WCIT

The 16th World Congress on Information Technology WCIT 2008 - Kuala Lumpur

“Enable, Empower and Enrich”

The 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2008) arrived in Kuala Lumpur, providing Malaysia with the opportunity to display its capability as an emerging global hub for information and communications technology (ICT) and gateway into Asia.                            
WCIT 2008 was a premier global ICT forum that brought together global leaders in business, government and academia to impact economic and social development through the exchange of policies and ideas on technology.
Often billed as the Olympics of ICT, WCIT 2008 was themed, “Enable, Empower and Enrich” to reflect ICT’s potential to enable businesses, empower societies, and enrich economies.

ECDL

(NBS) Public Library of Serbia’s announcement

On Thursday, May 15, 2008, Sreten Ugričić, Director of Public Library of Serbia, gave ECDL start certificates to employees in National Bank of Serbia. Some 35 certificates were given to those who had attended ECDL courses and passed required tests. Special guest of JISA- ECDL representatives, Bojana Minić also attended this meeting.

TELECOM

WE INVEST IN OURSELVES AND HELP OTHERS

We have often been asked why Telekom Srbija supports schools and universities, cultural and sports events, reconstruction of cultural and historic monuments, and what benefit the Company has from providing means to support these initiatives.

Business is not sustainable on a long-term basis if it is directed exclusively to its own profit and existence. The leading position requires something more and that in fact refers to the way in which we achieve business results in the community in which we act, to the degree of responsibility we voluntarily take upon ourselves and for the general progress of the community.

FIT

EDUCATION IN IT - AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE

The proper education in information technology (IT)  is of great importance for every country today because it concerns omnipresent technologies. There is hardly  a profession that does not  require the basic knowledge in this field. Therefore, Serbian Government will use resources from National Investment Plan for financing the mass training of Serbian citizens through series of free courses including ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) courses. First such mass training project will be performed by FIT (Faculty for information  technology), together with three more faculties and Telecom Serbia (Telekom Srbija). The project is called ‘IT for everybody’, and it will be entirely accomplished via Internet by using professional eLearning system. Prof. Dr. Dragan Domazet, dean and the founder of FIT, speaks about this project for JISA magazine.

SBS

THE NEW SBS PULS

CISCO SYSTEMS

New generation of data center

The latest meeting, in the series of meetings, has been the IDC conference with focus on visualization– IDCs Storage, virtualization and Green Data Centers Roadshow 2008. Sub-title – Virtual changes, created savings, brighter future, have given good insight in the direction of the lecture as well as worldwide tendencies regarding data centers.

IBM

IBM and ETH Zurich partners in nanoscience

Two organizations are establishing new laboratory in Zurich for researches in the field of nanoscience and they will invest 90 milion dollars in its construction.

MDS

MDS information engineering – first IT company with ISO 27001:2005 certificate in Serbia
Data Security Managing System
Majority of business organizations have no plans for insuring business continuity in case of security incidents. Typical scenario is: loss of key staff, loss of vital services as electric power supply, viruses, fires, explosions, data destroyment, hardware and software mistakes and natural disasters like thunderbolts, floods and earthquakes. Malicious human activities should be taken in consideration as well.
If period, in which your organisation fails to deliver a product or service is longer,  the possibility that customers will leave you and look for some other supplier is stronger. In order to stay in business despite security incidents, it is essential to  recover functioning of key business processes as soon as possible.

CISCO

Cisco seminars in June- jack pot

Cisco Serbia has arranged two interesting meetings at the beginning of the June. Both were intended for the professionals in companies specialized in giving services via Net. On Thursday, June the 5th, there was a seminar dedicated to the cable and internet operators. Only five days later, on Tuesday, June the 10th, there was an organized seminar where Cisco technologies for media houses were presented.

The event dedicated to cable and internet operators is actually the third in a row for the past four years and its major aim is to continue supporting through lecturers on new and actual solutions in Cisco Company’s offer and presentation of case studies out of local and regional operators’ practice.   

SAP

PRESS CONFERENCE: POST OF SERBIA AND COMPANIES ’SAP WEST BALKANS’ AND ’S & T SRBIJA’

Successful SAP ERP system application 

The first post office in Balkans and 29th in the world that have used and brought to service SAP ERP which is  one of the most contemporary business softwares in the world is unquestionably Public Enterprise of PTT communications ‘Srbija’. SAP ERP is produced by SAP company which is the greatest business software manufacturer in the world. At the press conference, held in International press centre on May the 28th, it was emphasized that 'S & T Srbija’ company, one of the three biggest system integrators in our country has implemented new software.

