Monday, January 9, 2012

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Announces Contest Winners

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tdp2664 E money daily Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Research and National Center for Women & IT have announced the winners of their Computing Higher Education Seed Fund. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Announces Contest Winners Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Research, along with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), have announced the winners of the most recent NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund. The Computing Higher Education Seed Fund, which is a joint venture between Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Research and NCWIT, provides U.S. academic institutions with start-up funds to develop and implement initiatives that recruit and retain women in computing and technology fields of study. This round of the NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund will provide $10,000 each to five U.S. institutions. Rane Johnson-Stempson, Principal Research Director for Education and Scholarly Communications Programs at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Research Connections, said that, "Studies clearly show that organizations that are more diverse are also more innovative. Increasing the representation of women in technical organizations is a critical component of overall diversity, and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is fully committed to that goal. We're proud to support the NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund, and we look forward to seeing how these "start-up" projects take this initial funding and use it to grow larger efforts to broaden participation in computing education". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) company shares are currently standing at 28.11. Price History Last Price: 28.11 52 Week Low / High: 23.65 / 29.46 50 Day Moving Average: 26 6 Month Price Change %: 4.4% 12 Month Price Change %: -2.5%



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