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INNOV8 V2 prepared to tackle global issues
IBM announced a second version of INNOV8, a serious game that helps students and professionals hone their business and
technology skills in a compelling, familiar video game format. With this fun teaching tool, students can step into a
dynamic business environment and visualize how technology and related strategies affect an
organization's performance.
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Ontario universities to get software through the cloud
Ontario Centres of Excellence in Canada launched a pilot project that will give university students, professors, and
other researchers anytime, anywhere access to some of IBM's leading business software via cloud computing.
This Tools
as a Service (TaaS) technology showcase will offer 24/7 access to IBM's WebSphere Integration Developer
and Rational Software Architect over the Internet. |
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Sowing the seeds for the future of cloud computing
Through connections with over 200 schools worldwide, IBM is helping create a new generation of software developers
and engineers who are ready to take on the challenges of cloud computing, as well as solve some of the vexing problems facing
adoption of cloud computing by the enterprise. |
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Career Tech Talk podcast on changes in IT skill requirements
Do you know what a T-shaped student is? Is your school helping to develop interdisciplinary skills in your IT students?
Download the podcast and listen to Kevin Faughnan of IBM's Academic Initiative talk about the skills that all industries
are seeking.
Also available in PDF. |
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Master the Mainframe Contest 2008 winners announced
The IBM Academic Initiative System z announced the results of the 2008 U.S./Canada Master the Mainframe Contest
with the participation of 1,876 students from 325 schools across the U.S. and Canada, including 66 high schools.
Check out the winners page and be sure to view the entertaining
photos and videos that the contestants submitted. |
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Hands-on guide for developing Java EE apps
This new IBM Redbook explains how to build a comprehensive Java EE application with WebSphere Application Server
Community Edition. It takes you from theoretical knowledge to the practical experience of implementing a
real-life application using IBM's light-weight community edition server. The material covers server core functions,
security, Web services, and messaging.
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developerWorks tutorials available on IBM Training finder
Over 1300 of developerWorks best technical tutorials are now available for free on IBM's community skills portal.
They are useful for faculty, researchers or students who want to advance their skills, and you can find what you need
by technology area, task, or skill level. |
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Go to System z school this summer!
Come to Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, or the IBM Innovation Center in Dallas, TX, for free faculty summer seminars
on z/OS Basics, DB2, COBOL, Rational Developer for System z, Virtualization using z/VM, and IBM Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
and SDK Technology. |
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COMMON Conference
Reno, NV, USA
April 26-30, 2009
Scholarships for free faculty registration extended to March 20.
Download
application
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IMPACT 2009
Las Vegas, NV, USA
May 3-8, 2009
Over 400 technical sessions offering top SOA and WebSphere education.
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ICSS 2009
Beijing, China
May 14-15, 2009
Attend the International Conference on Service Science.
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Rational Software Conference
Orlando, FL, USA
May 31-June 4, 2009
Get discounted prices with these codes:
PROF9 for professors, SEED9 for students.
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ECC 2009
Poughkeepsie, NY
June 21 - 23, 2009
National conference for industry, government, and educators.
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CASCON 2009
Ontario, Canada
November 2-5, 2009
Now accepting abstracts for technical papers.
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