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Press Release - October 29, 2004 The Linux Bandwagon The days of training institutes churning out COBOL and Java programmers died with the end of the Y2K boom and the subsequent dotcom bust. Though C, C++, and Visual Basic are still perennial favorites and .NET is the new kid on the block, the troika on top of the popularity charts in 2004 is Linux. Though Microsoft would not like to admit it publicly, it is indeed true that the Linux brigade is beginning to emerge as a serious alternative to Windows as an alternative OS. India has, in fact, indigenously developed its own Linux distribution, Aryabhatt. But the lack of adequate Linux training facilities in India is seriously hampering the development of other Aryabhatts. However, things are definitely looking up in 2005. Consequently, there is a huge deficit between the demand and the actual number of Linux certified professionals, an anomaly which is unlikely to be addressed in 2005. Currently, the number hardly exceeds 500 though the demand is for at least 10,000, which would up by at least 50 percent in 2005. Even the addition of new courses will not generate more than 1,000 professionals. Hence, the coming year would call for some drastic measures if India has to live up to its Linux dream. Certificate Network Management City based networking company Nettech announced today two programs to ensure that Engineering Students can obtain high quality technical expertise to support Linux-based solutions. Nettech has signed two separate MOU with Xavier Institute Of Managemenet, Bhubaneswar & with Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. Nettech will conduct a certificate programme in Network management (Linux environment) in both these B-schools in coming summer (May 2005). Dr. Gopal Krishna Nayak, former Dean and professor of information system, is the programme coordinator in XIMB. Where as Dr. Asish K. Pani, Chairman Information system area, XLRI, Jamshedpur will be the programme coordinator in XLRI. MAY, this year Nettech has conducted a similar type of summer training program jointly with XIMB. Engineering students from the state of Orissa, Jhadkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarah will participate in this training program. The on-line registration process for the program has started. Contributed by - |
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