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3 unusual facts about Information Technology


Computer Economics

Computer Economics is an IT research firm focusing on the strategic and financial management of information systems.

International Correspondence Schools

ICS offers over 150 courses covering subjects such as business, child care, construction, IT systems, Web design, project management, education, and hospitality management.

Une hirondelle a fait le printemps

Sandrine (Mathilde Seigner) gets tired of her life as an IT instructor in Paris and decides to leave her work in and dedicate her life to agriculture.


Ambedkar Polytechnic

Ambedkar Polytechnic offering Full time Diploma in Engineering in Instrumentation & Control, Digital Electronics, Medical Electronics, Computer Engineering and Information Technology Engineering that cater to the Changing Needs of Industry, Business and Community at large using need based curricular delivered in a Dynamic learning environment.The Institute has been contributing to train the youngsters in Technical Job oriented courses.

Andy Chun

He is a member of the "Digital 21 Strategy Advisory Committee" (Nov 2012 – Nov 2014), the highest-level government advisory body on information technology matters under the Government of Hong Kong.

Apdex

When engaging in Application Performance Management, for example in the course of Website monitoring, enterprises collect many measurements of the performance of information technology (IT) applications.

Automated Systems Holdings Limited

The ASL Group, consisting of Automated Systems (HK) Limited, ELM Computer Technologies Limited, CSA Automated (Macau) Ltd., Taiwan Automated Systems Ltd., Guangzhou Automated Systems Limited and ASL Automated (Thailand) Ltd., offers professional information technology services to corporate clients in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Mainland China and Thailand.

Aylesbury College

It educates students in a broad range of vocational fields, including Creative Arts, Health and Social Care, Hair and Beauty, Hospitality and Catering, Construction, Business and IT in addition to A Level and GCSE in its Sixth Form Centre.

Cambridge IT Skills Diploma

The Cambridge IT Skills Diploma is a certificate that is based on the Microsoft Office software, this certificate assesses a range of the most important IT skills required and is available at two levels: Foundation and Standard.

Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984

The Act of Congress set forth the quest to acquire innovative equipment and services offered by entrepreneurial ventures from the information technology services, remote sensing technology, and telecommunications industries.

Content processor

Content processors are sometimes confused with network processors that inspect the packet payload of an IP packet travelling through a computer network.

COSAT

In addition to its classroom, library and hall, the school building has labs for Physical Science, Information Technology, Life Science, and Computer studies.

Dalian Software Park

Dalian has recently become an important center for information technology offshoring and business process outsourcing, similar to Bangalore in India; the city was described in "The World Is Flat" by Thomas Friedman (2007).

Dave Hodgson

Attaining a degree in Computing and Business, Hodgson's career outside politics has included IT, lecturing and operating his own secretarial services business.

De La Salle Santiago Zobel School

Zobel has been a consistent top performer in academic contests such the Metrobank-Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines-Department of Education Math Challenge, the Discovery Channel Whiz Quiz Contest, numerous AMA Computer University Information Technology Contests, and the Inter-school Computer Science QuizBits Contest of the Philippine Science High School, among others.

Distributed workforce

Using a shared software approach called SaaS, or software as a service, workers and teams can share files securely as well as access the company’s databases, file sharing, telecommunications/unified communications, Customer relationship management (CRM), video teleconferencing, human resources, IT service management, accounting, IT security, web analytics, web content management, e-mail, calendars and much more.

DZRJ-FM

On October 15, 2010, HP Philippines, a unit of United States-based information technology firm Hewlett-Packard Company, have entered an agreement with RJ 100.3 FM as part of radio commercials.

Edge city

Garreau's classic example of an edge city is the information technology center, Tysons Corner, Virginia, west of Washington, D.C. As recently as the end of World War II, it was a country crossroads, but it now has more office space than downtown Atlanta.

Garden City College, Bangalore, India

It is a co-educational institution, affiliated to the University of Bangalore offering Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in Management and Commerce, Media, Hospitality and Tourism, Fashion, Paramedical Studies, Life Sciences and Information Technology.

Garden City Community College

Associate of Applied Science is a terminal degree designed to provide students with occupational skills in a variety of areas; these areas include Mass Communications, Agriculture, Business, Environmental Technology, Personal Service, Hospitality Management, Health Information Management, Information Technology, Industrial Technology, Flight Instructor, and Public Service.

