The Engineering Excellence Achievement Award, sponsored by Microsoft's Enterprise Engineering Center, is designed to recognize three outstanding teams from the Software Development category that have created solutions that demonstrate the potential to be developed to scale with focused guidance from a Microsoft engineer.

A total of 370 students representing 61 countries and regions competed in the Imagine Cup World Finals in nine categories. Winners were announced during the Imagine Cup World Festival held at the Louvre in Paris, July 8.

"The Imagine Cup provides a forum for students around the world to explore new ways to use the power of software to help address some of the world's toughest challenges," said S. Somasegar, senior vice president of the Developer Division at Microsoft. "The high caliber of the students and their projects is evidence of the high level of innovation seen in the student community today, with a clear potential for real-world impact."

This is the second year in a row an RIT student participated in the Imagine Cup World Finals. In 2007, Zhou was part a four-person team that developed a software application, utilizing social-networking technology, to assist in foreign language instruction. The team also included students from Western Washington University, Texas A&M University and McGill University and competed in the software design category.

"I am thrilled to have had a second chance to compete in the Imagine Cup World Finals, and I am incredibly pleased that the judges believed our project was worthy of such a prestigious award," adds Zhou, a third-year computer science major. "The Imagine Cup event is like the Olympic Games, bringing together the best student researchers from around the globe, and I am truly honored to have had not one but two opportunities to participate."

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NOTE TO EDITORS: Team Sparx includes Ziyan (Joe) Zhou a third-year computer science major originally from China now living in Henrietta, N.Y.; Adam Risi a second-year computer engineering major from Essex Junction, Vt. and Zachery Shivers, a second-year electrical engineering major from Kenosha, Wis.

ABOUT RIT: Rochester Institute of Technology is internationally recognized for academic leadership in computing, engineering, biotechnology, imaging technology, and fine and applied arts, in addition to unparalleled support services for students with hearing loss. More than 15,800 full- and part-time students are enrolled in RIT's 340 career-oriented and professional programs, and its cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation.

For nearly two decades, U.S. News & World Report has ranked RIT among the nation's leading comprehensive universities. The Princeton Review features RIT in its 2007 Best 361 Colleges rankings and named the university one of America's "Most Wired Campuses." RIT is also featured in Barron's Best Buys in Education.

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"Simulation is the perfect tool for educators and researchers since they can realistically model any environment without the pains and costs involved with creating that environment," said Sara Morgan, CoroWare Robotic Software Engineer, and author of "Programming Microsoft Robotics Studio." "Students and researchers can experiment with a lower-cost version of CoroBot in the simulation environment, and then run their application on a real CoroBot in the classroom or lab."

CoroWare plans to make CoroWare ClassPack generally available at the end of June 2008 with two licensing options. An unlimited license will allow ClassPack to be installed and run on a single computer with no expiration date for a suggested retail price of $299, the company said.

"We are excited to see CoroWare continue to build upon its expertise in robotics simulation and its line of products," said Dan Kara, industry analyst and president of Robotics Trends. "We believe the introduction of new products to the market like CoroWare ClassPack will further drive the adoption of robotics at universities and colleges worldwide."

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The SBS, code-named Cougar, is a smaller version of Windows Server 2008, the server operating system counterpart to the Windows Vista desktop operating system. The standard edition comes with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, and Windows Live OneCare for Server, whereas the premium version includes the small business version of SQL Server 2008.

The company developed EBS, code-named Centro, for mid-sized businesses with sophisticated IT needs, offering additional messaging, management, and security.

Steven VanRoekel, senior director of Windows Server Solutions Group at Microsoft, said: "Some partners told us they believe they will be able to increase their customer base by 25% to 50% with SBS 2008. Other partners foresee 20% to 50% growth of their customer base with EBS 2008, because it allows them to more easily deliver products, consulting and deployment services for midsized clients."

The servers will be available at $1,089 for SBS and $5,472 for EBS.

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