SEOUL, South Korea and
ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the
Call for Code Honoring Everyday Heroes Challenge for
enterprise developers to encourage the development of new
technology solutions to help everyday heroes. The Challenge, which
was unveiled during the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC), will
look to address challenges faced by delivery personnel, childcare
workers, healthcare frontline workers, educators, and many more who
have been invaluable to society during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Application submissions will be evaluated by a judging panel from
IBM and Samsung and the winner will receive a cash prize, Samsung
devices, and deployment support for their solution.
The Challenge is part of the broader Call for Code global
program, which invites developers and problem solvers around the
world to build and contribute to open source technology projects
that address some of the most pressing global issues.
"Our everyday heroes have tirelessly served us throughout the
pandemic and we want to make their lives, and the lives of others
around the world, easier and productive with new levels of
connectivity and insights from technology," said KC Choi, EVP and
Head of Global Mobile B2B Team, Samsung Electronics. "To achieve
this, innovation must be open. That's why we've been working
closely with IBM as well as our valued developer communities using
open source platforms. It's also why I'm honored to serve as an
'Eminent Judge' for this year's 2021 Call for Code Global
Challenge, along with other worldwide leaders in sustainability,
business and technology. I look forward to seeing the submissions
for both Call for Code challenges come to life."
Submissions for the Call for Code Honoring Everyday Heroes
Challenge must be able to run on a Samsung tablet, smartphone,
and/or wearable device and make use of one or more IBM open hybrid
cloud technologies such as IBM Cloud or IBM Watson. Participants
will also have access to Samsung toolkits, as well as data from The
Weather Company. The deadline for submissions is November 20th, with the winner
announced on December 9th.
In addition to Samsung technology and a cash prize from IBM, the
winner will receive support from both companies to help bring their
solution to life to make a real difference for everyday
heroes.
"IBM and Samsung have a long history of proven success working
together to improve business outcomes for clients and also for
social good," said Bob Lord, Senior
Vice President, Worldwide Ecosystems at IBM. "Earlier this year,
IBM, Samsung, and others worked together to deploy the 2019 Call
for Code Global Challenge winning solution, Prometeo. I look
forward to seeing how developers can use our open technologies now
to benefit some of the most deserving people in the world today,
our everyday heroes."
The partnership between Samsung and IBM extends over 30 years,
starting with work on semiconductors and now mobility, AI, 5G,
Industry 4.0 and networks. At SDC, Samsung and IBM Consulting are
announcing a collaboration to modernize hybrid work environments
with mobile experiences optimized for the Galaxy Z Fold3,
co-designed with major financial services institutions.
Additionally, to accelerate the convergence of Industry 4.0
between cloud-native applications and mobility, IBM and Samsung are
researching ways to bring containerized AI workloads to Samsung
Android devices with IBM Edge Application Manager. This effort
focuses on using containers on Samsung devices to enable workloads
to be flexibly deployed, managed and processed across premises such
as factories, retail stores, warehouses, hotels and distribution
centers to help drive faster development of powerful new use cases
for mobile and edge computing.
Samsung and IBM continue to work together to create services
that enable businesses and enterprise developers to take full
advantage of cutting-edge networks, mobility and analytics.
The Call for Code Honoring Everyday Heroes Challenge starts now.
Information on eligibility and how to register is available here:
ibm.biz/CallforCode-Samsung
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung inspires
the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and
technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs,
smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, network
systems, and memory, system LSI, foundry and LED solutions. For the
latest news, please visit the Samsung Newsroom at
news.samsung.com.
About IBM
IBM is the global leader in hybrid cloud
and AI, serving clients in more than 170 countries. More than 3,500
clients use our hybrid cloud platform to accelerate their digital
transformation journeys and, in total, more than 30,000 of them
have turned to IBM to unlock value from their data — this client
list includes nine out of ten of the world's largest banks. With
this foundation, we continue to leverage Red Hat OpenShift as the
leading platform to address our clients' business needs: A hybrid
cloud platform that is open, flexible and secure. Guided by
principles of trust, transparency and support for a more inclusive
society, IBM also is committed to being a responsible steward of
technology and a force for good in the world. For more information,
visit: www.ibm.com.
IBM Media Contact:
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