Hammersmith Academy

Hammersmith Academy is a non-denominational, all-ability, co-educational secondary academy for 11-18 year olds specialising in Creative & Digital Media and Information Technology, located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, England.

Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Heritage Institute of Technology was set up on the eastern fringes of Kolkata in 2001 by a group of industrialists hailing from the flourishing Information Technology, Electronics and related industries around Kolkata, and some public figures.

HM Prison Channings Wood

The prison provides educational courses to prisoners, include Barbering, Business Studies, Catering, Industrial Cleaning, Creative Media Studies, Customer Services, Driving Theory, Dry-Lining, Electrical Installation, ESOL, Food Hygiene, Fork Lift Driving, Horticulture, Information Technology, Painting and Decorating, Physical Education and Yoga.

HM Prison Elmley

Education at the prison concentrates on improving key and basic skills as well as Information Technology, Art, ESOL and Employment skills courses.

HM Prison New Hall

This prison provides full and part-time education courses for prisoners in areas such as business administration, food hygiene, literacy, numeracy and information technology, NVQ Hairdressing, BTEC and Art.

Infomed

The Journal of Medical Internet Research, one of the main scientific journals on the subject of health and information and communication technologies, published a scientific article which states that Infomed is a model for the integration of health information in the fields of assistance, research, education and services.

Informatics Institute of Technology

IIT, Informatics Institute of Technology (formerly IICS, Informatics Institute of Computer Studies) is a private higher educational institute in Sri Lanka which specializes in Information Technology.

Justin Champion

His research and teaching interests include the history of early modern ideas, blasphemy and irreligion in early modern Europe, Thomas Hobbes, Biblical criticism, urban disease, the history of reading and scholarship, and the use of information technology in the study of history.

Klaus Knopper

He received his degree in electrical engineering from the Kaiserslautern University of Technology (in German: Technische Universität Kaiserslautern), co-founded LinuxTag in 1996 (a major European Linux expo) and has been a self-employed information technology consultant since 1998.

Mark Javier

An alumnus of Silliman University with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree, Mark Javier was also a member of the Silliman University Dumaguete Archery Club (SUDAC) and the National Archery Association of the Philippines (NAAP).

Monte Santo de Minas

Since around 2005 there have been a Diaspora from Monte Santo to Campinas (see Brazilian Silicon Valley), composed mostly of young men looking for better opportunities as qualified IT technicians.

Namugongo

The mixed boarding school is a partner with the Stephen Shames Foundation, based in Brooklyn, New York State in the instruction of Information Technology methods and applications to high school students in Uganda.

Petter Gottschalk

In recent years, Gottschalk has done research on the police and their use of IT.

PowerTech Information Systems

PowerTech's original rival was OsloNett, which was started by IT professionals from the University of Oslo and was later acquired by Telenor.

Professional Commons

In the 2012 LegCo election, three Professional Commons members were elected to the legislature including Charles Mok in the Information Technology functional constituency (FC), Kenneth Leung in the Accountancy FC, and Dennis Kwok, who ran as a Civic Party candidate, in the Legal FC.

Rocket science in finance

"Rocket science" in finance is a metaphor for activity carried out by specialised information technology staff to provide executive managers with the detailed output from mathematical modeling programs to inform investment decisions.

Sanjay Bhoi

He is a qualified IT professional (Microsoft Certified Product Specialist) and has done his education in Delhi University.

Sonans Utdanning

Sonans it-akademiet (English: Sonans IT Academy) is a school in Oslo which offers a variety of I.T.-related subjects.

TAFIM

The TAFIM project has resulted in an eight-volume Information Technology Architecture "how-to" manual, see image, published in 1996 by the Department of Defense.

The Yorkshire Musical Saw Player

Although he works in Information technology for Harrogate Borough Council, he has continued to play the musical saw throughout the UK and is now actively involved in promoting the playing of the saw through workshops and public concerts as well as providing advice to saw makers and composers.

Tondapally

There are few Techies (Engineers) from this village working in MNCs like Capgemini and Accenture in Information Technology sector.

Toray Industries

The company has also diversified into areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical products, reverse osmosis bigmembranes, electronics, IT-products, housing and engineering, as well as advanced composite materials.

University of Fiji

The university offers courses up to postgraduate level in a the following fields: Accounting, Economics, Management, Computing Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Language and Literature, Fijian Language and Culture, Medicine, Law, and Hindi Language and Culture.

