Local team to represent sub-Saharan Africa in Coder Cup

A team from Cape Town will represent the sub-Saharan Africa region, joining other teams from North America, Europe, Asia Pacific India and North Africa to compete in a final championship round, which will be an in-person 48-hour coding competition that will take place in London in September.

Supported by tools such as MongoDB, Google Predictions, Twitter Bootstrap and Leap Motion, the Cape Town finalists created an innovative app that allows a user to track stock shares that are trending.

Alberto Fasana, MD Africa at SunGard, said: "Our customers are operating in a challenging environment characterised by pressure to grow revenue while reducing costs and managing regulatory change. By handling their technology needs, which can include services such as hosting and managed IT services, we help our customers focus on client-facing initiatives, revenue-generating activities, cost containment and regulatory compliance. Our Coder Cup event attests to our commitment to continue creating and improving the technology that can help our customers achieve their goals."

Sponsored by Intel

The final championship, sponsored by Intel, will take place in London and will include a judging panel made up of SunGard executives, thought leaders and industry experts from companies such as Intel and Blackstone.

"I'm pleased to participate in the SunGard Global Coder Cup to encourage the creativity and innovation that flourishes at these events. Innovative problem solving is always helps push industries and financial services specifically, to be more competitive, more efficient and less risky. I commend SunGard's efforts to invest in innovation and to find new and better ways to serve our industry's needs," said William Murphy, chief technology officer of Blackstone.

For more, go to financialsystems.sungard.com/coder-cup