The Connected Systems 2005 Developer Competition, sponsored by Microsoft Corporation
and MSDN Magazine is a skill based competition for professional developers intended
to highlight and reward creativity and programming excellence using SQL Server 2005,
Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk 2004/2006. The competition is open to anyone who practices
in the field of technology development, either individuals or organizations. Some
eligibility restrictions apply; see Official Competition Rules for details.
Entries will be judged on creativity, innovation, design and technical excellence,
usefulness, usability and value by a panel of industry experts selected from the Microsoft
Regional Director program. All competition entrants must be registered and have submitted
a description of the application they are entering into the competition by August
30, 2005. The official closing date for final competition entries is September 15,
2005.
All finalists will be invited to join the SQL Server, Visual Studio and BizTalk teams
at the Joint SQL Server 2005/Visual Studio 2005/BizTalk 2006 launch event where the
Winners will be announced at a dinner the evening before the launch.
For more information or to enter the competition please visit the competition
website.
