During an industry address at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston, Microsoft Corp. launched the embeddedSPARK 2010 Challenge, a new competition designed to foster creativity and innovation among the embedded hobbyist and academic communities globally.
Based on the successful Sparks will Fly competition, the embeddedSPARK 2010 Challenge encourages contestants to demonstrate innovative thinking within the theme of “Fun and Games.” The program rewards those who are pioneering the next generation of specialized devices, letting them use the embeddedSPARK Challenge as a forum to showcase their skills on the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 platform.
“Windows Embedded is excited to emphasize our commitment to the embedded market by introducing the embeddedSPARK 2010 Challenge and rewarding the innovation of the global academic, hobbyist and developer communities,” said Scott Davis, senior marketing manager for Windows Embedded at Microsoft.
“Windows Embedded is committed to driving the specialized devices of the future, and the embeddedSPARK 2010 Challenge provides an excellent opportunity for embedded developers to showcase their skills. We are enthusiastic to see the innovation that will result from this contest.”