Thanks to our friends, supporters and sponsors...

Oh dear, the last race ended December 8, 2004. The Great Race Incentive programs are over, so please consider collegial reasons why you might share things in the MLX.

Latest from the marketing department... "The Second Great Package Race is going on right now, through March 31, 2004. See the current standings for colleges and individual contributions.

News Flash! Individual Incentives
In addition to prizes awarded to each college, through generous contributions of our sponsors listed above, we have incentives for the top individual contributors. These items for their own computer use, at home or at school. First place gets first choice....

Individual Prize (New! March 27, 2004!)
Apple iSight

"Sight is a state-of-the-art video camera that¹s the easiest way to video conference with your colleagues, friends and family over broadband. Featuring an autofocusing autoexposure F/2.8 lens which captures high-quality pictures even in low lighting, iSight also includes a dual-element microphone in its stylish compact aluminum body. Apple brings award-winning product design to iSight ‹ and it¹s like no other camera available today. A versatile, durable, lightweight and portable camera capable of delivering high-quality audio and video, iSight features a strong aluminum-alloy exterior which protects sophisticated electronics and its autofocus lens. A single FireWire cable streams video and audio and also delivers power to the camera." (more...)
1 prize ($149 value) donated by Apple Computer, thanks to Bob Lewis

Individual Prize (to 2 individuals)
Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Professional

"Macromedia Studio MX 2004 provides professional functionality for every aspect of web development, all in one integrated package. Designers and developers can build websites and applications with Macromedia® Dreamweaver®, create interactive content with Macromedia® Flash™, generate web graphics with Macromedia® Fireworks®, and incorporate vector graphics with Macromedia® FreeHand®. Seamless integration and a common user interface across all applications streamline web development workflow. For developers delivering rich interactive applications, Studio MX 2004 is also available with Flash MX Professional 2004." (more...)
2 prizes ($999 value each) donated by Macromedia, thanks to Kirsti Aho of Macromedia Education

Individual Prize (to 2 individuals)
AnyStream Apreso for PowerPoint

"More than 30 million people use PowerPoint in their everyday communications, and it's common for individuals to share those PowerPoint files with others. But PowerPoint slides alone leave out the most important part of any presentation - You! Apreso for PowerPoint can capture an entire PowerPoint presentation, including what is said and how it is said, and instantly transform it into a powerful communications tool that anyone can review in a Web browser. By sharing your entire presentation with others you can truly enhance the effectiveness of your message and greatly broaden its reach." (more...)
2 prizes ($149 value each) donated by Greg Letourneau of AnyStream

What is the Great Package Race? It is an incentive program we launched in late 2002 to encourage Maricopa employees to contribute items to the MLX. From November 2002 to the end of March 2003 we tracked how many items were contributed by each Maricopa College, and posted updated score sheet. Scores are normalized by the total number of employees per college, and prizes were offered to the colleges that had the top 3 scores. This was repeated for March 2003-September 2003, and October 2003-March 2004.

Previously, we awarded software prizes to the highest MLX "package per employee" (ppe), e.g. number of packages contributed divided by the full time employee count for that college, but for the current race we are warding just the individual efforts.