Internet Explorer 8 Add-On WEB-Challenge
The deadline for the submission of competition entries is 31 January 2010, 24:00 CET. Entries will be regarded as having been submitted if they have been uploaded via the Upload Function by the date specified. Submitted entries must include a description of the application as well as the relevant source code of the accelerator/web slice. There is no entitlement to have the submitted material returned.
For the purposes of the competition, solutions can be submitted in two categories:
Under the rules of the contest only those entries which consist of an appropriate XML code snippet and a short text description of the solution generated, will be considered. The code snippets must comply with the underlying guidelines for the creation of Web Slices or Accelerators. You can obtain detailed recommendations about info material from the “Resources” section of this website.
Applications submitted must also:
tackle a specific, self-defined assignment, which is described in bullet point form in the attached description of the solution.
illustrate implementation innovations or present such innovations in a different way compared to solutions that already exist for Internet Explorer 8 or that have been published in the „Internet Explorer 8 Add-on-Gallery“ on the submission date.
For participation purposes, competitors may choose any number of add-ons, provided individual entries each tackle different, separate assignments.
To be eligible to win the main prize, the add-ons submitted will be judged in accordance with the following evaluation criteria:Technology: the application should exploit web slice or IE8 accelerator possibilities as fully as possible (weighting 30%)
User experience: logical, simple manageability of the application (weighting 30%)
Innovation: it must involve an innovative, new kind of solution (weighting 40%)
Accelerators and
Web Slices submitted as competition entries will be examined, checked and evaluated by a jury. The decision of the jury cannot be challenged by taking legal action.
Prizes
The winner will receive an ebookers travel voucher worth CHF 3,000.00.
The prize awarded for this competition will not be paid out in cash. The prize can only be sent within Switzerland.
The winner will be notified by e-mail only at the address provided by you. Microsoft is not liable for e-mails, downloads or applications that are misrouted or lost through no fault of its own or caused by force majeure. Microsoft is not liable for entries that are lost, damaged, misrouted or late through no fault of its own or caused by force majeure or for any technical difficulties for which it is not responsible or caused by force majeure, which impact upon the end result of or participation in the competition.
Data protection
Microsoft is committed to data protection. The personal data provided by you when registering for this competition will be used by Microsoft for the purposes of organising this competition, in particular also in accordance with the Declaration of Consent. The guidelines on data collection and data usage practises, which can be obtained from
http://www.microsoft.com/info/de-ch/privacy.mspx, also apply.
By participating in this competition you are aware that your personal data is processed and you confirm your agreement.
Miscellaneous
There is no right of recourse to the law.
No correspondence relating to this competition or these participation terms will be entered into.
