SKTA Innopartners Accelerator will host a dual-themed, hardware hack-a-thon: Datacenter Infrastructure & Internet of Things (IoT). The hack-a-thon kick off is slated for June 24, 2014 from 6:00 – 8:00pm at SKTA Innopartners Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. SKTA Innopartners’ Innovation Accelerator seeds new startup companies with up to $1M in funding and essential resources along with a match to an industry leading Strategic Partner. The finalists in each theme will pitch their concept to Innopartners and affiliated VCs. The winners are eligible to receive valuable prizes.

The Hackathon will focus on two distinct themes; Datacenter Infrastructure (e.g. Power efficiency, NFV, Application Performance, Interconnect, Datacenter Management Software, Monitoring/Analytics, New Storage Technologies: Flash Array or Persistent Memory) and Internet of Things (IoT) (e.g. Smart Home, Sensors, M2M Networking, Smart Car, Security, Wireless Power and Contextual Awareness).

Hackathon Event Dates and Details
• June 24, 2014- self-selected team formation will occur from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at SKTA Headquarters (310 De Guigne Drive, Sunnyvale CA 94085) including an introductory reception and review of the rules.

• August 20, 2014 – concept presentations are due into Innopartners for finalist selection
• August 26, 2014- Finalist presentations, judging and awards ceremony from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.

• Teams must provide their own equipment and components.

• Finalist presentations to the SKTA Innopartners, Venture Capitalists, Advisors, and Strategic Partners are limited to 15 minutes.

Prizes:

• Winner of the IoT and Datacenter Infrastructure theme each receives an SSD Drive and gift card

Sponsors:

This event is brought to you by- SK telecom Americas, SK Hynix and SK telecom Americas Innopartners.

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