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IBM Academic Initiative Newsletter
August 2007
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This August issue is one of our biggest ever with news that spans the globe. There is plenty to read, such as our faculty spotlight from a high school in Alaska, a summer internship program and education centers in China, an IBM Open Standards Lab in Mexico, and mainframe training in Russia. And there is also plenty to do. Submit your proposal for the IBM Innovation Awards, enter the Great Mind Challenge contest in India, register for the IBM Information on Demand conference, or learn how to create your own scripts in the Second Life virtual world. With new Tivoli and SOA courseware to download and several training opportunities, this issue has a wealth of resources. |
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This newsletter is intended for members of the IBM Academic Initiative. If you
are on the faculty of an accredited academic
institution but haven't joined the Academic Initiative, you can apply right now by
going to:
http://www.ibm.com/university/members/. |
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China: Summer internship program is underway
IBM China launched its summer internship program in May of 2007. The program offers 500 intern positions and more than 23,000 students from hundreds of Chinese universities have submitted their applications.
http://ibmur.hust.edu.cn
China: Three IBM System i Education Centers launched
IBM announced three new System i Education Centers that will work with IBM partner universities in China. These centers, located in Tianjing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, will develop programs to promote and teach System i technology in the universities.
http://www.cpw.com.cn/article/2007-5/2007530170112978407.htm
Europe: Internships available for central and eastern European students
Nominate your top students for a Great Minds initiative internship at the IBM Zurich Research Lab. The Great Minds initiative program aims to promote exceptional computer science students from central and eastern Europe by giving them the unique opportunity to work alongside IBM researchers in one of the world's premier IT research organizations.
http://www.zurich.ibm.com/greatminds2007/
India: The Great Mind Challenge contest registrations close on August 30th
IThis is to remind you to take advantage of a great opportunity to join an exciting contest. Please encourage your students and faculty to participate and make the most of it. But hurry, time is running out. Register today!
http://www.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/tgmc_2007.html
Germany: Real recruitment in the virtual world
IBM Germany now offers a recruitment center in Second Life. Students have the opportunity to look for job offers, to hand in their resumes, and to speak directly to executives from time to time. Check the Web site for exact dates.
German: http://www-05.ibm.com/employment/de/secondlife/
Germany: zUniversity community on xing.com
zSeries has established a German zUniversity group on xing.com for students who have taken part in zUniversity events. Group members can ask questions, exchange ideas and stay in contact with the IBM company. The site will also offer internships and thesis projects.
German: http://www.xing.com/net/zuniversity
Mexico: New IBM Open Standards Lab (JavaLab) opens
The Instituto Politecnico Nacional, one of the top public universities in Mexico, with over 5,000 IT students, has just opened a new IBM Open Standards Lab (JavaLab). The lab will be 100% dedicated to the IBM middleware portfolio and the Professional Qualification Program deployment.
Spanish: http://www.ipn.mx/documentos/publicaciones/boletines/2007/CF-180.doc
Russia: Moscow State University of Economics and Statistics is offering mainframe training
Moscow State University of Economics and Statistics, in collaboration with IBM Business Partner EC Leasing, has opened a new IBM Mainframe Department. Students are now learning IBM hardware, operating systems and software as a part of two-year education process to increase their mainframe and System z skills.
Russian: http://www.cnews.ru/news/line/index.shtml?2007/07/09/258001
Worldwide: Join the IBM DB2 Viper 2 Open Beta testing program
IBM has announced an Open Beta for testing the enhanced version of the DB2 9 "Viper" data server. The upgrade, code-named Viper 2, will build upon the success of DB2 9 by further enhancing the product's industry-leading security and workload management features. Register for the Viper 2 Open Beta program and help shape the future of DB2.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/9/openbeta.html
Worldwide: Academia, IT Industry leaders create new principles for sharing collaborative research
The University-Industry Innovation Summit team announced the Free Participant Use Principles to address collaborative research. This second set of guiding principles provide a framework useful in situations where the collaborators intend for the results to be available to each other without fee, and available to others on either a free or reasonable fee basis.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/ur/collaboration/collaborativeinnovation.html
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Award: Deadline approaching for IBM Innovation Awards
The IBM Innovation Awards program is an international award competition designed to increase the use of open source and open standards-based tools for academic curricula and research. IBM is currently accepting proposals for the Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA) Innovation Award and the Real-time Innovation Award. Cash awards are valued between $10,000 and $30,000 USD. Deadline to initiate a proposal is August 24.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/ur/awards/eclipse/uima_awards.html
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/ur/awards/realtime/index.html
Faculty spotlight: Mark Nance helps sustain a diverse community
With the resources from the IBM Academic Initiative and Partners in Education programs, Mark Nance has helped Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka Alaska to provide its students with the skills they will need to compete in the global economy, from their own villages and cities, and contribute to Alaska's sustainable economic growth.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/members/spotlights/m_nance.html
Courseware: Tivoli System z technology
The mainframe is the cornerstone of 21st century enterprises and continues to play a critical role in business today. Introduce IBM Tivoli System Z technology in your classrooms and increase the breadth of mainframe skills coming out of your universities. We have lots of new courseware to
help you get started.
