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Winners of $45,000 Global Tech Case Competition AnnouncedBOSTON, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The first International Tech Strategy Business Case Competition, hosted by Boston University School of Management, announced the competition winners. Many of the twelve business schools from around the world held campus-wide competitions to determine the four-person team that would be sent to Boston to compete during the March 30-April 1 international-level competition. First place went to the MBA students from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who were awarded the top prize of $25,000. Placing second with a $15,000 award was the student team from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. The third place finishers were from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and they shared a $5,000 prize. The Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, placed fourth. One of the Wharton winners, Kirsten Milideo, said, "We called our approach 'Global Sync.' We posed a solution that allowed users to share any of their data from home, office or network, enabling any devices to talk to any others anywhere in the world." The Motorola Foundation was the principal sponsor. The CEO of Motorola, Ed Zander, announced the decisions of the judges and said, "The whole event was just awe inspiring. Everyone I talked to was genuinely impressed by the students' knowledge of Motorola, and by the depth to which they explored the issue of seamless mobility in such a short time. We'll take a closer look at all of the recommended solutions, and we will invite a few teams to present to us in person at Motorola headquarters." Louis E. Lataif, Dean, Boston University School of Management, the host school said, "This unique international competition focused on the critical role of technology in contemporary business at all levels. These students gave additional proof that future business leaders must be adept in employing technology for both operating and strategic advantage. The competition also exposed the students to highly-placed technology and telecom executives." The event was organized by MBA and MS-MBA students from Boston University School of Management. The 12 teams that took part in the competition were: 1st--The Wharton School -- University of Pennsylvania 2nd--Kellogg Graduate School of Management -- Northwestern University 3rd--Sloan School of Management -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4th--Haas School of Business -- University of California, Berkeley Boston University School of Management Eller College of Management -- University of Arizona Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta London Business School, U.K. McCombs School of Business -- University of Texas at Austin Queen's University, Canada Seoul National University, Korea Stanford School of Business About Boston University School of Management Founded as the College of Business Administration in 1913, Boston University School of Management develops builders and leaders for the networked-era, emphasizing the fusion of the art, science, and technology of business. The School's holistic approach prepares the next generation of business leaders for a world that values management as a system of interdependent functions, decisions, people, and technologies. It is the worldwide leader in offering a unique MS-MBA program, a rigorous dual degree and next-generation MBA fusing a traditional management education with expertise in the information technologies that are transforming all businesses. The School also offers a full range of graduate and undergraduate management degree programs and executive education. Boston University School of Management is located at 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. For more information, visit http://management.bu.edu/. Boston University School of Management CONTACT: Pete Arnold, [email protected], or Laure Kesner,[email protected], both of Peter Arnold Associates for Boston UniversitySchool of Management, at +1-781-239-1030 Web site: http://management.bu.edu/ |