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ITC Infotech launches 'iPlanet PoC Center' in India

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NEW DELHI: Sun Microsystems and ITC Infotech have announced a Proof of

Concept Center (PoC Center) at the ITC Infotech campus to deliver prototypes for

customers based on iPlanet product components. Sun and ITC Infotech will also

collaborate to offer training in iPlanet technologies that would enhance

individual skill sets to suit the growing demands of the industry. ITC Infotech

will be the first to partner with Sun Education Services for delivering the

iPlanet curriculum in India.

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The learning center will deliver iPlanet courses ranging from infrastructure

(Web directory, Calendar, Application) to portal and integration platforms. The

Center would develop solution sets and proof of concepts that would be showcased

to customers. An announcement to this effect was made by Dr. Stuart C Wells-

Senior vice president, iPlanet Product Development, Sun Microsystems and Anoop

Singh, chairman of Retailing, Infotech and Tobacco Division, ITC Ltd. and

executive director- ITC Ltd.

The state of the art "Proof of Concept Center" will focus on

products that will form part of the solution sets for Portal, Application/

Integration, Web and Directory services. The Center would also create reference

architecture and proof of concept in solution domains like Mobile and Wireless

Applications, M-Commerce and application domains like Finance, Retailing and

Manufacturing.

The Center has been built leveraging the SUN iForce partnership framework.

The Center is currently looking to creating a broader range of service

capabilities, and in particular, expands into the education, technology, and

professional services segment. The Center is equipped with an adequate set of

infrastructure components, such as E 250 servers, Sunray clients, Ultra Sparc

workstations, storage and volume management devices, network management and

security devices, server appliances and so on.

The Center is spread across two geographical locations, Kolkata and

Bangalore, connected through a high-bandwidth Virtual Private Network and IPLC.

The Center is currently planning initiatives around the application areas of

mobile sales force automation (using J2ME) and directory services.

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