Dallas, Texas - TrackHack: The Proximity ID Hackathon, the world’s first and only hackathon focused exclusively on proximity technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID), Near Field Communication (NFC) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), announced today that the RAIN RFID Alliance is sponsoring the new, global hackathon series focused on proximity ID technology solutions.
Along with partner Flomio, AccelerateNFC created TrackHack: The Proximity ID Hackathon to address the cross-over and interconnection among various proximity technologies used for mobile solutions. These technologies – RFID, NFC, BLE – are the basis of proximity ID solutions and will play a pivotal role in the Internet of Things (IoT). RAIN RFID is a wireless technology that connects billions of everyday items to the internet, enabling businesses and consumers to identify, locate, authenticate and engage each item.
As mobile becomes even more pervasive, so does the demand for creative mash-ups of these proximity-based technologies. TrackHack is the first ever hackathon where developers can access ALL proximity ID tech and do what they do best: create, innovate and disrupt. The hackathon focuses on solutions addressing security, marketing and advertising, social interactions, gaming, mobile payments, as well as track and trace. Participants will compete for cash and prizes and winners will be invited to join the next AccelerateNFC class, a competitive program where selected companies participate in an intensive 12-week mentoring program designed to provide access to resources normally beyond the reach of early stage companies.
“We are excited to have RAIN RFID join the TrackHack family,” said Robert Sabella, co-founder and CEO of AccelerateNFC. “The RAIN RFID Alliance is a global organization promoting the universal adoption of passive UHF RFID technology solutions across many different vertical markets. This focus directly aligns with TrackHack’s vision of proximity ID solution innovations.”
“TrackHack will be an exciting hackathon addressing these wireless technologies involved in IoT,” said Steve Halliday, president of RAIN RFID Alliance. “Many members of the RAIN Alliance are supporting TrackHack along with Google, who was one of our founders.”
Current TrackHack sponsors and supporting organizations include: Interact Ventures, NFC Bootcamp, The NFC Forum, Blue Bite, NXP, RFID 24/7, U Grok It, Omni-ID, HID Global, Smart Insights, University of Texas Dallas, with more joining regularly.
Registration is now open for TrackHack, November 20-22, 2015, in London at London Campus, a Google Space, and March 11-13, 2016, in Austin. Join in the hack and win cash and prizes.
Visit www.trackhack.org for more details and to register for this exciting hackathon.
About AccelerateNFC (www.acceleratenfc.com)
AccelerateNFC is a technology-specific, idea incubator/seed accelerator for high potential companies in the Proximity ID space. Accelerate NFC focuses on near field communication (NFC) and other proximity ID technologies like Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). We bring industry expertise, mentors, resources and funding to those companies who are ready to take their ideas and products to the next level. Up to five selected companies will participate in an intensive 12-week mentoring program designed to provide access to resources normally beyond the reach of start-up or early stage companies.
About Flomio (www.flomio.com)
Disney’s Magic Band™ proximity ID technology revolutionized their theme park business. Companies eager to “Disney-fy” their businesses without their own team of imagineers and billions to invest turn to Flomio, imagineers for the rest of us. Flomio creates proximity ID solutions that help enterprise clients and developers cross the chasm to Internet 3.0, the Internet of Things (IoT). Founded by industry leader Richard Grundy and funded by TechStars, Flomio is fundamentally changing the way people engage with the spaces around them by making the physical digital. Soon, 50 billion devices will regularly connect to the internet. Flomio’s platform empowers enterprise customers and developers to create applications that communicate with these devices. The future is ubiquitous connectivity. The future is Flomio.
About RAIN RFID Alliance (www.RAINRFID.org):
The RAIN RFID Alliance is hosted by AIM, Inc. a nonprofit organization. RAIN promotes awareness, education, and initiatives to accelerate the adoption in business and consumer applications worldwide of passive UHF RFID standards developed by GS1 (EPC Gen2) and incorporated by ISO/IEC (18000-63).
Information on RAIN is available on the RAIN website at www.RAINRFID.org
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