Annual Software Coding Challenge for Students from Sierra Atlantic
By Our Corporate Bureau | 20 Dec 2004
Mumbai: Sierra Atlantic has announced the launch of its Programmers'' Marathon a software coding challenge for students as part of its ongoing industry-academia initiative CampusDrive Sierra Atlantic University Programme. The aim of the Sierra Atlantic Programmers'' Marathon, slated as an annual event, is to spot, promote and reward budding software professionals among the student community by providing a competitive platform to showcase their skills. The programme is conducted in close coordination and involvement of the colleges.
Based on their performance in the pre qualifying rounds, 30 three-member teams will be selected from from among these students, to take part in the day long Sierra Atlantic Programmers'' Marathon on December 22nd. During the Marathon each team will be given a coding challenge and tested for their ability to deliver results at the end of the day.
Commenting on the initiative, Joga Ryali, chief technology officer, Sierra Atlantic said, "Students are interested in acquiring the knowledge and skills that will help them get the best paying jobs with great companies. Industry is interested in hiring students who can be quickly assimilated into real world software projects. For software professionals, designing, coding and testing programs to address specific business problems is the most fundamental skill. Sierra Atlantic Programmers'' Marathon is an innovative way to highlight the importance of these skills in a competitive, live environment."
A jury consisting of senior programme directors from Sierra Atlantic will judge the winning teams. The winners will be recognised and rewarded with cash prizes at a ceremony on December 23, 2004.
Sierra Atlantic is a leader in offshoring enterprise applications, helping our customers optimize their investments in Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP and Siebel. With expertise derived from deep R&D relationships with enterprise software leaders, we offer complete lifecycle application management solutions strategy, implementation, integration, upgrade and support using our NShore methodology. We integrate these point solutions into Application Networks that enable seamless business processes within and outside the enterprise. With over 300 highly satisfied customers since 1993, Sierra Atlantic is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Chicago, New York, London, India, Malaysia and Singapore.
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