Fujitsu Siemens Computers is holding an online innovation contest focusing on 'IT Services for Tomorrow's Data Centre'.
The contest, ending 6 June 2008, will address issues of strategic business importance to users, helping the leading European IT infrastructure provider anticipate which services will be required in the future.
The aim is to bring together ideas from interested users, developers, consultants and computer scientists - regardless of how much experience they have - in an original and exciting manner to inspire as many innovations as possible.
Richard Schlauri, Executive Vice-President Infrastructure Services at Fujitsu Siemens Computers and sponsor of this contest, explains: "We see this Innovation Contest not as a one-time initiative, but as an ongoing contribution to our innovation philosophy."
The initial stage of the contest consists of peer evaluation, meaning that participants have the opportunity to interact and evaluate the ideas of others in the innovation community before the final evaluation is made by a team of experts at Fujitsu Siemens Computers.
Once all the contributions have been judged, the experts will award prizes to the best ideas, the lucky person who takes first prize receiving EUR5 000 in cash! Among other prizes are the state-of-the-art LIFEBOOKs Q2010 and P1610.
It cannot be stressed enough, just how important innovation is in the IT industry. As Joseph Reger, Chief Technology Officer at Fujitsu Siemens Computers, states: "Innovation is our heritage, our daily business and our future success. With the Innovation Contest everyone has the chance to shape the future of this industry."
The contest has been created with the help of HYVE AG, a Munich-based consultancy specialised in customer-centred innovation which has worked with numerous leading companies in varying industries.
Visit the Innovation Contest homepage at http://innovation-contest.fujitsu-siemens.com.
For more information on HYVE AG, please go to http://www.hyve.de/index.php.
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