1. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2005 IBM Corporation ibm.com/university IBM Academic Initiative University of San Diego 4/12/07 In-demand skills for the 21 st Century Luanne Jones & Sharon McFadden

2. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 2IBM Academic Initiative Agenda  Why did IBM create the Academic Initiative  What is the Academic Initiative  System i specifics  How you can join  Key Links

3. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 3IBM Academic Initiative The Demand Side UP! Going IS Employees Skilled For DEMAND

4. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 4IBM Academic Initiative The need for skilled developers and IT professionals is greater than ever 71% of all vacant positions in science and engineering between 2004 and 2014, or 1.6 million jobs, will be in information technology.  The fastest-growing occupation in the next decade is projected to be computer software engineers  There are more people employed in the US in the IT industry today than at the height of the.com era!  Approximately 70 million Baby Boomers will exit the workforce during the next 15 years, with only 40 million workers coming in * Watson Wyatt, Monster.com; U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Information Technology Association of America

5. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 5IBM Academic Initiative IT Related Jobs in High Demand 2004-2014 Growth (%) of Key IT Jobs 2004-2014 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation Outlook Handbook

6. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 6IBM Academic Initiative What is Needed, What is Not? IBM Governmental Programs Study 2005

7. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 7IBM Academic Initiative The Supply Side Supply of Skilled Students is Going DOWN!

8. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 8IBM Academic Initiative Student enrollment in science and engineering continues to decline  Newly declared computer-science majors down 32% from 2000 – 04 (1)  Incoming freshmen who expressed an interest in majoring in computer science has plummeted by 59% in the last four years. (2)  Women's interest in computer science fell 80%between 1998 – 2004 (2)  Only 0.3 percent of incoming freshmen women in 2004 expressed an interest in majoring in computer science (2) Sources (1) CRA, (2) HERI at UCLA (3) US dept of Labor Statistics

9. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 9IBM Academic Initiative  Partner with colleges and universities to create a more competitive workforce by assisting in addressing the skills needs of the businesses worldwide  Better educate millions of students for a more competitive IT workforce

10. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 10IBM Academic Initiative IBM Academic Initiative offerings  IBM middleware and tools  Access to IBM hardware  Course materials and textbooks  Curriculum evaluation services  Professional Development for faculty and IT staff  Certifications  Student Opportunity System (SOS)  Tutorials, articles and Redbooks  Forums, webcasts and newsletters

11. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 11IBM Academic Initiative What exactly is an IBM System i?  A system designed and built to: –Run business applications – over 6,400 of them from over 2,500 software vendors –Integrate people, processes and information –Simplify IT management –Future-proof business IT by integrating today’s critical technologies and anticipating future ones –Improve business information security with a virus-resistant, highly secure design –Offer maximum flexibility to choose the technologies and applications that best fit the business

12. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 12IBM Academic Initiative IBM System i Architecture  The IBM System i is: –Based on a superior processor architecture – PowerPC® – the same processor that provides the Xbox360™ with screaming speed –Capable of running the most popular operating systems available – Linux® (32 & 64 bit), UNIX® (AIX®), Windows®, and i5/OS® –The evolutionary result of nearly 30 years of innovation and “firsts”

13. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 13IBM Academic Initiative ISVs Support System i  www.ibm.com/systems/i/solutions/v5r4ready/index.html

14. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 14IBM Academic Initiative Did you know that...  98 of the Fortune 100 companies have purchased a System i  85% of the Fortune 500 companies have purchased a System i  System i solutions are installed in over 6,000 banks worldwide  80 of the Top 100 Global Retailers own a System i platform  6 of the Top 10 US Super Market and Grocery Foods Chains are System i clients  IBM’s entire manufacturing and distribution worldwide is run on three System i’s  Over 50% of IBM customers that buy systems from Systems and Technology Group have a System i  The System i family is the only one in the world that can run the i5/OS, Linux, AIX (UNIX) and Windows (via IXA/IXS or iSCSI) on a single system, simultaneously

15. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 15IBM Academic Initiative IBM System i solutions are used in most industries... Automotive Banking Chemical and Petroleum Consumer Products Electronics Financial Markets Government Healthcare Hospitality and Gaming Insurance Manufacturing and Distribution Retail Wholesale Travel and Transportation

16. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 16IBM Academic Initiative And we’re growing.......  University Networks  Adding new System i HUBs  Increasing faculty professional development opportunities  Developing new curriculum  Partnering with key clients and business partners as a community resource for colleges and universities The Academic Initiative is building System i communities with colleges and universities as the educational resource

17. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 17IBM Academic Initiative “The IBM System i solution offered us a cost- effective, highly reliable and comprehensive single package to help us quickly build and deploy our enhanced Web site.” William Schmidt, IT Director, PowerStream Canada “Business continuity is extremely critical in retail financial services. The System i system has never gone down.” Montien Sompualsawaddee, IT Director EASY BUY Thailand “When it comes to security, we believe the System i stands way out from the competition.” Lou Pellicori, Executive VP & CIO, Sun National Bank USA “With the new System i system, we have gained more power and capacity, without sacrificing reliability and low running costs.” Giovanni Castellini, Financial Controller Omas S.r.l. Italy “The new System i Solution Edition system offers superb value as a platform for our SAP software.” Peter Stelter CIO, Franz Zentis GmbH Germany Clients love... System i solutions

18. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 18IBM Academic Initiative System i Academic Initiative – Leading the Way!  Systems and software available to schools * –Remote access to System i HUB –Special educational lease and purchase discounts on System i solutions –Software included at no charge  Faculty Education –Annual Summer School events –Scholarships to educational events –Variety of educational offerings from Web-based content to classroom offerings  Curriculum –Course modules –IBM educational material * Not all offerings are available in all geos 100s of colleges and universities in 23 countries teach System i concepts and skills

19. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 19IBM Academic Initiative More on Curriculum Development Plans We are working with educators to develop courseware in self-contained modular components Technical Concepts System Operations System Administration Database Fundamentals with DB2 Application Development  Control Language  RPG  Java  Cobol  PHP Application Integration  WebSphere Application Server  Domino  ISV Solutions And more!! Business Concepts Virtualization Collaboration On Demand Business Security Business Resiliency Business Process Re-engineering Integration Server Consolidation Business Modeling eCommerce And more!!

20. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 20IBM Academic Initiative Why Teach System I Technology?  A Growing Demand… System i clients and business partners are telling us they need graduates with System i training and skills –Enhance employment opportunities for graduating students –Improve college placement rates within field of study  Provide greater flexibility and depth of the curriculum  Allow for more rapid adaptability of new tools into the curriculum  Provide increased opportunities for hands-on experience with new information technologies “We help the teaching staff (at Metropolitan College) define programs that are responsive to business needs. The IBM Academic Initiative for System i enables the college to offer these important classes at affordable rates to students and employees of local businesses who want to update their skills. Because many businesses in our community use IBM System i architecture, students find grateful employers when they graduate.” Bob Luebbe, President, Linoma Software

21. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 21IBM Academic Initiative Benefits for faculty and students  Access to leading-edge, open standards-based technology  Access to world-class curriculum  Ongoing faculty skills development  Increase in student placement  Industry-leading certifications –Students can enroll in Opportunity Data Base  Potential partnerships with IBM customers and Business Partners

22. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 22IBM Academic Initiative What’s next? –If you haven’t already, apply for membership today: www.ibm.com/university –Subscribe to our newsletters –Investigate how IBM technologies and products can supplement your curricula Download software and try it out Add a lab Complete an online tutorial

23. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 23IBM Academic Initiative How to enroll in the Academic Initiative  Go to: http://www.ibm.com/universityhttp://www.ibm.com/university –Apply now NO COST, NO OBLIGATION…

24. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 24IBM Academic Initiative Questions?  Contact: –Luanne Jones: ljones3@us.ibm.com; 713-940-1419 ljones3@us.ibm.com –Sharon McFadden: slmcfadd@us.ibm.com; 858-587-5123slmcfadd@us.ibm.com THANK YOU!

25. IBM ISV & Developer Relations © 2003 IBM Corporation 25IBM Academic Initiative ibm.com/university