Cloud software platform Salesforce, following a review of its contest rules, awarded two top $1 million prizes in its hackathon, which had come under intense scrutiny after the original winner appeared to have violated guidelines.
Salesforce said today that it found no violations by the winning team Upshot’s app after the developers were accused of building their product well before the contest, allegedly in violation of the contest's rules.
Still, the company said it would award another top prize, the new one going to an app Healthcare.love.
The healthcare app had been disputed as well—the developers were employed by a company in which Salesforce invested.
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