HOUSTON, Nov. 19, 2015 – PROS® (NYSE: PRO), the revenue and profit realization company, today announced it will be the title sponsor of the CodeRED Powered by PROS hackathon. The premier programming competition hosted by PROS attracts college students and recent graduates. Scheduled for Nov. 21-22, the event will be held at the University of Houston.
PROS will also host a technical challenge and conduct two interactive workshops. PROS representatives will also serve as mentors and competition judges.
CodeRED is a weekend-long programming competition, where students collaborate and showcase their coding abilities, experiment with new technologies, make ideas come to life and solve real problems. The event is sanctioned by Major League Hacking (MLH), the official collegiate hackathon league.
“CodeRED is recognized as one of the top hackathon events for students, where they compete and highlight their technical expertise and savvy,” said PROS Senior Vice President of Product Development Ajay Damani. “PROS is a great destination for technologists looking to thrive in an innovative environment, where their work delivers a material and measurable business impact that helps companies and individuals outperform. We are proud to be this year’s lead sponsor, and look forward to meeting the technology leaders and innovators of the future at this important industry event.”
Joining PROS as sponsors are industry leaders including Chevron, ExxonMobil, Microsoft and Monster Energy, among others.
To learn more about PROS, visit the website at www.pros.com or follow PROS on Twitter at @PROS_Inc. To learn more about the event, visit the website athttps://uhcode.red/
About PROS
PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) is a revenue and profit realization company that helps B2B and B2C customers realize their potential through the blend of simplicity and data science. PROS offers cloud solutions to help accelerate sales, formulate winning pricing strategies and align product, demand and availability. PROS revenue and profit realization solutions are designed to allow customers to experience meaningful revenue growth, sustained profitability and modernized business processes. To learn more, visit www.pros.com.
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