Don Bosco Institute of Technology
Technology for the Young
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AGENDA TIMELINE
PART ONEPART TWO PART FOURFUTUTRE IS YOU
What is Java ? Java: Now ! Java Growth!!!
START FINISH
PART THREE
Sun Vision - The Participation Age !
PART FIVE
Participate at DBIT!
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Career Opportunities in
Information Technology
Industry
Common 10 Myths About IT
Careers in India
A degree in computer science means you’re
going to be rich immediately
Everyone in IT is a Developer and talks
only Java
Only Engineers have a career in IT
Mathematically impaired people need not
apply
Academic Marks don’t matter for getting IT
Jobs
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Common 10 Myths About IT
Careers in India
You’ve got three professional
certifications . . . you’re ready to work
Everyone in IT works for IT companies
- TCS, INFY & WIPRO
All core work in IT is done in United
States
IT Career is not for Women
People skills don’t matter in IT jobs
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Top 4 IT Industry Myths
India is software superpower; China is
hardware superpower
China has taken away the manufacturing
cake; we can do nothing about it
No high tech product design happens in
India
The productivity of Indian IT industry is low
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What Realm of IT Should You
Work In?
Planning & Development
Technical Services
Support Services
More…
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IT Industry needs are beyond IT
Obvious:
Management
Human Resources
Finance and Accounting
Advertisement / Marketing / Sales
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IT Industry needs are beyond IT
Important but Non obvious:
Legal: Especially Cyber Law
Design – Visualizing, Identifying needs,
Dreaming, Creative
Documentation / Writing
Consultants – Vertical Specialists - Banking,
Insurance, Defense, Aerodynamics, Retail, etc.
Ancillary Services:
Food, Infrastructure, Administration, etc.
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Information
Technology Jobs/Roles
Systems Integration and
Software Development
Systems Analyst
Software Manager
Software Engineer
Programmer
Webmaster
Network Specialist
Systems Administrator
Database Administrator
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Systems Analyst Analyzes requirements for
an application, may also do
business case analysis
(economic analysis)
Software Architect Designs the overall
structure of
the application
Software Network LAN/WAN Network design,
installation, maintenance
Specialist
Software Programmer Implements the design
using software
development tools, COTS
software products, and
computer languages
Software Systems Administers user accounts,
technology refreshment,
Administrator software deployment to
users, software problem
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Software Database Administers the database
(installation, maintenance,
Administrator backup, refreshment)
Webmaster Designs, implements, and
maintains a web site
Software Security Identification, authorization,
authentication, data protection,
Engineer data integrity, CERT)
Software Project Plan, organize, direct,
coordinate, control a software
Manager project (emphasis on risk
management)
Software Change control, status
accounting, audits and reviews
Conf/Quality Engineer – software reliability
Manager modeling, statistical quality
control, defect analysis
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Hot Software Skills: Today and Tomorrow
Visual Basic -- Programming Language
Microsoft Access – Relational Database (small
applications)
PowerBuilder application development tools – RAD
Database Tool
Cobol programming (in demand because of the "year
2000" problem)
C and C++ programming -- Programming Languages
SAP – Enterprise Wide Application Software (financial,
manufacturing, product data management)
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Hot Software Skills: Today and Tomorrow
MVS, Unix and Windows NT – Host Operating Systems
(IBM, Sun, HP, Microsoft)
Microsoft Exchange – E-Mail Server
Lotus Notes – Web Based Publishing/Management
Application Software
Database management, administration and development
-Oracle and Sybase to a lesser extent. – Oracle dominates
the DBMS market
Internet/World Wide Web: Web-related skills; e.g., Java,
ActiveX, CGI and Internet Security – Definitely – look at
explosion in web and e-commerce
Object-oriented skills -- Analysis, design, development
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What is Java ?
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Java is a Programming Language!
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Java Language
Object oriented
Platform independent
Robust
Secure
Programmer Friendly
Automatic Memory Management (GC)
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Java is a Platform!
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Java is a Brand!
Compatibility is Guaranteed!
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Java: 10+ yrs
May 23rd, 1995
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Java: Now !
Java
Enterprise Java
Edition Standard
Edition Java Micro Edition
Java Platform
HotSpot Classic VM KVM Card VM
Memory: 10MB 1MB 500kB 10kB
Operating System: 64-bit 30-bit 16-bit 8-bit
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Java: Application Development
SERVER
-Distributed Programming
-Web Component using Java
CLIENT
Database App prog
Enterprise JavaBeans
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Sun Community Involvement
Sun Initiated and Sponsored
NFS Jini.org
WBEM Services
Open Source Standards and Industry Groups
* Not a complete listing
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It’s about
Participation
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How Pervasive Is Java?
2.8B Java devices worldwide
1.07B Java powered phones*
700M Java powered PCs
1.25B Java Cards deployed
4.5M Java developers
*Source: Ovum
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Java is being used by everyone!
Printers Game Consoles
Robots TVs PDAs
Webcams
Consumer Electronics Cash Registers
Medical Equipment
STBs
Telescopes Lottery Terminals
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How large is the Java
Economy?
We estimate that it is
driving more than
$100 Billion
of business annually.
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Java creates opportunity
$5B 2008
$5 Billion Java
Mobile Game Market
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Java drives ubiquity
1B
1 Billion
Java Powered Phones
"7 out of 10 wireless applications
currently under construction will use a
Java technology runtime environment."
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(Source: Evans)
Java card secures opportunity
1.45+ B
1.45+ Billion Java Cards
Shipped to Date
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Powerful Brand!
86% Brand Awareness
Top 10
Technology Brand
Source: Momentum Research
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Java on Traditional Computing
Platforms
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However The Network is
Growing...
Appliances/Toys
11,000M
Handhelds
2,600M
Entertainment
1,300M
Computers
1,080M
Industrial/Automotive
400M
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Java: New Economic Frontiers
Mobile RFID Remote Next
Solutions Devices Generation
Devices
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Space Exploration
The Java technology-powered Mars Rover (Spirit)
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Java Gaming
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Java on Wheels
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Tommy
Java-powered autonomous unmanned
vehicle.
Hardware-based Java Virtual Machine
(JVM) running Java Platform, Micro
Edition (Java ME)
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Demo: Looking Glass
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What's
in it for
me ?
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Successful organizations understand
the complete IT picture:
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Biggest challenge today
Growing Skills Gap
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Plug the gap!
Learn!
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