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Microsoft Announces Winners of Imagine Cup 2005

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Teams from Russia, Vietnam, France, Brazil, Mexico, and Poland triumphed in various categories of the competition, showcasing innovative software designs, music technologies, and other digital creations. The Imagine Cup 2005 drew over 17,000 students from 90 countries, with the winning teams taking home cash prizes totaling close to a quarter of a million dollars.

Key Takeaways:

  • Team OmniMusic from Russia, comprised of Stanislav Vonog, Nikolay Surin, Alexander Popov, and Ruslan Glifanov, won the Software Design Invitational and took home the title of Imagine Cup 2005 World Champions, receiving a cash prize of $25,000.
  • The team's project, OmniMusic, is a technology that enables musicians to join a community, find other musicians with complementary skills and interests, perform live in a distributed environment, and share real-time performances via IP multicasting.
  • The project solves latency problems, allowing musicians to stay in sync while performing from different locations.
  • Other winners of the competition include Nguyen Phuong Ngoc from Vietnam in the Algorithm Invitational, Stefan Plizga from France in the Information Technology Invitational, and Andre Wilson Brotto Furtado's team from Brazil in the Office Designer Invitational.
  • The competition also included a Short Film Invitational, where Team Vertigen from Mexico created "Via," a film that examines communication barriers between children.
  • In the Visual Gaming Invitational, Team AIPUT from Poland and Team FAL from Japan were among the winners, showcasing AI programming, 3-D gaming, and nanotechnology.
  • The Imagine Cup 2005 drew over 17,000 students from 90 countries, with the winning teams taking home cash prizes totaling close to a quarter of a million dollars.

Statistics:

  • 17,000 students participated in the Imagine Cup 2005 from 90 countries.
  • The competition saw 9 university-level and 3 high-school-level invitationals.
  • Cash prizes totaled close to a quarter of a million dollars.
  • Team OmniMusic received $25,000 for winning the Software Design Invitational.
  • Nguyen Phuong Ngoc from Vietnam received $0 for winning the Algorithm Invitational.
  • Stefan Plizga from France received $8,000 for winning the Information Technology Invitational.
  • Andre Wilson Brotto Furtado's team from Brazil received $18,000 for winning the Office Designer Invitational.
  • Team Vertigen from Mexico received $8,000 for creating the winning short film "Via."
  • Team AIPUT from Poland received $8,000 for winning the Visual Gaming Invitational.

Sources:

  • Microsoft Corp.
  • PRNewswire-AsiaNet
  • http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/imaginecup
  • http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO
  • AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org
  • PRN Photo Desk: photodeskprnewswire.com/

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