The partners that make it possible
We thank the following sponsors of the Imagine Cup for their generosity and dedication to helping the world’s brightest technology students achieve their potential.
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Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. For more information, visit Microsoft.
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Paramount Digital Entertainment
Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) is a division of Paramount Pictures Corp. PDE develops and distributes filmed entertainment across worldwide digital distribution platforms, including online, mobile and portable devices, videogames, virtual worlds and technologies. Paramount Pictures Corp. (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom, a content company with film, television and digital entertainment brands. For more information, visit Paramount Pictures.
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Mesh Services and Live Framework
Mesh Services are building blocks that bring software and internet services together to put you in control of your digital world. They allow you to interact with applications, files, people, and devices that matter the most and make sure you are in sync with them wherever you are and whenever you need them. The Live Framework provides one place to program against Mesh Services and other exciting Live Services like Live Contacts, Live Profile and much more. These are the same things that power the Windows Live and Mesh experiences – now you have their power at your disposal! Experience Mesh www.mesh.com and learn about developing on Mesh Services at: http://dev.live.com/liveframework
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Microsoft XNA Team
XNA Game Studio 2.0 enables hobbyists, academics, and independent game developers to easily create videogames for Windows and Xbox 360™ using optimized cross-platform gaming libraries based on .NET. Combined with an active membership in the XNA Creators Club (available from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace), you can also create, debug, and play games on your Xbox 360 console.
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Windows Embedded
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.
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Microsoft Interoperability Team
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. For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/interop/.
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Microsoft Accessible Technology Team
Accessibility makes it easier for anyone to see, hear, and use a computer, and to customize their computing environment according to their own preferences, needs, and abilities. For many people, accessibility is what makes computer use possible. At Microsoft, our mission is to enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. We consider our mission statement a promise to our customers. We deliver on that promise by striving to create technology that is accessible to everyone—including people who experience the world in different ways because of impairments and disabilities.
For more information, visit www.microsoft.com/enable/microsoft/mission.aspx.
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Microsoft Unlimited Potential
Microsoft Unlimited Potential combines advanced technologies and strong partnerships with governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), educational institutions, and technology and service partners. Ultimately our mission is to enable sustained social and economic opportunity for those at the middle and bottom of the world's economic pyramid-the next 5 billion people. Unlimited Potential aims to reach 1 billion people by 2015 by exploring solutions in three key interrelated areas: transforming education, fostering local innovation and enabling jobs and opportunities. In these three areas, Microsoft Unlimited Potential can create the greatest possible impact in building a virtuous cycle of sustained social and economic development. Sustainability is a key indicator of effective programs and activities, and is our long-term measure of success. To learn more, visit the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Web site.
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Microsoft Learning
Microsoft Learning builds innovative training products that enable you to make the most of your investment in Microsoft products and technologies. Microsoft Learning offers a diverse range of programs that includes Microsoft training and certification, Microsoft Press books, instructor-led training, skills assessments, and e-learning solutions. From utilizing cutting edge technology to advancing world-class training, Microsoft Learning provides the tools to help you stand out in whatever field you choose.
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Microsoft Robotics
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (MSRDS) is a Windows based environment for academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware. MSRDS provides an end-to-end robotics development environment which includes: Visual Programming Language, Visual Simulation Environment, lightweight services-orientated runtime, and sample code/services/documentation to help get you started. www.microsoft.com/robotics
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Windows Mobile
Meet Windows Mobile. The day you bring home a Windows Mobile phone, you can quickly have it working with your Windows PC and use it to access the same e-mail accounts you’ve had for years. Stay in touch with the people in your life—no matter how they like to chat. Don’t miss another anniversary or birthday. Take your music to the gym. Stay entertained while you wait for your kids. Take the picture that would have slipped away. Get it all done with a Windows Mobile phone. Check it out at http://windowsmobile.com.
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Lenovo
Lenovo is dedicated to enhancing education through the innovative use of technology. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high quality,secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major technical research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com
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Bradesco
Bradesco has a tradition of carrying out social responsibility initiatives throughout its 64 years of existence. Over this period it has provided top quality education for 2.1 million pupils through the Bradesco Foundation. It also takes part in a diversified cycle of social and environmental responsibility initiatives witch bring together culture, environmental activities, sports, Information Technology and citizenship.http://www.bradesco.com.br/
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The Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement
The Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement is a non-profit, non-governmental
international association established in 2003. It focuses on the positive and holistic aspects of peace, helping to forge alternative communication networks, developing capacities, creating avenues for cooperative action and making silent voices heard! The Movement’s main objective is to enhance the conditions conducive to sustainable peace and human security. http://www.womenforpeaceinternational.org/
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Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Information and communications technology (ICT) has become a determinant feature of the world
we live in, representing the backbone of societies around the globe including, of course, Egypt. Since
its establishment in 1999, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has worked steadfastly to unleash the potential of this sector. As a result, Egypt today has a state-of-the-art communication system, including three mobile phone companies servicing a subscriber base that has seen exponential growth. The rise of the Egyptian ICT sector has had positive repercussions for the economy as a whole. Egyptian telecommunication companies are now offering their value-added services abroad while, on the grass root level, “Access for All” programs such as IT Clubs and PCs for Everyone have created a generation that cannot imagine life without the Internet. Developing e-content and promoting further innovation is the only way to respond to this generation’s seemingly insatiable appetite for new products and information. http://www.mcit.gov.eg
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Link Development
LINK Development combines the latest in software development with creative design skills to provide
a range of solutions and services such as portals & intranets, e-commerce, enterprise integration,
Microsoft Dynamics CRM & GP, Helpdesk solutions, infrastructure solutions such as unified
communications, virtualization and IPTV, serving governments, multinationals and local companies
in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in 5 competencies and has achieved ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI Level 3 Certifications.
http://www.linkdev.com/
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ITIDA
Situated on the outskirts of Cairo in the 600-acre modern business park Smart Village, the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) is dedicated to promoting, developing and growing Egypt’s information and communications technology industry with a particular focus on business process outsourcing. As a self sustainable agency, ITIDA plays a leading role in enhancing the Egyptian cyber security and data protection framework towards a more secure e-Business and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services positioning.
http://www.itida.gov.eg/
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Telecom Egypt
Telecom Egypt is the largest communication network in Egypt and Middle East. It sits at the heart of Egypt’s telecommunications market for more than 150 years with subscriber numbers over 11.7 million. The main purpose of the company includes establishing telecommunication network,
operating and maintaining it to provide the services. http://www.telecomegypt.com.eg/
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Egypt Air
EGYPTAIR is the world-renowned national airline of Egypt, based in the cosmopolitan city of Cairo.
In more than 76 years, EGYPTAIR has experienced extraordinary growth, taken the lead to be the
first airline in the Middle East and Africa and the seventh in the world to join IATA and become a
treasured brand. In July 2008, EGYPTAIR has become a member in Star Alliance, the biggest and the most prestigious alliance in the world, to offer to its customers more than 975 destinations around the globe through Star Alliance network.
In December 2008, EGYPTAIR inaugurated the 4th Pyramid in Cairo, the new state-of-the-art terminal
3 to provide to our customers the optimum services. http://www.egyptair.com/
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NTRA
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) was established in accordance with the provision of Law No. 10, for the year 2003 'the Telecommunications Regulation Law' as a national authority to administer the telecommunication sector, considering transparency, open competition, universal service and protection of user rights as a general outline for NTRA scope of work. http://www.tra.gov.eg/
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