In what organizers have dubbed “The Battle of the Brains,” 83 teams of students from around the world will face off next week in San Antonio to show off their programming skills. The 30th annual International Collegiate Programming Contest, organized by the Association for Computing Machinery and sponsored by IBM, will challenge students to complete eight or more real-world computing problems in five hours. Examples of problems might include determining the best travel routes and configuring a cell phone network. Technologies such as Java and Linux will be among those used to solve the problems. Scholarships and other awards are up for grabs. For more info on the contest, visit here. Bob Brown, bbrown@nww.com Related content news analysis iPhone 8 Rumor Rollup: Cranking up the processors; 3D cameras; $1K-plus price With iPhone 8 A11 processors reportedly in production, the next great Apple smartphone is starting to feel more real By Bob Brown May 14, 2017 3 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Apple news analysis SNL one step ahead of Amazon with Echo Silver In SNL spoof, Amazon and AARP team to address senior citizens' most pressing digital assistant needs By Bob Brown May 14, 2017 1 min Small and Medium Business Amazon.com Collaboration Software news analysis You really should know what the Andrew File System is "Model of storing data in cloud and delivering parts of it via on-demand caching at the edge is something everyone takes for granted today," one AFS creator says By Bob Brown May 10, 2017 7 mins IT Training Open Source Servers news analysis Getting a jump on private LTE networks Federated Wireless, Lemko join forces on CBRS wireless networks for private LTE By Bob Brown May 08, 2017 3 mins Small and Medium Business Internet of Things Mobile Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe