Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS): Oracle will host a hackathon on Saturday at its campus at Technopark here in collaboration with Venturesity to scout for good tech talent.

The hackathon would be a 24-hour coding session which will require developers to build innovative applications using C .

Oracle's PeopleSoft applications are designed to address the most complex business requirements.

They provide comprehensive business and industry solutions, enabling organisations to increase productivity, accelerate business, and provide a low cost ownership.

Pramod Agarwal, vice president, product development at Oracle, said it requires a new breed of engineers with fresh mind-sets and energy.

"We are excited to use the hackathon as a unique hiring search strategy," said Agarwal.

This platform will give developers an opportunity to meet the Oracle leadership team and explore an opportunity to join one of the leading technology companies in the world by working on real challenges, said Prashant Koirala, Venturesity co-founder.