct 28 2009, 07:14 PM by editor with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Awards, Digital Media, Competition, Windows 7, Students, Technology

• Windows 7 for Students – Get your copy!

  (from Microsoft/Student) Microsoft offers special discounts for students. Including a great $29.99 student offer. And if your school is enrolled in MSDN AA (Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance), you are eligible to receive your copy of Microsoft Windows 7. International Windows 7 Offers: Australia Canada, English Canada, French France France Germany Korea Mexico United States United States United Kingdom You can always check with your school’s technology administrator or your campus book or computer stores to find out if your school may have already bought a license of Windows 7. Get your copy today! Posted Oct 25 2009, 04:24 AM by editor with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Windows 7, Students, Technology

• IT Challenge Competition Launches

  Information Technology Students! Imagine Cup 2010 has launched another competition today, the IT Challenge.  This competition highlights the art and science of developing, deploying and maintaining IT systems that are efficient, functional, robust and secure. See if you have the tools and techniques to make it in the IT world? You will need to consider a customer’s unique needs and configurations that make specific IT systems fit together. Just how far are you willing to “push the system” before it breaks? Can you make a system that is so highly available that it’s always available? Step Up to the IT Challenge!  Register and sign up today.  We hope to see you at the Worldwide Finals in Warsaw, Poland in summer 2010. - Rand Morimoto, Chris Amaris, Valy Greavu and Jeff Guillet Imagine Cup IT Challenge Co-Captains Posted Oct 08 2009, 08:43 PM by editor with no comments

• Digital Media Competition Has Begun!

  Calling All Digital Media Enthusiasts! Are you ready to show the world what YOU can create? Take part in the brand NEW Digital Media competition. Click here to review step by step how to upload and submit your short video and learn all about how the Digital Media competition and voting works. Round 1, Sub-round 1 (of 6) began today, October 5, 2009, and ends on October 31, 2009.  Blow us away! Submit a digital media experience or video with the likes the world has never seen before.  Make it something that is truly outside the box. Think big! Most importantly: have fun! We cannot wait to see/hear/use what you create. We hope to see you at the Worldwide Finals in Poland in summer 2010! - The Imagine Cup 2010 Team Posted Oct 06 2009, 05:55 AM by editor with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Video, Poland, Digital Media