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NCR Sponsors HackGT, One of North America's Largest Hackathons
NCR
Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel
solutions, sponsored one of North America's largest hackathons, HackGT,
from October 13-15 hosted at Georgia Tech. More than 1,000 student
developers from around the country-selected from a record-setting group
of more than 3,000 applicants-tested their creativity by developing
cross-industry solutions and applications to create better consumer
experiences.
Twenty hackathon teams became the first third-party users of NCR's open
API on the Omni-Channel Decision Support Platform (ODSP), which will be
made available to selected NCR partners and third-party developers via a
'Developer Portal' next year.
Held in Atlanta-the "Silicon Valley of the East"-HackGT challenges young
developers to create new industry solutions such as ordering and
delivering, smart promotions and offers, and advanced analytical models
based on hypothetical transactional data.
This was the first year NCR sponsored this event, in which 20 teams of
up to four students explored potential solutions using the ODSP and
hypothetical data sets created by NCR for the students to use as catalog
and transactional data.
The winning team developed a mobile commerce application that uses NCR's
Ordering API, Catalog API and analytics to make mobile ordering easier
for consumers. Members of the winning team that developed the app will
each receive an iPhone (News - Alert) X and be offered a summer internship with NCR's
software division.
"We're always fascinated by what the next generation of sofware
engineers and developers can create, and their solutions this weekend
dramatically exceeded all our expectations," said Eli Rosner, CTO and
Head of Software Product Management, NCR. "We were glad to be part of
such a landmark event for the software industry, which aligns with NCR's
focus on innovation and building the careers of emerging software
engineers."
The ODSP is a cloud-based technology platform that augments and
accelerates NCR solutions. It uses open, cloud-based APIs that allow NCR
and other applications to seamlessly integrate and enable innovative
consumer engagement solutions that span channels, applications, and
industries. It will also provide rich data and analytics capabilities to
provide a holistic view of consumer interactions and help drive smarter,
faster business decisions.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leader in omni-channel solutions,
turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional
experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR
enables nearly 700 million transactions daily across retail, financial,
travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR
solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., with over 30,000 employees and does
business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the
United States and other countries. NCR encourages investors to visit its
web site which is updated regularly with financial and other important
information about NCR.
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