Dear all, The CSI eNewsletter of Jun 2014 can be accessed at http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-2014-jun.pdf and also at the CSI KM Portal http://www.csi-india.org/enewsletter For the archives of this newsletter, pl. visit http://www.csi-chennai.org/csi-enl/csi-enl-archives.htm or at http://www.csi-india.org/archives5 You are free to forward this mail to your contacts who may like the information presented in the mail. =============================================== Primer on CSI History - An Appeal As Computer Society of India (CSI) will be turning 50 in 2015, a series of Golden Jubilee events/activities are planned in the coming two years. In this context, a primer on "CSI History" -- highlighting the significant milestones of CSI from its inception is being brought out. To facilitate the compilation/preparation of this primer, inputs are requested from CSI members and all who have been associated with CSI at various capacities at the chapter, regional, national and international levels. Kindly provide us with all possible information relevant to this primer as write-ups, documents, publications, photographs and in all other forms at your earliest. The inputs provided will be used with suitable acknowledgement. While soft copies of the inputs can be sent to by email to csi.history@gmail.com the hard copies (documents/publications/photos/) may pl. be sent to: Director - Education, Computer Society of India, Education Directorate, CIT Campus, IV Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113. Ph: +91-44-22541102 / 1103 / 2874. After use, they will be returned back to you if desired. We request your immediate support in this activity as the lead-time for the primer preparation is quite short. =============================================== With regards HR Mohan Editor -- CSI eNewsletter http://infoforuse.blogspot.com/ Contents ======= -- What will life be like after Windows XP -- Bill Gates trustworthy computing memo -- 11 reasons encryption is (almost) dead -- Intel(R) Roadmap Directions 2014 - A Resource Guide for CIOs and IT Professionals -- YouthSpark Challenge for Change winners promote STEM and Storytelling -- Is 3-D Printing Buildings As Good For The Environment As You Want It To Be -- 15 crazy jobs that will exist in the future -- 10 commandments of disaster recovery and business continuity planning -- The ugly side of Indian IT companies -- Google's unbelievable projects that will change the world -- The 8 People You'll Meet in Social Media Marketing -- 10 Best Practices for Sensitive Data Text Messaging -- Silicon Valley's next invention may change lives of the ordinary -- Dogs, Technology and the Future of Disaster Response -- Top 10 best practices for effective risk and reputational management -- Gentle Introduction of Hadoop and Big Data -- Video: An IT Manager's Nightmare: Is Your Company prepared For The Next Vicious DDoS Attack? -- 2014 Cloud Guide: Insights For a Great Migration -- Where is the ROI for UC? -- Are You Prepared for a Software Audit? -- Top Ten Considerations when Evaluating Unified Communications Solutions -- Monitoring Mobile Employee Productivity -- 16 Top Big Data Analytics Platforms -- 16 NoSQL, NewSQL Databases To Watch -- Critical thinking calls for the ability to: -- CSI @ 50 - Golden Jubilee :: Forthcoming Events -- ICT News: Voices & Views -- ICT News: Govt, Policy, Telecom, Compliance -- ICT News: IT Manpower, Staffing & Top Moves -- ICT News: Company News: Tie-ups, Joint Ventures, New Initiatives -- Book: Unit and Ubiquitous Internet of Things (www.crcpress.com). -- Book: Conflict and Cooperation in Cyberspace: The Challenge to National Security (www.crcpress.com). -- Book: Concise Guide to Databases (www.springer.com) -- Book: What Is Computer Science? An Information Security Perspective (www.springer.com) . -- Book:IPv6 for Enterprise Networks (www.pearsoned.co.in). -- About the CSI-eNewsletter -- Contributions to CSI-eNewsletter InfoQuiz-2014-Jun (EIGHT Prizes to of INR. 250/= each to Win) ============================================== 1. OMG means ------ 2. Whose Goal is "Providing a free encyclopedia to everyone on the planet. 3. Classical Computer : bits = Quantum Computer : ------ 4. The successor to Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy as CEO at Infosys is considered as the father -----, an in-memory, column-oriented, relational database management system developed and marketed by SAP. 5. ------ is the latest invention from HP that could revolutionize the computing world and is claimed can manage 160 petabytes of data in a mere 250 nanoseconds. Email your answers by 10th Jul 2014 to csi.infoquiz@gmail.com with subject "infoquiz-2014-jun". Please provide your name, designation, company/institution, full postal address (to send the prize amount by cheque) and the contact phone nos. after the answers. There are EIGHT prizes of INR. 250/= each to win. While four prizes of INR. 250/= are sponsored by Cognitive Platform Solutions (CPS) Pvt Ltd (http://cognitiveplatformsolutions.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of SRA Systems which focuses on software products and solutions, the remaining four prizes of INR 250/= are sponsored by Orbit Innovations Private Limited (www.orbitinnovations.com). Answers along with the winners' info will be published in the next issue. Answers to InfoQuiz-2014-Apr-May ============================ Amazon, Project Ara, 950 times, Make it matter, Ubuntu The winners of INR. 250/= each ========================= Ashish Dandekar, Mumbai Tarun Chintam, Secunderabad Sivasubramanyam, Chennai Pavan Shankar Koli, Navi Mumbai B. 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