In a message dated 11/15/2007 10:38:39 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The important point, I believe, is that the Academic Initiative is a marketing program. As I've told a number of people, the cynic in me insists on believing that IBM's lack of interest in NIU is based primarily on the fact that NIU Comp Sci is where it is without any help from Academic Initiative. I'm open to being >> Thanks so much for your insight. Maybe if we keep delivering the 'trenches' view somebody will get the message. Sure haven't got it for almost a decade. When the businesses are saying they can't get trained people seems like they're yelling at the CS departments and IBM to get a program together? Granted don't see turning out 10,000 bit twiddlers a year as a goal but IT is a myriad of skills based on fundamental algorithms. Seems like the easiest way is to make .edu pricing and financing easier. Maybe the Z6 rollout will encourage a reTHINK of educational involvement. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
