Airline picks city start-up HackMania for promoting API app storeLow cost airline flydubai is setting up its first Indian Development Centre in Hyderabad. Announcing the same in a release on Thursday, flydubai also stated that Hyderabad-based tech start-up HackMania has been selected to promote its Application Programming Interface (API) app store. The IDC will lead the airline’s IT and technology innovation, besides serving as a hub for software development, research and operations. The programme will begin at 9 a.m on July 9 and conclude at 4 p.m. on July 10. HackMania founder and CEO Rajat Shahi said more than 100 hackers are expected to participate in the programme next month, and around 15 working prototypes would be developed.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2016 00:07 UTC