READING, England, March 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Get your hack on with the forge
SDK - innovate, disrupt and triumph!
This coming weekend, 28th and 29th March,
the forge by Acision team will join innovators, makers and
developers for the third series of the Comcast NBCUniversal
Hackathon in Orlando, Florida. As
a gold sponsor, competing individuals will have access to the forge
SDK, to develop applications or platforms across the theme Smart,
Dynamic, Immersive Entertainment Driven by Technology. Each
prototype developed will be judged according to its value, as well
as its fit with one of the challenges from Universal Parks &
Resorts, Telemundo, NBC Universo and Golf Channel's GolfNow.
"Following our own 'forgeathon app challenge' in early 2015,
we're now back and powering up for another codefest but this time,
alongside one of the world's leading media and entertainment
companies, NBCUniversal! Participation in this hackathon comes at
an apt time for Acision, as we continue to spread the word about
the possibilities with WebRTC technology, and build a community of
developers. Acision is excited to be gold sponsors joining some
esteemed brands, and cannot wait to see the hottest ideas that will
be built with our forge SDK. We are looking for smart, sharp and
disruptive prototypes that spotlight the capability of forge," said
Eric Bilange, head of Rich Engagement Service at Acision.
Accessible through the forge by Acision portal, the newest
release of the forge SDK, enables developers to integrate the very
latest rich communication and WebRTC technology into their
projects, whether that be two-way video chat, or a click-to-call
button on a website. Developers can also integrate any of the below
functionality into apps with the forge SDK:
- SMS, IP Messaging and Group Messaging
- Push notifications
- Video and voice chat
- Intelligent routing
- Rich media file transfer
- Presence
- Recording and storing of messages, voice, video and
presence
- Integration with popular authentication services such as
Facebook, Office 365, LinkedIn, Google Plus, GitHub and
Janrain
- Distinct levels of end-to-end secure messaging, based on
Acision's expertise in carrier-grade messaging
Ideal for the gaming, entertainment or social markets,
developers can bolt on group chat into any new or pre-existing
service or game, for example, without having to build this in from
scratch. By using the forge SDK, developers can also easily add-in
smarter capabilities, including recording and presence, which shows
when contacts are online, enables chat in groups, as well as the
ability to record presence updates, chat, audio and video
conversations. By simply signing up and activating an account,
developers can join the forge community @
http://developer.forge.acision.com, to enhance the experience of
their app or pioneer new services, while growing and managing
engagement opportunities by implementing real-time and secure
peer-to-peer, one-to-many, group communication and calls.
This two-day hackathon will kick off on Saturday morning at
8:30am EDT, and winners will be
announced at 5pm on Sunday evening.
When the hacking concludes, teams will have three minutes to
demonstrate their prototype to a judging panel, followed
by a brief Q&A session with the judges before they can be
announced a Challenge Winner! As part of the prizes, Acision
will be awarding wearable technology to teams that demonstrate the
best use of its technology, so they can keep innovating in new
ways.
Produced by the NBCUniversal Media Labs team, this third in a
series of Comcast NBCUniversal Hackathons comes on the heels
of the media and technology company's recent events in New York and Universal City, which resulted in
product incubations and the hiring of developers.
Visit Comcast NBCUniversal Hackathon for more information on
this weekend's events. To apply to participate, please click
here.
About Acision
Acision connects the world by powering relevant, seamless mobile
engagement services that interoperate across IP platforms and
enrich the user experience creating value and new communication
opportunities for carriers, enterprises and consumers across the
world.
For more information, visit Acision
at http://www.acision.com