Today begins WOWZAPP 2012: Worldwide hackathon for Windows, the first global hackathon organized by Microsoft. 16 500 students, owners of start-ups and developers from around the world will meet this weekend to create applications for Windows 8 system Hackathon will take place simultaneously across five continents in 112 locations – including as many as four Polish cities of! This will be the largest event of its kind in the history of the company.

WOWZAPP participants from 53 countries, including the United States, Canada, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, India, Brazil, Switzerland and Polish will be non-stop for 48 hours to work together on new applications for Windows 8 New Microsoft, available from 26 October, has sold over 4 million copies within 3 days of release.

“The participation of international hackatonie WOWZAPP for each student is a great opportunity to explore ways to create applications for Windows 8 With the event we get the possibility of incorporation of new knowledge with people knowledgeable about the subject application development, as well as a thorough knowledge of the opportunities offered by Windows 8 system For me it is also an opportunity to explore programming techniques and get free access to the Windows Store, Marketplace and the Windows Azure cloud computing. Microsoft gives us the possibility that any student wishing to take their fate into their own hands should use “- says Piotr Czura, a student participating in the hackatonie Microsoft.

The event starts today at 17.00 local time and will end on Sunday

 “The WOWZAPP 2012, the largest Microsoft hackathon for students and developers have signed up 16 500 participants. Through this event, Windows 8 and Windows Store shop will gain a lot of new, exciting and high-quality applications, “- said Moorthy Uppaluri, CEO of Worldwide Academic Programs at Microsoft. “Microsoft offers students the tools and resources so that they can show their creativity and earn money for writing applications.”

“The event I’m going to create an application to manage the card games. The idea was born a few months ago, and the target was to be the platform for Windows Phone 7 However, the opportunities offered by Windows 8 has convinced me to make an application for this particular system. Windows 8 gives me access to my application potential buyers all over the world, and thus – to earn his own applications. What is important – good apps on Windows 8 can create not only professionals, but also people with no experience “- adds Piotr Czura.

Students participating in WOWZAPP 2012 will receive a free software to create applications such as Visual Studio Express for Windows 8, and free registration codes

Store in Windows by Microsoft DreamSpark. Throughout the hackathonu professional developers and experts will serve with and answered all the questions of the participants.

The global youth unemployment rate is 12.7% , more than twice the overall unemployment rate. So students are looking for new ways to develop their competence, useful life. With Microsoft can learn to develop applications

and stand out in a competitive job market. WOWZAPP 2012 is a chance to try out their skills in the area of ​​new technologies. Students who write the application in the hackathonu will be able to submit it to the Imagine Cup technology competition from Microsoft, whose next edition of the prize pool is the highest in history, and is 300 000 dollars.