BOSTON, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Challenging
the technology status quo and drinking copious amounts of coffee
are sure to rule the day at the "What the Hack" hackathon,
April 25th-26th
in Boston, hosted by KAYAK and
sponsored by Amadeus.
During the 24-hour event, technology professionals and students
(18+ years old) will gather to solve complicated tech problems and
design innovative applications. Up to $20,000 in cash and prizes will be up for
grabs and one qualifying group of hackers will be granted a
three-month incubation period at KAYAK's Technology Headquarters in
Cambridge.
WHEN: Saturday, April
25th at 4:00pm to
Sunday, April 26th at
4:00pm ET
WHERE: KAYAK offices, 10 Canal Park, Cambridge, MA
Participants will have the opportunity to tackle the technology
challenge of their choice across four broad categories – Data,
Design, Innovation and Travel. Projects will be evaluated for their
design and engineering merits as well as overall creativity. "What
the Hack" will also feature half-hour workshops and Q&A
sessions conducted by KAYAK and Amadeus engineers where
participants can pick up tips and tricks on next level design,
JavaScript tools, travel application programming interfaces and
more.
"KAYAK is growing and we are always looking to meet local
talent. This event gives us the opportunity to welcome the tech
community into our new office in Cambridge and have fun together while solving
complex challenges," said Giorgos
Zacharia, chief technology officer, KAYAK, the world's
leading travel search engine. "At KAYAK, we place a high value on
real-time innovation and speed – making a hackathon the perfect
venue for networking."
Participating teams will be judged by notable Boston area technology leaders including:
- George Kassabgi, former CEO of
Bit9
- Panos Panay, founder/CEO of
Sonibids
- Giorgos Zacharia, chief
technology officer, KAYAK
- Murray Mazer, head of Global
Innovation, Amadeus
"As a leading technology partner to the global travel industry,
Amadeus shares a mutual goal with KAYAK of fostering technology
innovation and talent which will ultimately serve to shape the
future. As a long-standing technology provider to KAYAK, and with
our significant Research & Development presence in the
Boston area, we couldn't be more
pleased to be sponsoring and participating onsite in this event,"
said Mazer.
A technology partner since 2006, Amadeus has provided KAYAK with
advanced global search capabilities. In 2012 Amadeus and KAYAK
announced a global, multi-year strategic alliance whereby KAYAK
expanded the use of Amadeus' airline fare and availability
technology in its efforts to provide the most comprehensive and
accurate flight search results for KAYAK's global websites and
mobile applications.
And hackathons are definitely part of the culture at Amadeus.
Amadeus teams have participated in and won several hackathons over
the years, and recently hosted the first Amadeus hackathon in
North America.
For full details on rules, prizes, event schedule and to sign up
to participate, visit http://wth.kayak.com.
Notes to the editors
Amadeus
Amadeus is a leading provider of advanced
technology solutions for the global travel industry. Customer
groups include travel providers (e.g. airlines, hotels, rail, ferry
operators, and car rental companies etc.), travel sellers (travel
agencies and websites), and travel buyers (corporations and travel
management companies).
The Amadeus group employs around 10,000 people worldwide, across
central sites in Madrid (corporate
headquarters), Nice (development) and Erding (operations), as well
as 71 local Amadeus Commercial Organizations globally.
The group operates a transaction-based business model. For
the year ended December 31, 2014 the
company reported revenues of €3,417.7 million and EBITDA of
€1,306.0 million. Amadeus is listed on the Spanish Stock
Exchange under the symbol "AMS.MC" and is a component of the IBEX
35 index.
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KAYAK
KAYAK is the world's leading travel search
engine. The company's websites and mobile apps allow people to
easily search hundreds of travel sites at once for flights, hotels,
rental cars and vacation packages. Each year, KAYAK processes more
than one billion searches for travel information and has local
websites and mobile apps in more than 30 countries and 18
languages. KAYAK is an independently managed subsidiary of
The Priceline Group.
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