FUJTSU SIEMENS COMPUTERS

STRAIGHT TO THE TOP WITH REAL MANAGEMENT

Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ office in Belgrade works successfully for more than a decade. In past few years, there was a sudden growth in all success parameters, so the office itself increased in size and implemented some new services. In an informal discussion with Vlada Tanaskovic, Head of Representative Office, Fujitsu Siemens Computers , we tried to discover his formula for success.

XIII Congress JISA DICG

Another successful international information rally was held in Herceg Novi on June 14, with clear and unique conclusion: there is a great demand for urgent and vast investment in information training of citizenry in our region!
                     
This year's traditional rally, with the task to share experiences and discuss development in ICT field- information and communication technologies, gathered about two hundred participants from the region, from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia. An unique rally's message and large quantity of topics regarding information education and information society development, unquestionably pointed to urgent demand for vast investment in national literacy, specially regarding usage of computers and its benefits for entire society's development.

VII SEFICT – Southeast Europe Forum ICT

On June 11, highly significant meeting of informaticians from SEE region was held in Dubrovnik, in hotel Excelsior.

Traditional meeting of employees in ICT – information and communication technologies, gathered, for one more time, participants from SEE region and mostly from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia. This time too it regarded questions about information education and information society’s development as well as urgent need for enlarged investments in national literacy and computer usage.

SAP

SAP West Balkans: Promoted solution for Serbia

On Thursday, May 29th 2008, SAP West Balkans has organized a promotion of SAP Business All-in-One business solution that was localized for Serbian market. The place of event was Belgrade club Super Space in Sava port, and the time was 5.00 P.M. This unusual place and term were chosen very subtly, since the club space enabled immediate contact with exhibitors and pleasant media event. After this official segment it served well as a splendid place for partying that lasted late in the night. We will, as usual, inform you only about happenings in the first part of the meeting.

SAP

SAP launched a new-generation business solution for small and medium enterprises
On the second anniversary since its foundation, SAP West Balkans launched SAP® Business All-in-One business solution, specifically designed for the Serbian market
Belgrade, June 25th 2008 – For the occasion of its second anniversary, SAP West Balkans, SAP’s daughter company, launched a new-generation SAP Business All-in-One business solution targeting the small and medium enterprises segment. SAP Business All-in-One business solution is specifically designed for the Serbian market; it is created in accordance with the legal provisions regulating business and financial reporting by small and medium enterprises in Serbia.

INFOTECH 2008

SIEMENS IT SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES

Central information services – a cornerstone of Serbian e-healthcare

At the InfoTech meeting on June3, 2008 in Vrnjacka Banja, Srđan Lukić, Sales Manager in Siemens IT Solutions and Services d.o.o. Belgrade, gave a presentation about application of Central information service. The Company put this service into effect in cooperation with the Ministry of health of Republic of Serbia within a project called ’Healthcare development in Serbia’. World Bank financed this project. In his presentation, he mentioned the results they achieved referring to CIS and about information in healthcare in general. At the beginning, he certainly gave a short explanation about the kind of business Siemens IT Solutions and Services does in field of public health system.
Lukić explained that Siemens IT Solutions and Services was a business unit of Siemens inside which every IT resource was concentrated. He also stated that the major segment of their business was giving services to public sector and health care. Within this sector, we make 19% of global turnover, which is, after Siemens itself, the biggest market segment that we cover. We have numerous solutions for public sector and healthcare, but we are mostly focused on specific areas.’

NPS

Business Intelligence (BI) SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS INFORMING AND REPORTING

Only few years ago, to think about installation of Business Intelligence (BI) solution meant being ready and capable to invest millions or, at least hundreds of thousands of dollars. Among those who ordered were great banks, insurance companies, multinational corporations...
Nevertheless, suddenly, few years ago a turnover, a twist happened (how, when, why, etc. -we will talk about this perhaps some other time), not exactly the one that we all eagerly expected, however, the innovation extremely important for solutions that we discussed. At once, BI solution becomes a topic available to wide range of people and, as it is familiar (and not only in our country), accustomed translation “BI-Business Intelligence” spontaneously arises. One must acknowledge that the translation does not sound bad. The entire question why has not translator translated BIaPI and opened a new chapter with jokes about drivers with PI number plates (Pirot, a little industrial town in southeastern Serbia; well known by jokes about them – reputed to be the biggest local skinflints (like Scotsman’s)) will forever stay unanswered.

