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IBM Academic Initiative Newsletter
May 2007
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May is a great time to plan a trip and prepare for an educational adventure.
You'll find many opportunities in this newsletter to travel,
learn, and network with academic and technical communities. Or you can stay right at home,
browse our educational offerings, take an online tutorial,
download new courseware and code for emerging technologies, and virtually travel in Second
Life. The IBM Academic Initiative brings great resources right to
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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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India: The Great Mind Challenge 2006 grand finale
IBM Academic Initiative's national contest for India, The Great Mind Challenge 2006,
celebrated its success with a felicitation ceremony at The Park,
Chennai. Students and faculties from across the country were invited to attend the award
ceremony. 20 teams and 30 colleges spread across 18 states were
acknowledged for their participation and contribution.
http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/
India: IBM conducts collaboration jam at Christ College, Bangalore
Participants from the automotive, banking, healthcare, hospitality,
telecommunications, and retail sectors around the world came together in
collaboration jam sessions to find solutions to pressing business problems. IBM hosted the
sessions, using Lotus Sametime 7.5 web conferencing to communicate
daily and Lotus QuickPlace 7 as the data repository.
http://www.christcollege.edu/IBMJAM/index.htm
http://www.hindu.com/2007
/04/12/stories/2007041217600500.htm
Russia: IBM University Day in Siberia
IBM University Day in Siberia took place in Krasnoyarsk on March 13, 2007 in
partnership with Siberian Federal University. Topics of discussion
included collaboration with Siberian universities in implementing IBM technologies in the
education process and addressing clientsneeds for skilled
specialists in the region.
http://www.ibm.com/ru/events/presentations/ibmday/
Turkey: New IBM Center of Advanced Studies at Bilgi University
IBM opened its 20th Center of Advanced Studies (CAS) on April 11 at Bilgi University
to strengthen links between universities, research communities,
and IBM Turkey. Initial programs include a nine-week series of seminars and workshops on such
topics as Linux certification, WebSphere and WebSphere Studio
workshops, Enterprise Security and Open Source Software, High Performance and Multi-agent
Computing, a Rational Portfolio Manager workshop, and much
more.
http://cas.bilgi.edu.tr/cms/
Worldwide: IBM launches Codestation for developers in Second Life
Codestation is a new IBM area in Second Life where developers can get training and
information, as well as learn about the benefits of collaborating
in this exciting 3-D virtual environment.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198100512
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Courseware: Six new SOA courses to use in your classrooms
These new courses include SW706-SW709 for IT architects, plus courses on
component-based software engineering and Web services with B2B system
integration. They are available to Academic Initiative members at no charge.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/courseware/soa.html
Resources: New one-stop location for learning and teaching about Tivoli
Visit the Academic Initiative's new section on Tivoli software and technologies. It
has many useful resources to help you learn about Tivoli, use it
in your classrooms, and become involved with the Tivoli community.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/us/en/university/scholars/products/tivoli/index.html
Download: IBM Modeling and Integration Tools for State Chart XML
This plug-in extends Rational Software Architect and provides mapping of UML (Unified
Modeling Language) and transforms UML State Chart and Activity
Diagrams into SCXML documents for export.
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/scxml/
Download: IBM MapReduce tools for Eclipse
This Eclipse plug-in supports the creation of MapReduce applications within Eclipse.
It uses the Hadoop open-source MapReduce framework, which
enables data-intensive applications to run on large clusters of commodity hardware.
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/mapreducetools/
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Event: Impact 2007 Conference - May 20
Business is fluid; companies need to innovate to stay on top of their game. Attend
this exciting new SOA and WebSphere conference and get the hottest
information on new technologies from IBM business and technical experts, analysts, and
companies who have implemented SOA solutions.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/websphere/events/impact2007/overview.html
Event: Register now for System i Summer School Education
Register now for the 10th annual System i Summer School educational event, which is
free to Academic Initiative members. This year we are offering
several multi-day hands-on workshops within our one-week event. Take this opportunity to get
in-depth education on the topics of your choice and network with
your peers.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/products/iseries/summerschool/ssoverview
.html
Event: Discounted rates available for IBM Rational Software Development
Conference
Register for the IBM Rational Software Development Conference in Orlando, June 10-14,
2007! Professors and students can use these discount codes when
registering online to receive discounted registration rates. Professors: PROF1 ($595)
Students: SEED2 ($449).
http://www.ibm.com/rational/rsdc
Event: Special academic rates for the SHARE conference in San Diego
Students and educators get a discounted rate for SHARE, the largest mainframe users'
conference, August 12-17 in San Diego, CA. Excellent
educational and networking opportunities are available, along with a shot at the System z
Entry Level for z/OS System Programmer Mastery Test. For more
information, contact zskills@us.ibm.com.
http://www.share.org
http://www.ibm.com/
certify/mastery_tests/azprogprot_mt.shtml
Event: Lotus Briefing - Innovations in people productivity
See live demos of Lotus Domino platforms and discover the advantages of IBM Portal
and Collaboration solutions. These easy-to-use, powerful,
enterprise application development tools require little coding skill and incorporate popular,
open and standards-based languages and frameworks. Register for
the May 15 session in Milan, Italy or attend a session near you free of charge.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings/details/lotus.html
Event: Choosing the best Rational solution to optimize software quality
Learn about the competitive advantages of IBM IT Lifecycle and Governance solutions.
Using live demos, this briefing shows that IT leaders need to
manage IT as an integrated lifecycle rather than as a set of disconnected processes. Attend
the May 17 session in Milan, Italy or register now for a session
in your region.
http://ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings/details/itlm.html?S_TACT=105AGX63&S_CMP=IN
VITE
Event: SOA re-use and connectivity
WebSphere connectivity allows you to connect and integrate everything inside and
outside your enterprise. This briefing shows how WebSphere
connectivity can help service-oriented architecture (SOA) deliver reliability and security
with high performance and high availability, connecting newly
developed web services together with complex heterogeneous environments. Register for a
session near you, including May 10 in Milan, Italy.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings/details/connectivity.html
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Live training: System z summer seminars for faculty
This summer, the IBM Academic Initiative System z program is pleased to offer two
free back-to-back faculty seminars in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., running
June 18-22 and June 25-29. Topics covered include: z/OS Basics, DB2 on the mainframe, Linux
on z, COBOL and application development. For more information,
contact zskills@us.ibm.com.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/products/zseries/learn.html
Online training: IBM Rational Education launches Instructor-Led Online (ILO)
Get the education you need on Rational tools right from your desk and be part of a
virtual classroom! Beginning in April of 2007, Rational will offer
ILO courses, which are synchronous classes with live instructor interactions, hands-on labs,
and group interactions.
http://www.ibm.com/training/us/catalog/rational/ilo
Tutorials: Prepare for DB2 V9 certification exam
Take the tutorials in this nine-part series, at no charge, and prepare for the DB2 9
Application Development Certification (Exam 733). Topics include
DB2 and XML data manipulation, programming in several languages, and user-defined
routines.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/us/en/university/scholars/products/data/tutorials.html#733
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