HDCSA students came first in the

Microsoft Server Championships 2005

Year 3 HD in Computer Systems Administration (CSA) students Law Man Hon and Tang Chun Yu came first in the "Microsoft Server Championships 2005" on 12 March 2005. They received a cash prize of HK$30,000 together with prizes worth over another HK$40,000 including computing equipment and training courses. 

Prize List:

    Cash Prize                                                    HK$30,000

Microsoft ISA servers x 2                           ~HK$21,800

CISSP preparation course x 2                     ~HK$16,000

Microsoft MP3 player x 2                           ~HK$2,000

Microsoft Xbox console x2                         ~HK$2,000

Champion Trophy

TechNet subscription x 2

HKCS membership x 2

Microsoft Hong Kong TechEd 2005 Admission Ticket x 2

The 2-student team beat the other 19 teams, many from local universities, in the final round. 30 teams of participants started in the 1st round of competition. Only the best 20 teams could proceed on to the final round.  All six TY teams from various courses in the ICT Department got into the final round.

The final round of the competition focused on the application of Microsoft ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration) server systems in enterprise networks.  The teams were given an enterprise scenario and they had to configure the Windows servers and an ISA firewall so as to meet the scenario's security requirement within one hour.  Both the correctness and the time spent in carrying out the task were marking criteria.  Our winning team impressed the judges by scoring full marks (100%) in the final round.

The event is well covered in local media including Microsoft news, e-Zone magazine and Oriental Daily.