Computer-science students representing Microsoft Imagine Cup 2006 winning teams from seven world regional finals -- U.K., U.S., Germany, Brazil, South Korea, India and Japan -- visited Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to share their software applications with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie and Corporate Vice Presidents Sanjay Parthasarathy and S. Somasegar.

The Imagine Cup, a worldwide technology competition for university students, provides opportunities for students to unlock their own genius and define the future of technology, software and computing by designing software with real world applicability. The 2006 Imagine Cup theme is “Imagine a world where technology allows us to live healthier lives.” The winning teams will compete in the Worldwide Imagine Cup Finals in India, August 6-12.

News source: Microsoft