Battle of brains software competition goes wide open
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Student computer programmers from universities around the world will be merging left and right brain thinking to earn spots among the IT elite at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest, sponsored by IBM.
Now in its 33rd year, the competition started last week in the South Pacific region, using open technology and advanced computing methods under a five-hour deadline to solve real-world problems.
Only 100 three-person teams will advance to the World Finals on April 22, 2009 hosted by KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
“This contest is about fostering the next generation of industry leaders in information technology and promoting strong foundations in both technology and business,” says Doug Heintzman, director of strategy, IBM Software Group.
The Battle of the Brains has grown to be the largest and most prestigious computer competition of its kind. It is expected to include tens of thousands of students from universities in 83 countries on six continents. Since IBM began sponsoring the Contest in 1997, participation has grown from 1,100 to 6,100 teams.