http://www.ibm.com/university/scholars/courseware/tivoli.html
Courseware: Developing applications with a Service Oriented Architecture
Building on the IBM Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) patterns and reference architecture, this courseware explores the implementation issues associated with building and implementing an SOA solution. The course describes the complete end-to-end view of implementing an SOA, with emphasis on the development and integration of services. There is a strong focus on creating and exposing services and integrating services into business processes.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/courseware/soa.html
Community: Project Zero simplifies development of dynamic Web apps
Project Zero is an IBM-sponsored public incubator project, which focuses on the development of next-generation dynamic Web applications. Offering runtimes for both Groovy and PHP, as well as native support for REST-style services, it introduces a simple environment for creating, assembling and executing applications. Visit the Web site today to learn how you can participate in the community!
http://www.projectzero.org
Student internships: Extreme Blue starts on-campus recruiting in September
The Extreme Blue program is IBM's premier internship for top-notch students pursuing software development and MBA degrees. It offers a 12-week opportunity to become part of a team working in one of a dozen Extreme Blue labs around the world. Encourage your students to apply or check the calendar for an on-campus recruiting event.
http://www.ibm.com/extremeblue
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Event: Register today for IBM Information on Demand 2007 and save $1,399
Get ready for teaching DB2 in your classroom by attending free pre-confernce data server education sessions (savings of $399) at the IBM Information On Demand conference in Las Vegas NV, October 14-19. Members of the Academic Initiative Program can register for this premier information management event at a reduced rate of $995. While at the conference, take advantage of the complimentary professional certification and relax in the Members-Only Lounge.
Learn about the conference:
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/conf/
Request member discount:db2schol@ca.ibm.com
Event: Learn about IBM technologies at AMCIS 2007 August 9-12
Don't miss the opportunity to advance your knowledge of services and IBM technologies at AMCIS 2007 in Keystone CO. Hear Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, former IBM VP of Technical Strategy & Innovation, speak about IT-enabled transformation in his keynote address and then attend sessions on IT Services Management or Service Science, Management, and Engineering (SSME).
http://www.biz.colostate.edu/amcis07/
Podcast: Project Zero, Web 2.0, and community-driven development
Jerry Cuomo, an IBM Fellow and WebSphere CTO, talks about Project Zero. Hear his views on the evolution of software development models, the influence of Web 2.0, the laws of simplification, and how you can get involved.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/dwi/cm-int071007.html
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Certifications: New Tivoli certifications
The following Tivoli certifications are now available at a discount to Academic Initiative members: Netcool/Precision IP V3.6 Implementation, Tivoli Storage Manager V5.4 Implementation and Tivoli CAM for WebSphere V6.1 Implementation.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/us/en/university/scholars/certification/#tivoli
Download: alphaWorks IBM Assured Execution Environment
IBM Assured Execution Environment (AxE) is a "first of a kind" malware technology that provides full control over what runs on today's desktop environments: from device drivers to applications. It perfect for stand alone PCs in small offices, homes, and schools.
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/axe
Download: alphaWorks Standard Widget Graphics
Standard Widget Graphics simplifies the inclusion of business graphics in rich-client applications. It provides integrated, high-level graphics support in a unified common programming model using the existing standard user interface controls in the Eclipse Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT).
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/graphics?open&S_TACT=105AGX72&S_CMP=NWSLTR&ca=dnl
Training: Rational technical workshops - A special online, hands-on experience
For a limited time, the technical workshops offered at the Rational Software Development Conference are back in our instructor-led online format! Bring the classroom directly to you with the convenience and cost savings of online training. Each workshop is priced at $395.
http://www.ibm.com/training/us/catalog/rational/rsdcworkshops
Training: Worldwide educator discounts for IBM System z classes
Get the System z education you need when you need it. The following IBM Education classes are now available to Academic Initiative members at no cost: z/OS Fundamentals, z/OS Security, and two DB2 UDB for z/OS Database Administration Workshops. These instructor-led classes include hands-on lab exercises and group interactions with the mainframe community.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/products/zseries/learn.html
Training: China to host two technology faculty training seminars in August
IBM is offering two faculty training sessions from August 13- 17 in China. SOA Faculty Training covering Service Oriented Software Engineering Technologies will be taught at Zhejiang University and Open Source Faculty Training, a real case study of Open Source ERP designed by Nseer Company, will be at Peking University.
http://ibmur.hust.edu.cn/t3training/
Tutorial: Scripting Second Life with Rational Application Developer
The virtual world of Second Life is special; it is made up of content created and owned by users. Not only can you create lush 3-D objects (and sell them for the equivalent of real money!), but you can also create both simple and complex scripts to control their behavior and appearance. This tutorial explains the basics behind Second Life scripts and shows you how to build a small hand-held game using Rational Application Developer.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/r-dw-r-radsl.html
Tutorial: Introduction to Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations
The need to transform XML is so common that Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) is considered one of the basic XML specifications. This tutorial explains how to create XSLT stylesheets. It also covers the basics of XPath, which enables you to select specific parts of an XML document, and gives you a look at some of the more advanced XSLT capabilities.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/x-dw-x-introxslt.html
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