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 I enrolled in Bluepoint's Total Linux course in June of 2001. Aside from learning Linux through a well-designed course, I also made a lot of new friends - sharing our enthusiasm for Linux, as well as other aspects of life. But what stood out in my mind, were the people behind Bluepoint: Magie Antonio, Engels Antonio, and Eddie Salonga. Their passion and dedication to making world-class Linux training accessible to under-privileged Filipino students is inspiring and infectious. Most of the alumni I have met (including myself), have volunteered to either train, fund, or help organize Bluepoint's free training seminars to advocate the use of Open Source technology all over the Philippines. |
- Carlos Yu
CIO
Rustans Supercenter Inc. (Shopwise) |
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Bluepoint Christmas 2009 Saturday, Dec 5, 2009, 10:00 PM
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Fedora 12 Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009, 11:12 PM
Fedora 11 was standard material in our Total Linux® and Linux Express® courses since June 2009. It was also Bluepoint's platform of choice for our Extreme PHP and other development and certification programs. Time to upgrade again. Fedora 12 promises new features and enhancements that we can't wait to share with our students this November! |
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Total Linux 38 Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009, 9:00 PM
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Linux Express 16 Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009, 5:00 PM
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Software Freedom Day 2009 Saturday, Sep 19, 2009, 7:09 PM (Revision 416 - Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010, 3:13 AM)
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the Commission on Information & Communications Technology-National Computer Center (CICT-NCC), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Ateneo de Manila University Department of Information Systems and Computer Science (DISCS), and Bluepoint Foundation celebrated Software Freedom Day with the rest of the world today at the National Computer Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
More than 500 pre-registered attendees and walk-in participants joined us in this international celebration. Registration and refreshments were FREE, thanks to our sponsors:
We started accepting pre-registrations last August 17, 2009. All 400 slots were confirmed and reserved by August 24, 2009. To accommodate the large number of attendees, including more than 100 walk-in participants, three venues at the National Computer Center (NCC) were utilized to maximum capacity.
| AUDIO VISUAL ROOM | SEMINAR ROOM |
| 08:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 | National Anthem |
| 09:05 | Invocation
Sen. Jovito Salonga
Trustee Emeritus
Bluepoint Foundation | Invocation
Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Executive Director
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 09:10 | Software Freedom Day
Irene Balaoing
SFD09 Team Leader | Software Freedom Day
Arnold Laurinaria
SFD07 Team Leader |
| 09:20 | Keynote
DG Angelo Timoteo Diaz de Rivera
Director General
National Computer Center | Keynote
Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso
Chancellor
UP Open University |
| 09:40 | Vyatta
The Open Source Alternative to Cisco
Paul Magahis
BLUE | Red Hat
Major Sponsor
Justin Rivera
Technical Officer
MSI-ECS |
| 10:15 | Red Hat
Major Sponsor
Robert Reidenbach
Technology Manager
UR Solutions | GCC
Linux Serial I/O Programming
Michael Balcos
BLUE |
| 10:45 | SugarCRM
Commercial Open Source CRM
Chivas Sicam
BLUE | Kannel
Open Source WAP and SMS Gateway
Mike Cabalin
PH-LWUG |
| 11:30 | CodeFest 2009 Awarding
Dr. Reena Estuar
Chair
Ateneo DISCS | CodeFest Presentation
Ryan Baclit
CodeFest Team Leader
BLUE |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 | GCC
Linux Serial I/O Programming
Michael Balcos
BLUE | SugarCRM
Commercial Open Source CRM
Chivas Sicam
BLUE |
| 13:45 | Fedora Project
Herson Pagcaliwagan
BLUE | Vyatta
The Open Source Alternative to Cisco
Paul Magahis
BLUE |
| 14:15 | Open Internet Exchange
Bani Lara
ASTI-DOST | ASTI Awarding
Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 15:00 | Closing Remarks |
| 15:10 | Complimentary Snack |
| OVERFLOW AREA |
| 09:30 | National Anthem |
| 09:35 | Invocation | Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 09:40 | Software Freedom Day | Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 09:50 | Free and Open Source Software | Engels Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
| 10:35 | Bayanihan Linux | Marison Florendo
Advanced Science & Technology Institute |
| 11:15 | Red Hat | Robert Reidenbach
UR Solutions |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
Exhibit booths were open for viewing from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the NCC lobby.
Special thanks to the networks that provided coverage for our Software Freedom Day celebration:
UHF Channel 11 | | 
VHF Channel 7 | |
Related Links
CodeFest 2009
CodeFest 2008
Software Freedom Day 2008
Software Freedom Day 2007 |
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CodeFest 2009 Monday, Aug 10, 2009, 12:00 AM (Revision 122 - Friday, Sep 25, 2009, 12:55 PM)
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Information Systems and Computer Science (DISCS) and Bluepoint Foundation will hold CodeFest 2009 on September 12, 2009 at the Faura Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
CodeFest 2009 is open to all senior high school students and college undergraduates who are proficient in any of the following programming languages:
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 Rubyists Welcome!
Ruby has been added
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Interested parties must submit an endorsement letter from their respective schools and register at Bluepoint Foundation or Ateneo DISCS before September 8, 2009. Registration fee is 100 pesos per contestant. Only 20 players will be accommodated, maximum of 5 contestants per school.
| Ateneo | Roosevelt College | STI Cubao | STI Marikina | TIP Manila |
Nelvin Driz
Alvin Dumalus
Marlou Ramas
Fernando Vitug
Adviser
Hubert Ursua | Rexon Chumacera
Jayson Zanarias
Adviser
Sheryll Villaroman | Francis Pineda
Ronnel Talento
Billy Ray Teves
Sandino Umengan
Camillo Villagonzalo
Adviser
Cheryl Buatin | Meynard Collado
Galileo Lajara
Golu Pabla
Chippy San Jose
Adviser
Arthur Lasaca | Justine Afable
Edwin Bondoc
Ryan Calonzo
James Licong
Sergio Paglinawan
Adviser
Jerico Flor |
Contest duration is 1.5 hours. Players must try to solve a series of problems within the given time. Code is evaluated using the PC^2 software that follows the ACM rules for scoring. It ranks players according to the number of programming problems solved correctly. The player who solves most or all problems properly and with the least time penalties will be the declared as champion. In case of a tie, the player who has the lesser amount of time penalties wins. More about PC^2 usage will be discussed before the contest begins.
