1. DreamSpark giveaway.
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SOFTWARE engineering , *STUDENTS , *OPEN source software , *COMPUTER industry , *HIGH technology industries , *COMPUTER software , *COMPUTER service industry , *INTELLECTUAL cooperation - Abstract
The article offers information on the donation of DreamSpark computer development tool from Microsoft to the students at Stanford University in the United States. Bill Gates approved the donation in an effort to encourage creative programming among the students, and possibly introducing the young minds of students to careers in software engineering. The strategy in Microsoft's move could mean a long-term result, when the students are in the workplace. DreamSpark features open-source tools for software programming.
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- 2008