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International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Honor the World's Best Designs

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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IDEA, one of the world's oldest and most influential design awards programs, received the most entries ever in 2021.

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  • IDEA, one of the world's oldest and most influential design awards programs, received the most entries ever in 2021.
  • The 142 entries that received top awards in 2021 represent 13 countries: 61 Bronze, 50 Silver, and 31 Gold.
  • Preceding the International Design Conference (IDC) 2021, also produced by IDSA, the IDEA Ceremony celebrated the world's best designs across 20 categories, including a new category added this year: Concepts & Speculative Design.
  • The IDEA 2021 Best in Show winner is Xbox Adaptive Controller, also a Gold winner in the Consumer Technology category.

Microsoft Israel R&D donates accessible Xbox consoles to ALYN Hospital

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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The hospital approached the team at Microsoft, who developed The Xbox Adaptive Controller and asked them to help the children receiving treatments at the hospital or those with difficulty attending treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • The hospital approached the team at Microsoft, who developed The Xbox Adaptive Controller and asked them to help the children receiving treatments at the hospital or those with difficulty attending treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Microsoft Israel R&D got to work , and this week ALYN Hospital was visited by Yaron Galitzky, who is responsible for the Xbox Adaptive controller development, who brought six packages to donate to children at ALYN.
  • Each package contained an Xbox, an adaptive controller, a laptop, a subscription for Xbox game packages, Microsoft Office, and a variety of games, creative programs, and other surprises.
  • Galitzky, who is currently in Israel, met with Dr. Maurit Beeri, Director General of ALYN Hospital, and Arie Yekel-Melamed, who manages the hospital's innovation initiatives.

VA and Microsoft partner to enhance care, rehabilitation and recreation for Veterans with limited mobility

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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"This partnership is another step toward achieving VA's strategic goals of providing excellent customer experiences and business transformation," said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.

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  • "This partnership is another step toward achieving VA's strategic goals of providing excellent customer experiences and business transformation," said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
  • Microsoft is donating its Xbox Adaptive Controller, game consoles, games and other adaptive gaming equipment as part of the collaboration.
  • Designated VA staff will engage with Veterans using the equipment and share feedback with Microsoft on therapeutic utility and the Veteran experience.
  • Microsoft and VA have a long-standing strategic partnership, working together for more than 20 years to provide the best possible care and service to Veterans.