TELEGROUP

“The current trend towards more Open Source Software solutions opens the door for Plagiarism tribunals”

Good artists copy. Great artists steal.
- Pablo Picasso-

This essay will discuss the current trend towards more Open Source software solutions by giving its history and background information as well as looking into the origins of the idea of Open Source Software and the ways it is being used today and how it came to clash with Copyright laws. It will discuss the occurrence of plagiarism tribunals and their consequences; and give insight into society’s issues with plagiarism as well as present suggested ways to overcome some of these.

GENERAL EKONOMIK

SuperCash S 

Integrated fiscal cash register

There were no significant technological improvements on local market of cash registers with fiscal memory in the last 3 years, after implementation of remote cash registers data reading through GPRS terminals, for Tax Administration needs. Although the existing models of fiscal cash registers satisfy the stipulated technical requirements, the customers' requirements have increased in time. At first, cheap fiscal cash registers were required mostly, but their faults were discovered during exploitation. What we would like to say is that imperfect technical capacities of the cash register and faults often cause delays and difficulties in retail sale routine. After the experience gained in operation with cash registers numerous customers have been asking for fiscal cash registers that would show their technical advantages and improve business activities. Modern technological solutions have started to appear on the market and the most prominent one was fiscal cash register SuperCash S with the integrated GPRS terminal.

ŠPICA CENTAR

RFID privacy and security

The issues of privacy and security, although interrelated, are different. With respect to RFID, we define these issues as follows:
Privacy: the ability of the RFID system to keep the meaning of the information transmitted between the tag and the reader secure from non-intended recipients.
Security: the ability of the RFID system to keep the information transmitted between the tag and the reader secure from non-intended recipients.

MD&PROFY

A MEETING WITH EXPERTS

Later in May, in Belgrade, there was a meeting: Sybase Business Intelligence Forum.  It was the first Sybase rally of this kind held in Serbia. It gathered Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence experts from France, Russia, Greece and Portugal. Through presentations and interviews they talked about development and implementation of projects, about best practical experiences, in general, about efficiently managing large amount of data and their transmission into valuable information. For this reason, we visited MD & Profy Company. Our hosts were Dragan Aleksić, General Manager of the company and Vladimir Maruna, Chief Technology Officer.

COMING COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Turning to governing and supervision of print & copy infrastructure

Infrastructure in today’s enterprises –even in those that are relatively small- is or becomes more and more complex. All new services that modern time requires bring in potential risks, problems, complexity, expenses...
All this technology promised us so called paperless office. We are all familiar with what proverb says about promises, but even without this, we are witnesses that usage of paper has not being reduced- on contrary. In contribution to this, is cardinal price reduction of personal devices for printing, picture digitalization and improvement of their performances that lead to sudden and uncritical purchase of new devices, which was, therefore, the reason for its multiplication. With the raise in number of devices it is becoming harder to get an insight into real number and possibilities with simultaneously raise of problems, expenses, maintenance responsibilities and support of this infrastructure part. 
Total expense of usage and infrastructure maintenance for print and copy can come up with 2%-5% of total enterprise profit! Therefore, we are really serious when we say that it is good to sit down and think for a while, how to optimize...

ECDL

In Bar borough, ECDL certificates were given to the first group of students in City Finance Department, which was a start of faster and more efficient working of local authorities in Montenegro. By formal assigning of certificates to employees in City Finance Department in Bar, the end of information training of the first group of employees in local administration was celebrated last month.

TELSEY

Telsey trainings in Serbia and Austria

Telsey S.p.A., an Italian leading company in development of telecommunication equipment for delivery of broadband interactive service via FTTx and ADSL networks and leading manufacturer and deliverer of Integrated Access Devices (IAD), hybrid SetTopBoxes for the biggest European providers of VoIP and IPTV services, and other network equipment, continues with Resellers and Product Manager’s trainings in Serbia and region.  
Telsey is represented in Serbia by two distributors and one SVAR partner. These are wellknown companies: Telephant, Pakom Distribution System and Sionnet.
To encourage business development in Serbia, Telsey, in cooperation with its partners successfully organise trainings for resellers and product managers.

VESIMPEX 

DISASTER RECOVERY LOCATION

Key factors for successful business in every company, whose work is based upon information availability, are insurance of constantly exposed information system and work continuation in accidents. 

TOSHIBA

Toshiba Satellite
Toshiba Computer Systems Division has unveiled a range of new laptops aimed at the design-conscious consumer.
The 13.3 inch Satellite U400, 15.4 inch A300 and 17 inch Satellite P300 products marry cutting edge industrial design and sophisticated features.
Designed to stand apart from the crowd, new range of Satellite laptops incorporates a number of design elements not often found in mid-range products.