Useware

Therefore, the professional associations GfA (Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft), GI (Gesellschaft für Informatik), VDE-ITG (The Information Technology Society in VDE) and VDI/VDE GMA (The Society for Measurement and Automatic Control in the VDI/VDE) agreed in 1998 on defining Useware as a new term.

West Bengal University of Technology

West Bengal University of Technology provides courses in IT, Engineering, Management, Commerce, Hospitality, Journalism & Mass Communication, Biotech and Health Sciences.

Wyscout

In August 2012, former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said that Wyscout was "a good example of Italian IT company".

YDreams

YDreams was founded in June 2000 by António Câmara, José Miguel Remédio, Edmundo Nobre, Eduardo Dias and Nuno Correia, professors and researchers in areas ranging from information technology, telecommunications, image processing, geographic information systems and environmental engineering at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the New University of Lisbon.

Yu Suzuki

For the first time ever, a Japanese game became a part of the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology Innovation, and is now being kept perpetually at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C..


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Ahmed Nazif

During his tenure as the first Minister for Communications and Information Technology he was credited with establishing Egypt's free internet connectivity plan as well as improving public access to computers through low-price computers sold by private producers through the Egyptian Telecommunications Company (Telecom Egypt), which falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry for Communications and Information Technology.

Ajith Madurapperuma

Former Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology of the University of Moratuwa, he is currently the Deputy Director of the Interactive and Digital Media Institute of the National University of Singapore.

Alok Dixit

With his reservations on the Intermediary Guidelines of the Information Technology Act, 2011 of India, Alok Dixit along with his colleague Aseem Trivedi started a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar to support the annulment motion in Rajya Sabha.

Anthony Finkelstein

In 2009 he received the Oliver Lodge Medal of the IET for achievement in Information Technology.

Business Intelligence Competency Center

As early as 2001, Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, started advocating that companies need a BICC to develop and focus resources to be successful using business intelligence.

CAP Society of Cape Breton County

The CAP Society of Cape Breton County is a non-profit organization that functions as a regional working group of Community Access Program (CAP) sites committed to the social, economic, and cultural enhancement of local communities in Cape Breton County through the use of Information Technology.

Cheang

Aloysius Cheang (21st century), Chinese Singaporean information technology executive

DCIM

Data center infrastructure management, the marriage of information technology and data center facility management disciplines .

DLA Disposition Services

The surplus equipment includes grenade launchers, helicopters, military robots, M-16 assault rifles, armored vehicles, riverboats, Battle Dress Uniform clothing, and information technology equipment.

Freed.in

The event Freed.in was renamed in April 2007, and the 2007 incarnation was held on September 28 and 29 at the School of Information Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, New Delhi.

Ghaisas

Deepak Ghaisas, entrepreneur in fields of information technology and biotechnology.

Greenhead College

There are a huge variety of courses for students to choose form including The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, sports, music and drama, information technology, voluntary services and The World Challenge; additionally students are free to start new courses on the proviso they can gain enough support for them.

Guttman Community College

Guttman offers 2-year associate degree programs with majors in Business Administration, Human Services, Information Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Urban Studies.

Harald Haas

Haas visited the Höhere Technische Lehranstalt for information technology and networking, based at the Ungargasse school center in Vienna.

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati

Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati (IIIT, Guwahati, IIIT-G) is one of the 20 IIITs being set up by the Government of India in public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City

The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor District Andhra Pradesh is one of the 20 new IIITs approved by the Central, State Government & Industry with an outlay of Rs 2,808.71 crore, during 2010.

Infowar

Information warfare, the use and management of information technology in pursuit of a competitive advantage over an opponent

International University of Management

The university offers Bachelor and Master programs in Strategic Management Information Technology, Human resources, Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality, Business Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance Management, HIV/Aids Management and other subjects.

Internet Governance Forum

:H.E. Tifatul Sembiring, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), of the Republic of Indonesia, assumed the chairmanship of the meeting and welcomed all participants to Indonesia and the island of Bali.

Internet in Egypt

The Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Tarek Kamel, said in the July 2007 news that the ADSL would be turned from Unlimited to Limited with a Quota at a starting price of 45 LE (Egyptian pounds) for the 256k/64k and a 2GB limit for the download and so on.

James Davenport

James H. Davenport (born 1953), professor of information technology at the University of Bath

Jane Addams Business Careers Center

Part of the Cisco Networking Academy the Network and Programing course at J.A.B.C.C. begins with Business Information Technology and Web Design, one year foundations course for this program.

