FROM
THE EDITOR
This week, we drop in on Microsoft as they announce the winners of their annual embedded systems design competition for students. Besides putting students to work for a worthy cause, the event attracts a load of top-flight technical talent and provides an almost unprecedented educational opportunity. Our newest feature takes a peek.
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Environmental Embeddedness
Microsoft Challenges Students Skills
Deep in a remote Romanian forest, a crime is about to be committed. Far from the watchful eyes of the authorities, illegal loggers fire up
their chainsaws and prepare to devastate an environmentally sensitive area, making off with the loot from black market lumber sales. The
scene is played out constantly around the globe as deforestation claims the bounty of one of the world's most important natural resources
– all in the name of ill-gotten booty.
This time, however, something is different. High up in the trees, discreetly mounted sensor boxes process the sound of the chainsaws and
realize that something is amiss. A warning is sent down a Bluetooth network to a central processing unit that evaluates the threat. The
Forest Condition (FCON) status is immediately raised to red - level 1 (the highest level). Multiple theft threats have been detected in
the monitoring perimeter. A message is sent to the authorities who track the situation with Pocket PCs equipped with GPS and Bluetooth
modules. Within minutes, the thieves are apprehended. [more]
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