Apps Developer Challenge open for submissions
APP DEVELOPMENT
By BiztechAfrica - July 28, 2012, 10:26 a.m.
The Google Apps Developer Challenge is now open for submissions.
The Google Apps Developer Challenge is a contest designed to motivate and reward entrants who develop applications that are based on Google Apps and Google Drive that are original and relevant to the developer's home region
Developers are invited to submit on the website in one of the three following categories:
- Enterprise / Small Business Solutions e.g., Accounting, Sales, Workflow, Collaboration
- Social / Personal Productivity / Games / Fun
- Education / Not for Profit / Water / Food & Hunger / Health
The submission deadline is 24 August 2012 at 23:59:59 PT.
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