Microsoft pushes DreamSpark program to provide students with free software
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced that it will provide free development and design tools to millions of universities and high school students around the world to explore the creative potential of students and help them embark on academic and professional success.
According to foreign media reports, Microsoft's DreamSpark student program offers a wide range of development and design software for students to download for free, and is now available to 35 million college students in Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the United States. Over the next 6 months, Microsoft is expected to expand its DreamSpark program to include college students in Australia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, and other countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe, and will extend to middle school students in the third quarter of 2008. As part of today's American and Canadian University tour, Gates will share the benefits of the program with students and faculty at Stanford University.
"We are willing to do everything in our power to provide the next generation of technology leaders with the knowledge and tools they need to make the best use of the magic power of the software to improve life, solve problems and promote economic growth," Gates said. Microsoft's DreamSpark program provides students with a professional level of tools that we hope will inspire students to explore the software. ”
Microsoft DreamSpark for all students involved in technology, design, mathematics, science and engineering, mainly including:
Microsoft development tools include Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition, XNA Game Studio 2.0 and 12 month free XNA Creators Club, etc. Microsoft design tools expression Studio,expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Design and Expression Media, Microsoft platform resources have SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition and Windows Server, Standard Edition (Windows Server Standard Edition).
RELATED links:
DreamSpark Global site: https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com
Microsoft Student Center: http://www.msuniversity.edu.cn/
Experience Microsoft DreamSpark Plan Introduction:
Http://www.cnbeta.com/articles/49766.htm
Preparation Tool:
A Windows Live id~ a. edu.cn end of the mailbox ~ a computer connected to the Education network ~
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