Toronto, Ontario – March 2, 2011 – Infobright, the open source analytic database company, today opens the call for entries for its first Infobright Coding Contest. The contest is seeking coding contributions to the Infobright Community Edition (ICE) columnar database in two main categories: application design and application development. Coders, hackers and software enthusiasts are all invited to throw their hat into the ring, with a chance to win up to $1,500. Details are as follows:
WHO: Coders, Software Enthusiasts, Hackers
WHAT: Infobright Community Edition (ICE) Coding Contest
CATEGORIES: Application Design; Application Development
WHEN: Entries accepted March 2 – April 18, 2011
CONTEST SITE: http://www.infobright.org/contest/2011q1
All entries must use ICE and be focused on the management of machine-generated data. This includes a broad range of data such as web logs, systems and network logs, sensor and telemetry data, telecom call detail records, SIEM data and more. Competitors can submit as many entries as they’d like in each category. More information and official contest rules can be found at http://dev.infobright.org/contest/2011q1/rules.
About Infobright
Infobright’s high performance database is the preferred choice for applications and data marts that analyze large volumes of “machine-generated data” such as web data, network logs, telecom records, stock tick data and sensor data. Easy to implement and with unmatched data compression, operational simplicity and low cost, Infobright is being used by enterprises, SaaS and software companies in online businesses, telecommunications, financial services and other industries to provide rapid access to critical business data. For more information, please visit www.infobright.com or join our open source community at www.infobright.org.
