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  • EIF Announces Armenian 24-Hour Web Open Source Programming Marathon

    EIF ANNOUNCES ARMENIAN 24-HOUR WEB OPEN SOURCE PROGRAMMING MARATHON

    SYS-CON Media, NJ
    Sept 28 2006

    Sun Microsystems And Sourcio To Sponsor The Marathon
    By: Enterprise Open Source News Desk

    Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) and Open Soft Consult teams
    announced the launch of first Armenian 24-hour Web Open Source (WebOS)
    programming marathon which will take place 14 October 2006.

    Armenia IT industry is considered one of the most prominent and
    progressive economic sectors with deep historic roots and traditions
    in high tech R&D areas. Armenian programmers and engineers had
    long started forming alliances and getting engaged in international
    contracts with companies in neighboring countries and off-shore.

    Open Source 24-hour programming marathon is scheduled to launch 14
    October 2006 with an ambitious but realistic goal to promote Armenia's
    potential as one of attractive destinations of highly developed
    information technology sector and professional young specialists.

    Open Source 24-hour Marathon will motivate the IT area professionals
    and engage them in open source development. The objectives of the
    marathon is to discover Armenian young IT talents, new ideas and
    specialists, help to form businesses in open source technologies,
    provide them modern knowledge as well as promote open source
    programming in Armenia.

    The participants of the Marathon can register at the webos2006 website
    and within 24-hours submit their projects to the steering board. The
    best projects will be rewarded with interesting prizes.

    The event will be publicized both locally and internationally, via
    the TV, newspapers, magazines and internet.

    The Marathon is sponsored by IT Development Support Council, Union
    of Information Technology Enterprise, Sun Microsystems and Sourcio.
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