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IBM System i Innovation Challenge

For Europe and South Africa
   
Veni, Vidi, Vici: iCame, iSaw, iConquered

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This contest officially ends 31 December, 2007 11:59:59 PM GMT.

Contest overview

IBM invites students from many countries across Europe and South Africa to compete for prizes in the IBM System i Innovation Challenge. Check the Eligibility section at the bottom of this page to see if your country is included in the list of participating countries. You can also refer to the Official rules section. Please note that this contest is open ONLY to students within the specific countries in Europe and in South Africa and NOT open to students outside of these countries. Whatever IT-related subject you are studying for, you can participate and win! Just bring your enthusiasm and creativity.

There are three parts to the Challenge and three ways to win. First test your Web research skills as you discover IBM’s System i platform. Next, explore the System i online and use your creativity to produce a poster about System i. Finally, develop an innovative System i application and go for the big win!

Prizes include:

  • Trip to Nintendo™ in Redmond, Washington, USA
  • Zend PHP Certification Training course and Zend PHP Certification Exam Voucher
  • Nintendo™ Wii's
  • Apple™ 4GB iPod nanos
  • Gift certificate to Amazon.com
  • Custom IBM 2007 System i Innovation Challenge t-shirts

Key dates

Student registration begins 15th October, 2007
Contest runs 22nd October – 31st December, 2007
Winners for Parts 2 and 3 announced by 15th January, 2008

Registration

Registration for the contest begins on 15th October, 2007, and the competition begins 22nd October. Students may form a team of 1 to 4 members from the same school. Multiple teams from the same school are encouraged.

Registration is now closed!

Why a System i contest?

IBM wants you to know more about this versatile and exciting business technology platform, System i. In fact, 98% of the Fortune 100 companies have purchased a System i! This means that highly paid jobs are available to graduates with System i skills, across the world.

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Visit IBM’s The Truth Web site to see what System i customers are saying about this exciting technology, for businesses of all sizes.

Eligibility

To compete, students must be 18 years of age and currently enrolled in a two-, three- or four-year accredited college or university. Students may form a team of 1 to 4 members from the same school. Multiple teams from the same school are encouraged. Check in the list here to see if your country is eligible: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, S. Ireland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK.

The following skills will be valuable over the course of the three stage competition:

  • Web research
  • Web application development
  • Technical writing

For more information on the content of the contest, check out the details page.

Registration

Registration officially closes 30th November.