NEW YORK: During the fourth annual space apps hackathon, NASA Space agency has declared of joining hands with IBM to build some of the most useful applications which can be used to benefit the space program in US.
The hackathon, Event that takes place for several days, where computer programmers, software engineers, graphic designers, interface designers, and others work together to create new, innovative software programs.
The NASA first organized the event to seek input and ideas from sources outside the agency. It has since grown into a major event in which technology companies and academic institutions search for new talent and collaborate to design innovative applications.
A Worldwide NASA challenge competition will be based in New York though events will take place in 135 additional locations between April 10 and 12.
IBM will partner with NASA, giving all participants access to cloud services along with technical support, which will be provided by employees at the event.
On the IBM’s part, Big Blue is offering challenge participants free access to Bluemix, allowing them to draw on cloud development tools ranging from Watson Analytics to the Internet of Things in order to compose, test and deploy their apps more rapidly.
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