Contest DetailsReview OpenSolaris OS and/or NetBeans IDE 6.1 for...
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2. Test the product and post a review! 3. Submit the URL of your review. 4. Do it before June 6, 2008. The contest is over and the results are now available. OverviewOpenSolaris OS and NetBeans IDE 6.1 are now available to download. We're pretty excited about these products, but we want to know what you, the student developers, think. OpenSolaris is a full-featured OS with compelling software features such as ZFS, Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), Predictive Self-Healing and Solaris Containers, and it is built to give student developers like you a risk-free platform to quickly build, test, troubleshoot and deploy your innovations. In the latest 6.1 release, the award-winning NetBeans IDE has cool new features for developing AJAX web applications using JavaScript technology and delivers tighter integration with MySQL database. Download the OpenSolaris OS and/or NetBeans IDE 6.1. Check it out for yourself. After you have a chance to test one or both the products, we want you to tell the world what you think. Whatever your experience is in using the OpenSolaris OS and/or NetBeans IDE 6.1, post a review about it and let us know. Our judges will review all submissions and select the winners. And here is how it is going to work... The contest will have two groups: one for students who are not Sun Campus Ambassadors, and another comprising Sun Campus Ambassadors. For each group, there will be a grand prize of $250 in Visa Debit Card, and 5 second prizes of $100 each in Visa Debit Card. All the submissions will be highlighted in Sun's Student Views and Reviews site, so participate for the fun and increased traffic to your site as well! How to EnterThe contest has now come to a close. The eligible entries are being posted at the Student Views and Reviews blog, and winners will be announced on July 1. Review TipsNeed ideas for what to post to claim the top prize? Here are suggestions:
Contest GuidelinesYou need to be enrolled in an educational institute as a student, pursuing a degree, and have an email address from an educational institute (or an alternate way of proving your educational institute affiliation) for participation. All reviews must be in English and must remain accessible till December 31, 2008. The Sun Student Views and Reviews site will link to the reviews as they are submitted, so even if you don't win, you might get a bunch of traffic! See complete Contest Rules for ALL the details. Good luck! Submission FormThe contest is now closed. Contest RulesOfficial rules for Sun Campus Ambassadors are here, and for all other students are here. DeadlineContest starts: May 5, 2008 Contest deadline: June 6, 2008 Judging period: June 7 - June 20, 2008 Winners announced: July 1, 2008 |
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