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Imagine Cup Competitors Winners Announced, Thai Team Takes Top Honors

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 21:10
Microsoft announces winners of the Imagine Cup 2010 in Warsaw, Poland. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to the 400 student finalists via video.

All-Women Teams Display Tech Skills, Solutions at Imagine Cup

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 13:15
Seven all-women teams are among those competing at this year’s Imagine Cup 2010 World Finals being held in Warsaw, Poland.

Imagine Cup Students Head to the Cloud with Windows Azure

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 13:30
More than a third of the students competing in the software design category at the Imagine Cup 2010 World Finals are using Windows Azure and leveraging the cloud to help tackle the world’s biggest challenges.

New Microsoft Technology Associate Certification Now Available

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 10:00
MTA provides entry-level certifications for students in developer and IT programs.

Goooal! World Cup of Tech Competitors Score in Warsaw

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 15:00
As their favorite soccer teams battle to win the World Cup in South Africa, students from across the globe are in Warsaw, Poland, to find out who will win the World Cup of technology.

Innovation, Nerves on Display as Students Start Imagine Cup Competition

Sun, 07/04/2010 - 19:00
Competitors at the Microsoft-sponsored 2010 Imagine Cup World Finals experienced their first round of competition on Sunday, July 4. Competition continues through Thursday, when the winners of the competition will be announced.

World’s Top Tech Students Gather in Warsaw for Imagine Cup Finals

Sat, 07/03/2010 - 23:00
The 2010 Imagine Cup World Finals kicked off Saturday, July 3, in Warsaw, Poland. Four-hundred students from 70 countries and regions are participating. More than 325,000 students entered in this year’s competition.

Teams Traveling to Imagine Cup Already Saving World

Thu, 07/01/2010 - 13:00
Many of the students competing in next week’s Imagine Cup World Finals in Warsaw, Poland, are bringing projects already being used in the real world. One team is helping rescuers repair earthquake damage in Haiti and another is measuring the way desert is encroaching on habitable land in Jordan.

Imagine Cup Takes Student to India, Then Employment at Microsoft

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 19:00
After representing the United States at the 2006 Imagine Cup World Finals in India, Joanne Cunningham landed a job at Microsoft, thanks to being exposed to the company through the student technology competition.

Microsoft Researcher on Quest for Information Science’s Holy Grail: Quantum Computing

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 13:00
Q&A: Dr. Michael Freedman discusses his past accomplishments and current pursuits to build a quantum computer.

Imagine Cup Alums Start Hot Social Gaming Company

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 13:00
After competing in the 2004 Imagine Cup, a team from France started what would turn into one of Europe’s most popular social gaming sites.

Microsoft Launches New Certification Program for Office 2010

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 13:00
Program will allow students and professionals to earn certification as Specialists, Experts and Masters.

Five Years In, IP Ventures Program Continues to Fuel the Imagination of Entrepreneurs

Tue, 06/22/2010 - 13:00
Program that provides Microsoft intellectual property (IP) to entrepreneurs is subject of new Harvard Business School case study.

Farmer a Fairy Godmother of Business Intelligence Solutions

Fri, 06/18/2010 - 20:15
Once upon a time there was Donald Farmer, a business intelligence program manager, who loved doing imaginative things with technology and showing customers that with PowerPivot they can use common programs like Excel to produce uncommon results.

Meet the People Behind Microsoft Office 2010

Fri, 06/18/2010 - 19:00
Watch videos and read articles from our series about some of the people at Microsoft who helped create Office 2010, now available to consumers and businesses around the world.

Microsoft Outlines Commitment to the Future of Enterprise Handheld Devices

Thu, 06/17/2010 - 18:30
Microsoft unveils new brand and road map, and extends support for the enterprise handheld devices market.

Professor’s Laser Focus Gets Mathematics into Office 2010

Thu, 06/17/2010 - 13:00
Murray Sargent helped save Windows in 1988, authored theories that helped bring us laser printers, and wrote a book with a Nobel Prize winner. Most recently, he helped make it so people can type and edit mathematical equations in Microsoft Office.

Top 7 Reasons to Try Office 2010

Tue, 06/15/2010 - 12:45
Coolest tools for life on the move – some of the best new features Microsoft Office 2010 has to offer.

Seeds for Office 2010 Success Laid During Beta

Tue, 06/15/2010 - 12:45
Microsoft Office 2010, loaded with new features that reflect the changing wants and needs of consumers, impresses during its extensive beta run, which sets the stage for perhaps the most popular version of the productivity suite ever.

Customers Stand Up for Office 2010

Tue, 06/15/2010 - 12:45
As Microsoft Office 2010 is released worldwide today, a number of customers who helped the company refine the new product are sharing their stories, including a mom who is fighting childhood obesity.