Competition means more access to info for UC students

A first-in-the-nation competition organized by cell phone provider UC Mobile will allow University of Cincinnati students to keep tabs on events and information more efficiently.

The competition, which was open to teams and their faculty advisors from the colleges of Applied Science, Business, and Engineering, challenged students to create workable new applications for smart phones.

The "Bearcat Campus Life Assistant", developed by fifth-year Information Technology student Brandon Slaby, combines events and other information from a wide number of categories into a simple program that students can access through their cell phones.

In a media release, UC vice president and CIO Fred Siff says that the amazing display of innovation displayed by the six entries was made possible by strong corporate support from Cincinnati Bell, Cisco, Dell, Microsoft and RCM Technologies.

Read the full release here.