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IBM initiates open standards-based programs

Launches “The Great Mind Challenge 2009” for the student community

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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BANGALORE, INDIA: IT major IBM in collaboration with its business partners today announced "The Great Mind Challenge 2009"- a contest under the company's Academic Initiative programs that provide student programmers with a opportunity to develop innovative solutions using open standards-based IT tools under grueling real time situations.

IBM also declared the K.L.N. College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu as the winners, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida as the first runners up and Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu as the second runners up for the 2008 challenge.

The Great Mind Challenge 2009 will enable participants to get a hands-on experience on IBM software products, namely Tivoli, Information Management, Lotus, Rational and WebSphere; and Eclipse which is Open Source on a Linux platform, said a press release.

Mentors from IBM along with the college faculty will work closely with the students enabling them throughout the program.

Himanshu Goyal, country manager, Academic Initiative, Developer Works and Globalization IBM Software India/South Asia said, "There is no doubt that the industry requires more adaptive innovators – people who have deep proficiency in a specific area, say engineering but at the same time comfortable in soft skills as well. This is primarily because the work environment is increasingly becoming collaborative."

He further added that the IBM Great Mind Challenge is a platform for students to enhance and showcase their software writing skills besides acquiring skills on being an adaptive innovator. TGMC provides students with the opportunity to work on next-gen technologies, thus preparing them for a smarter planet.

The winning team from K.L.N. College of Engineering worked on tools such as DB2, Rational Application Developer, Websphere application server, Struts, Ajax, XML and J2EE to develop a project named City without Crime.

The IBM Academic Initiative also offers workshops and certification programs on various technologies like Service Oriented Architecture, XML, Infrastructure Management, DB2, WebSphere, and IBM Community Edition Software, added the release.

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