Eastern Economist. — 1996. — December 9. — P. 6

Movin' On Up: Computer seminars promote new developments
by Kateryna Horchynska KYIV

Computer technology seems to hold a neverending fascination for the global community, and Ukraine is no exception; in the last two weeks, several seminars took place in Kyiv to promote new developments in high-level computers technologies. Among them were seminars organized by Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, and a joint seminar by INT and ClSCO Systems. Serhiy Pysarev, general director of INT, a Ukrainian distributor of specialized corporate information systems and software, attributed this flurry of activity to the fact that both commercial and state structures in Ukraine are starting to realize the need for high-quality, secure information support for their activities.

The latest seminar was held Dec. 5 by INT and CISCO Systems, one of the world's biggest producers of routers, switches, and networking software for corporate networks and the Internet. The seminar was devoted to several issues: new directions for developing their network; new CISCO Systems products and prospects for their use in Ukraine; and technical details of the newest CISCO equipment, including instruction on how to install this equipment in various state and commercial structures including the Interior Ministry, Chornobyl station and some banks, A training program in CISCO equipment and software for information technology specialists was also part of the seminar.

Oracle, one of the world's biggest suppliers of databases and the world's second biggest software company. held a seminar Nov. Z7. It dealt with development of database applications, and logistical plans for organizations wanting to move their desktop applications to a more powerful platform.

The purpose of this practical seminar was to support information technology specialists and developers of database applications in their creation of powerful large-scale information systems for enterprises. Oracle's General Manager Chris Hummel said that currently Ukraine is very interested in such seminars, proved by the fact that the seminar saw an 88% turnout; 220 people attended of over 250 registered, while typically in the west the turnout figure for such conferences is only 20%.