Dell Sets Global Challenge For A Green Computer

Hoping to create the environmentally friendly (green) computer of the future, PC-maker Dell has issued a global challenge to people of all ages who share the goal of protecting the Earth to help its engineers design the most environmentally responsible computing technology. The challenge, so dubbed the ReGeneration: International Green Computing Technology Design Competition, is open to anyone with a fresh and responsible approach to green computing. Endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America, the professionally juried competition puts a special focus on students of universities and colleges that offer design programs. Competition details are available now and the submission period spans January through April 2008. Finalists will be announced in May 2008 and will receive a prize of $10,000 each.