The 4th InterSystems Ideas Contest

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#Events #InterSystems Ideas Portal #IRIS contest

Hello Community,

We're thrilled to invite all our Developer Community members (both InterSystems employees and not) to participate in our next contest!

💡 The 4th InterSystems Ideas Contest 💡

We're looking for your innovative ideas to enhance InterSystems IRIS and related products and services. We encourage suggestions based on real-life use cases, highlighting the tangible benefits your idea will bring to other users and how it will enhance developers' experiences with InterSystems technology.

📅 Duration: June 9 - July 20, 2025

🏆 Prizes for the best ideas and a random draw!

🎁 Gifts for everyone: A special gift will be given to each author whose idea is accepted in the contest.

>> SUBMIT AN IDEA <<

Accepted ideas should:

be created during the Ideas Contest period by a user registered on the InterSystems Ideas portal (you can log in via InterSystems SSO);
not be part of other already existing ideas - only new ideas are allowed;
not describe the existing functionality of InterSystems IRIS and related Products or Services;
be posted in English;
be written by a person, not generated by AI;
be accepted as meaningful by InterSystems experts;
❗adhere to the structure below:
- 1️⃣ Description of the idea
- 2️⃣ Who is the target audience?
- 3️⃣ What problem does it solve?
- 4️⃣ How does this impact the efficiency, stability, reliability, etc, of the product?
- 5️⃣ Provide a specific use case or scenario that illustrates how this idea could be used in practice.

All ideas are subject to moderation. We may request to clarify the submitted idea. Ideas that meet the requirements will receive a special "Ideas Contest" status.

Who can participate?

We invite EVERYONE to join our new Ideas Contest. Both InterSystems employees and non-employees are welcome to participate and submit their ideas.

Prizes

1. Participation gift - authors of all accepted ideas will get:

🎁 Aluminum Media Stand

2. Expert award - InterSystems experts will select the best ideas. Winners will get:

🥇 1st place - Stilosa Barista Espresso Machine & Cappuccino Maker

🥈 2nd place - Osmo Mobile 7

🥉 3rd place - Smart Mini Projector XGODY Gimbal 3

3. Random award - an idea chosen at random will get:

🏅 Smart Mini Projector XGODY Gimbal 3

Note: InterSystems employees are eligible to receive only the participation gift. Expert and Random awards can only be won by Developer Community members who are not InterSystems employees.

Important dates:

⚠️ Idea Submission: June 9 - July 13

✅ Voting for ideas: July 14 - July 20

🎉 Winners announcement: July 21

Good luck! 🍀

Note: All prizes are subject to availability and shipping options. Some items may not be available for international shipping to specific countries, in this case, an equivalent alternative will be provided. We will let you know if a prize is not available and offer a possible replacement. Prizes cannot be delivered to residents of Crimea, Russia, Belarus, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or other US-embargoed countries.

Liam Evans · Jun 6

Can inters join and do we count as employees who can get the participation gift? 😊

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Irène Mykhailova · Jun 9

Interns are absolutely welcome to join — we’d love to have you involved! 😊 And they are considered employees for this contest.

While the Expert and Random awards are reserved for non-employees, taking part is still a great opportunity. As an intern, you have a unique, hands-on perspective that can contribute to a deeper understanding of what the product truly needs.

Liam Evans · Jun 10

Thanks for clarification. I'll be thinking of ideas!

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David Hockenbroch · Jun 11

As I'm diving into Angular right now, mine is to add a projection to a TypeScript interface.

Is there a specific tag we're supposed to use for the contest this year?

Irène Mykhailova · Jun 11

There is no need to choose a specific tag. All ideas that pass our experts' master will be added to the Contest.

Iryna Mologa · Jun 11

Hey Developers!

The fantastic prizes for the 4th InterSystems Ideas Contest were chosen, and here they are:

Expert Award 🏆

InterSystems experts will select the best ideas, with amazing prizes awaiting the winners:

🥇 1st place: Stilosa Barista Espresso Machine & Cappuccino Maker
🥈 2nd place: Osmo Mobile 7
🥉 3rd place: Smart Mini Projector XGODY Gimbal 3

Random Award

One lucky idea chosen at random will win:

Reminder: To qualify for the contest, ensure your idea submission follows this required structure:

1. Description of the idea
2. Who is the target audience?
3. What problem does it solve?
4. How does this impact the efficiency, stability, reliability, etc., of the product?
5. Provide a specific use case or scenario that illustrates how this idea could be used in practice.

Good luck, everyone! 🚀✨

Irène Mykhailova · Jun 29

Hi Community!

We have an update on the dates of the contest - it's extended until July 20. During InterSystems Ready 2025, we received numerous requests to do this, as many of you were focused on your presentations or other commitments related to the event and didn't have the opportunity to submit your ideas.

You asked, we listened!

Don't forget, for the idea to take part in the contest, it has to follow the structure:

Description of the idea
Who is the target audience?
What problem does it solve?
How does this impact the efficiency, stability, reliability, etc, of the product?
Provide a specific use case or scenario that illustrates how this idea could be used in practice.

At this point, we have a lot of interesting ideas, but they don't adhere to the terms, so they aren't considered for the contest. @Mark OReilly, @Andre Larsen Barbosa, @Abdul Manan, @Mary George, @Jeffrey Drumm, @Robert Barbiaux, @Sylvain Guilbaud, @Ashok Kumar T.