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4/17/2008
"I think the Imagine Cup gives students an amazing ability to think beyond the usual boundaries to develop solutions to solve real global issues," said 2007 finalist and 2008 participant Brian Thomas, in a statement released this week. "The focus on innovation has given me the confidence to expand my ideas about technology and apply that to my future career."
Winners of the 2008 U.S. finals will be announced April 22. In addition to cash prizes up to $15,000, winners can also receive their own booth at the PAX gaming convention, a spread in American Photo magazine, participation in workshops with expert coaches who will help with various aspects of creating a commercially viable product, and, of course, a chance to compete in the Paris finals July 3 to 8.
Further information about Imagine Cup, including current standings, can be found here.
About the author: Dave Nagel is the executive editor for 1105 Media's educational technology online publications and electronic newsletters. He can be reached at dnagel@1105media.com.
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Cedarville University in southwestern Ohio has implemented SonicWALL firewalls to provide high-speed gateway firewall protection for its 3,000 students.
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Intercast Networks has redesigned Kazam, its student Internet TV and video service based on the company's VideoXpress platform. Following a spring semester alpha trial at Columbia and Purdue University, the company redesigned Kazam's interface based on student feedback and added additional content that caters to a student audience.
Doctors at Michigan State University have begun using the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Services Grid from Acuo Technologies to transport and manage magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results from a hospital in Malawi, Africa in order to monitor the impact of malaria on children.
Administrators at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have gone public with their installation of open source database management software from Ingres. IIT Delhi, one of seven leading institutes of technology in India, adopted Ingres Database to support administration functions such as grading, finance, human resources, procurement, and hospital administration.