Janusz Leon Wiśniewski

Wiśniewski holds a Master in Physics and Master in Economics, both qualifications obtained from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, PhD in Information Technology from Warsaw University of Technology and Habilitation in Chemistry from the Technical University of Łódź.

Jim Leisy

In 1985, he left The Thomson Corporation to found Franklin, Beedle & Associates Incorporated to publish college-level textbooks in the fields of computer science and information technology.

Jorge Noguera Cotes

The Colombian parapolitics scandal originated as a result of the detention of former DAS chief of information technology, Rafael García Torres by Colombian authorities.

Jorunn Hageler

From 1998 to 2000, she took a part-time studies at Lillehammer University College in information technology.

Jun-Seok Hwang

Jun-Seok Hwang is a US-trained Engineer and currently serving as a Director and Dean of the Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP) and of the International Information Technology Policy Scholarship Program (ITPP) at the Seoul National University and Associate Professor at the Seoul National University.

Karishma Randhawa

Randeva married Kanwal Mookhey, a businessman involved in information technology consultancy and the brother of former Miss World, Yukta Mookhey.

Kishinchand Chellaram College

in Information Technology, Bachelor in Accounts and Finance, Bachelor in Banking and Insurance, Computer Applications, Biotechnology and Industrial Chemistry and was the first college to be awarded an A grade by The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in Mumbai.

Korremula

The Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad is passing through this village.Korremula is expected to get advantage from the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT REGION (ITIR)announced by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in nearby Pocharam Village.

Kratos

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, an American company specializing in military and information technology services

Lin Thorp

During her time as Labor member she has announced a number of government achievements in information technology including; the opening of an online access centre in Clarendon Vale and the $4 million "Laptops for Teachers" program also speaking out against the Howard federal government's sale of Telstra.

MoneyGram

In September 2010, MoneyGram announced that it will move its global headquarters to the city of Dallas, Texas, although Minneapolis, Minnesota will continue to be the hub for its Global Operations and Information Technology Centers of Excellence, and Lakewood, Colorado will continue to host its Call Center Operations.

Nepal College of Information Technology

Nepal College of Information Technology (NCIT) was first located at Imadol, Lalitpur serving as second campus of Nepal Engineering College (NEC) which runs Masters' Programs.

Netco Government Services

In 2006 the company was purchased by Harris Corporation and made into a new sect known as Harris ITS (Information Technology services).

Norman Longworth

He then commenced his more academic career as UNESCO-IBM Professor of Information Technology ate Southampton University on secondment from IBM, a progression which has continued to the present.

Ole Mikkelsen

He later worked for Amgen before joining Mentor Corporation where he is the Vice President of Information Technology.

Onida Electronics

Mirc Electronics won an “Award for Excellence in Electronics” in 1999, from the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India.

Phoenix-RTOS

The Phoenix-RTOS was written by Paweł Pisarczyk as his Master of Science Thesis at Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology of the Warsaw University of Technology.

Ravichandran Ashwin

He attended SSN College of Engineering and graduated with a B.Tech in Information Technology.

Resource Ordering Status System

Participating agencies include many state fire suppression organizations such as CAL FIRE, and federal entities such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, National Information Technology Center, and the United States Forest Service.

Rigby Group PLC

SCC is an information technology services firm catering for medium sized enterprises and public sector organisations.

T. V. Raman

On April 12, 1999, Emacspeak became part of the Smithsonian's Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Tarek Kamel

From 1989 to 1992 he pursued his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and information technology at the Technical University of Munich with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

The centre concentrates on nine series of training courses for its members, which included sports, dancing, music, wushu, academics, information technology, experiential learning, language development and creativity programmes for children.

The people vs. Kreuzer, Turnwald-Wacker, Müller

City University of Science & Information Technology, (CUSIT) Peshawar is one of the first private-sector universities, chartered by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), permitted by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).

Tyler Hinman

After graduating from TASIS in 2002, Hinman returned to the United States to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology in 2006 and joined the Phi Mu Delta fraternity.

Vivek Kulkarni

He was the Information Technology & Biotechnology Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore.

Xiamen University Libraries

The departments include the Administration, Acquisition, Cataloging, Conservation & Preservation, Circulation, Reference, Periodicals, and Information Technology Department.

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Yale’s facilities for research and study include a university library system of nearly eleven million volumes, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Yale University Art Gallery, the Yale Center for British Art, the Office of Information Technology Services, departmental libraries and collections, and the extensive resources of the professional schools.