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Kii Brings Mobile App Developers Center Stage at CES 2013
Jan. 8, 2013 09:30 AM
Kii
Corp. is bringing together mobile developers at CES
2013 by sponsoring MoDev’s inaugural Hackathon to find the hottest
new apps and featuring a special CEA Developer University presentation
that shares secrets on how to create mobile apps in the cloud. At the
show, developers can try the recently launched Kii
Cloud, a mobile cloud backend service to help developers quickly
bring their apps to market, which currently hosts over 25 million end
users.
Developers at CES 2013 will use Kii Cloud to rapidly develop and launch
cloud-based mobile applications. They will be able to focus on making
their applications compelling, while letting Kii Cloud take care of the
infrastructure part of app development. Joining forces with sponsors
Samsung, Sony, Facebook and Microsoft, Kii gives developers a venue to
learn about the latest mobile development technologies and a chance to
win some incredible prizes just for doing what they love — making cool
apps.
“With the explosive growth in mobile application usage, there’s
tremendous opportunity for developers to create new applications that
change how we interact with each other and how we conduct our daily
lives,” said Yuan Weigel, vice president of marketing at Kii Corp.
“Because CES has always been at the forefront of the coolest new
technologies, it’s the ideal venue to showcase the talents and
innovation of up-and-coming and established mobile developers alike.
We’re thrilled to partner with CEA to show developers how effortless Kii
makes it to turn their vision into reality.”
CEA
MoDev Hackathon
Wednesday, January 9, 2013; 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Venetian, Level 4, Lando 4303
During the CEA MoDev Hackathon, developers compete on the world’s
technology stage at CES. The competition features 25 teams of up to 4
people competing for glory and over $40,000 in cash and prizes. This
special event is a live competition to see who’s got the best app idea
and the skills to bring it to life in just one day. Participants will
get the chance to use the new Kii Cloud.
Developer
University at CES
“Mobile Development and the Cloud” by Chris Beauchamp, Kii
Thursday, January 10, 2013; 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Las Vegas Convention Center, Room S228
In this free session, mobile development expert Chris Beauchamp will
cover the evolution of mobile development and the emergence of new
platform opportunities for developers. This will be a technical overview
of mobile cloud offerings and will explain how developers can take
advantage of mobile backend-as-a-service technologies to rapidly develop
cloud-based mobile apps.
Returning for a second year, CES Developer University provides app
developers the opportunity to learn about the new advancements from
manufacturers and platform developers. Developer University is free to
attendees and allows for app developers to meet the widest array of
platform developers, see live demos and make important business
connections.
For more information on Kii Corporation, please visit http://www.kii.com/,
and follow the company on Twitter at @KiiCorp
and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kiicorp.
About Kii Corporation
Kii Corporation was formed in July 2010 as the result of the merger of
Servo Software and Synclore Corporation, leaders in the Mobile
Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) space. The company’s core offering, Kii
Platform, is a unique combination of cloud
technology, distribution
services and an early-stage investment
fund designed to help mobile app developers monetize and grow their
business. Kii is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with offices in San
Mateo, California; Hong Kong; and Shenzhen, China, and today employs
more than 100 engineers and business professionals around the world. For
more information, please visit http://www.kii.com.
All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
Tags: Kii Corporation, Kii Cloud, CES, 2013 International CES,
Hackathon, CEA Developer University, mobile, cloud based mobile
applications, mobile application developer, MBaaS, mobile backend as a
service, Kii Capital, Kii Partners, cloud
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