Microsoft DreamSpark: Free Technical Software for Indian Students

Microsoft India today unveiled DreamSpark - a software giveaway for an estimated 10 million plus qualified students in the country. DreamSpark will provide students access to the latest Microsoft developer and designer tools at no charge to unlock their creative potential and set them on the path to academic and career success.

Addressing students and academicians at IIT Delhi, Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corp, said:

We want to do everything we can to equip a new generation of technology leaders with the knowledge and tools they need to harness the magic of software to improve lives, solve problems and catalyze economic growth. Microsoft DreamSpark provides professional-level tools that we hope will inspire students like you to explore the power of software and encourage you to forge the next wave of software-driven breakthroughs.

DreamSpark includes…

Microsoft developer tools

1. Visual Studio 2005 Express
2. Visual Studio 2005 Professional
3. Visual Studio 2008 Professional
4. Visual Basic 2008 Express
5. Visual C++ 2008 Express
6. Visual C# 2008 Express
7. Visual Web Developer 2008 Express
8. XNA Game Studio 2.0
9. 12-month free Academic membership in the XNA Creators Club

Microsoft designer tools

1. Expression Studio 2, including
   • Expression Web
   • Expression Blend
   • Expression Design
   • Expression Media

Microsoft platform resources

1. SQL Server 2008 Developer
2. SQL Server 2008 Express
3. Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition
4. Virtual PC 2007

Training Resources

1. IT Academy Student Pass

This broad range of professional level software will be available both online on www.dreamsparkindia.com; and in offline format via DVDs distributed by program partners NIIT, Aptech and Hughes Net Fusion Centers.

Microsoft DreamSpark is available to all students whose studies touch on technology, design, math, science and engineering; as well as technology hobbyists keen on pursuing a career in the field. Worldwide, several million people use the software suite that will now be available free of charge.

(Courtesy - Microsoft Corporation)

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