IBM has announced its tie-ups with three engineering and technology colleges in the state of Madhya Pradesh to provide a platform for development of software skills among the students.

The collaboration has brought the establishment of a series of IBM Centers of Excellence (COE), creating a unique opportunity for students to learn new skill sets on IBM software products – DB2, WebSphere, Lotus, Rational and Tivoli – as well as develop world-class business solutions.

 The COEs were launched at Government College Jabalpur, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science (SVITS), Indore and Mahakal Institute of Technology (MIT), Ujjain.

The colleges will facilitate world class infrastructure and high end systems while IBM will extend its entire range of software suite free of charge.

Anil Menon, VP Channel, Marketing & Ecosystem IBM India/South Asia opined that IBM is establishing Centre of Excellence to promote high quality education by providing state-of-the-art and emerging technologies in colleges/universities with the objective of nurturing highly skilled computer professionals.

The COE is an outgrowth of IBM's Academic Initiative which covers 2,000 colleges and universities around the world. Its a global model committed to driving evolving open standards-based IT skills.

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