Polytechnic
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Web 2.0 must serve business purpose
News update Social networking and collaboration tools should be adopted not for technology's sake, but to support business directives, says Singapore Poly CIO.
Tags: Web 2.0, Generation Y, IBM Corp., Asia-Pacific, Tool, Singapore, Singapore Polytechnic, Polytechnic, Portal, social networking
OSS popularity spurs training demand
News With more companies moving to open source and demanding such expertise, one Singapore polytechnic steps up to include Linux training in its curriculum.
Tags: Linux, Open source, IT training, Certification, Red Hat Inc., Telecommunications, Open-source Software, Training, Singapore, Polytechnic
Games development gets training boost in S'pore
News update Center set up by Nanyang Polytechnic and Sony Computer Entertainment Asia will train students to develop games on PlayStation platforms.
Tags: Games, Product development and design, Training, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, Games Development, Sony PlayStation 3, industry
IBM makes the world its lab
News Convincing countries and companies around the world of need to innovate during the economic downturn, has resulted in new cutting-edge partnerships for Big Blue.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IBM Corp., University, Chip, Samuel J. Palmisano, intellectual property, Switzerland, China Telecom, China, strategy
Robotics a catalyst for technology advancement
News Singapore educator touts robotics as platform to spur tech-savvy students to be innovative, and pick up technological skills relevant in commercial world.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Components, Battery, Robotics, Student, Electronics, Singapore, Storage, Republic Polytechnic, Hardware
S'pore unveils national media blueprint
News Singapore Media Fusion Plan aims to propel the sector forward and help local players take advantage of global opportunities.
Tags: Digital media, CommunicAsia 2009, Games, Professional Development, SingTel, Training, Animation, Singapore, Digital media, partnership
Motorola picks Singapore for PDA development
News The wireless technology firm will work with a Singapore school to develop PDA solutions.
Students hope to test 3G e-learning
News A group of students at a Singapore polytechnic hope to test the use of high-speed data mobile phones to remotely attend classes.
Temasek Poly, REALVision to offer wireless course
News Developers can now create Palm OS applications in a matter of days.
Cisco signs up three new networking academies
News Networking giant Cisco Systems has announced it has signed up three new local tertiary education institutions as partners in its Cisco Networking Academy Program.
Asia's demand for IT security staff to grow
News Education sector must keep pace with increasing demand from businesses looking to hire security specialists, urges teaching staff.
Tags: PC security, Business security, Security Management, Recruiting
Nanyang Poly, Oracle set up grid computing center
News The new center will equip polytechnic students with grid computing know-how to develop industry applications.
Tags: Hardware, Utility computing, grid computing
Delivering IT as a service
Insight City University's CIO Jerry Yu is gearing his team to deliver IT like a utility service, where the service is available to users at the flip of a switch.
Tags: IT Management
Diploma to fill ITSM skills gap
News Singapore polytechnic teams up with BMC Software to train students in IT services management, a move aimed at easing a skills shortage.
Tags: Standards, Infrastructure/architecture management, Service level management, Business development/management
S'pore polytechnic to offer Linux training
News To give students a head-start in open-source software, Singapore Polytechnic will be including SuSE Linux as part of its IT curriculum.
Tags: IT training, Open source
