Sun has been named the exclusive tournament sponsor for the Second Annual TopCoder Collegiate Challenge. TopCoder Inc. is committed to identifying and promoting top computer programming talent through competition. The Sun and TopCoder Collegiate Challenge invites thousands of TopCoder members to qualify for the 512 tournament spots to compete for national ranking and the $150,000 prize purse, of which $100,000 will be awarded to the tournament champion.

Beginning February 2002, the 512 programmers will participate in a series of online elimination rounds, culminating with the Sun and TopCoder Collegiate Challenge finals on April 19-20, 2002, at the University Park Hotel at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"Collegiate programmers are a driving force within the IT community and are an important group for Sun by way of resources, marketing and recruitment," said Stans Kleijnen, vice president, Sun Developer Network. "The Sun and TopCoder Collegiate Challenge enables Sun to show its support for this talented community and its development, as well as provide an exciting new way for Sun to reach such a critical target audience."

Elimination Rounds Will Reduce 512 to 16 for the Finals

The Sun and TopCoder Collegiate Challenge will bring together 512 of the highest-rated TopCoder college-level members for four rounds of online regional competition, starting Feb. 19, 2002. The field will then be narrowed to 16, who will compete in the final two rounds, April 19-20, 2002.

TopCoder will host weekly online programming competitions, throughout the year, for both professional and collegiate developers to compete for national ranking and rewards. For more information regarding the sponsorship of these weekly single-round matches, as well as the 2002 TopCoder Invitational:

http://www.topcoder.com

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