Prometheus Research's Clark Evans Tapped to Judge 2013 Yale University Hackathon

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Research, an integrated data management services provider whose software offerings include RexDB®, HTSQL, and HTRAF, announced today that co-founder, Clark Evans, will be one of six esteemed judges for the inaugural Yale Hackathon (Y-Hack), to be held November 8th and 9th. Y-Hack brings together nearly 1,500 student hackers from colleges and universities across the nation to the Yale University campus for a 24-hour programming competition. Participants will receive technology briefings from industry leaders, such as Intel, Microsoft, Dropbox, and Prometheus, and will be "mentored" throughout the event by established coders from these companies and others. As a judge, Mr. Evans, will evaluate student projects based on four criteria: innovation, technical merit, pitch, and popularity. He will also award a separate, "Best use of HTSQL," prize to one talented entrant.

"I'm honored and excited to be a judge for Yale's first hackathon," said HTSQL and YAML creator, Clark Evans. "Our developers, analysts, and clients think HTSQL is transformative. It empowers them to securely interact with relational data over the Web in ways they previously wouldn't even attempt. So, it will be really fun to see how the students adapt it to their own novel applications."

To learn more, visit www.Y-Hack.com. 

About HTSQL
HTSQL is a URI-based navigational query language and REST-ful Web gateway for relational databases that is human-readable and accessible to "accidental programmers," like business analysts and statisticians. HTSQL translates HTTP requests into SQL and returns the results in several useful formats, including HTML, CSV, and JSON, streamlining data access for Web applications, reporting, or analysis. HTSQL was developed by Prometheus, and is free to the public: http://htsql.org/.

About Prometheus Research
Prometheus Research's mission is to help research institutions and funding organizations get more utility from their data. Prometheus offers integrated data management services, expert consulting, and software customization to deliver sensible solutions powered by their adaptable, web-based RexDB® technology. Prometheus' unique combination of technical skill and deep domain knowledge make them an ideal partner for building centralized data repositories, supporting multidisciplinary collaborations, and securely sharing sensitive data. Several of Prometheus' inventions have made significant advances in the areas of data acquisition, integration, curation, and exploration including the open source query language, HTSQL, and the Open Source Research Exchange Database,OS RexDB (www.RexDB.org).  Visit www.PrometheusResearch.com.

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