CodeFest 2009 will be held at Ateneo de Manila University (Faura Hall) from 1PM to 3PM on September 12, 2009.
Prizes and certificates will be awarded during the Software Freedom Day celebration at the National Computer Center (AVR) on September 19, 2009.
Related Links
CodeFest 2008
Software Freedom Day 2008
Software Freedom Day 2009 |
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APNG 11th Camp Wednesday, Jul 22, 2009, 9:00 PM
Asia Pacific Networking Group 11th Camp: Value of Innovation with Asia Pacific Next Generation
Berjaya Times Square Hotel and Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20-22 July 2009
Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG) is an Internet organization dedicated to the advancement of networking infrastructure in this region and to the research and development of all associated enabling technologies. Its mission is to promote the Internet and the coordination of network inter-connectivity in the Asia Pacific Region. It also represents the “Asia Pacific Next Generation” raising the voice of the Next Generation of the region.
Through its activities, it has spawned off a number of Asia Pacific organizations including Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA), Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) and Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT). Today, APNG represents the region at the Coordinating Committee for Inter-Continental Research Networking (CCIRN), and is the leading voice of Internet networking in the Asia Pacific Region. |
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10th Saturday, Jun 6, 2009, 10:00 PM
Bluepoint held its 10th Anniversary Thanksgiving Dinner and Awards Presentation Ceremonies today at the Jovito R. Salonga Building, Bantayog ng mga Bayani Memorial Center, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. |
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Summer Geek Camp 2009 Sunday, Apr 19, 2009, 11:59 PM
Bluepoint Foundation, in cooperation with Saudi Investment Group & Marketing (SIGMA) and Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG), successfully held the 2nd Summer Geek Camp from April 17 to 19, 2009 at the Loreland Farm Resort in Antipolo City.
Taking off from the great success of our 1st camp in Tagaytay last year, Summer Geek Camp 2009 was an Enterprise 2.0 boot camp for software developers, system & network administrators, and information managers. It was also a local APNG camp.
Enterprise 2.0
Web 2.0 technologies and techniques like wikis, blogs, tagging, social networks and mashups have entered the workplace - breaking down information boundaries and providing greater collaboration for the enterprise.
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Boot Camp
Participants learned the fundamentals of how their organizations can leverage Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing to increase productivity, grow revenues, spur innovation, and lower costs. |
Attendees
Senior Technologists including CIOs, CTOs, VPs of technology, IT directors and managers, network and storage managers, network engineers, enterprise architects, communications and networking specialists, directors of infrastructure.
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TRACKS
There were 3 working groups: System and Network Administration, Software Development, and Information Management. The use of Open Source tools and technologies were integrated into these learning sessions. Topics covered:
Web 2.0
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
YAML Ain't a Markup Language (YAML)
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
Representational State Transfer (REST)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Xen Virtualization
Cloud Computing
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According to a research whitepaper by IDC, a global provider of market intelligence, instant messaging is set to replace email as the preferred form of business communication by the second half of 2010. Participants learned how to build their own Linux-based, enterprise-grade IM server during the camp.
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Cloud Computing allows the low cost deployment of massive amounts of IT resources on demand and in real time. Participants learned how to build their own Linux-based Elastic Compute Cloud in this camp.
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AGENDA
Summer Geek Camp was a community building event. In the spirit of Free and Open Source Software, participants shared resources and took part in activities and the running of the camp.
| TIME | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | | 07:00 | | WAKE UP CALL | | 07:30 | BREAKFAST | | 08:30 | MORNING CIRCLE | | 09:30 | TEAM BUILDING | FINAL PRESENTATION | | 10:30 | BREAK | | 10:45 | TECHNICAL SESSION | CLOSING CIRCLE | | 11:00 | | 11:30 | | 12:00 | | 12:15 | LUNCH | | 13:00 | ASSEMBLY | TECHNICAL SESSION | SWIMMING | | 13:30 | ORIENTATION | | 14:30 | | 15:30 | BREAK | | 15:45 | PLENARY SESSION | TECHNICAL SESSION | | 16:00 | | 17:00 | | | 18:00 | FREE TIME | | 19:00 | SWIMMING | | 20:00 | DINNER | | 21:00 | EVENING PROGRAM | | 22:00 |
VENUE
Antipolo City is approximately 26 kilometers east of Manila. Strategically located along Colaique, the 8-hectare Loreland Farm Resort puts the city's major attractions within easy reach. The Antipolo Cathedral is only 3 kilometers away from the resort, while the Hinulugang Taktak falls is a mere 7 minute drive.
REGISTRATION
Registration fee was only PHP 5000 (USD 105 or EUR 82) per attendee, inclusive of food (3 meals & 2 snacks daily), accommodations (1 bed per person, air conditioned room with cable TV, hot shower & bath tub), and access to the resort's 8 theme swimming pools from April 17 to 19. Registrations were accepted until April 13, 2009. |
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AMD64 Saturday, Dec 30, 2006, 12:00 AM
 Bluepoint embraces change by upgrading all classroom machines to dual-core AMD64 today.
AMD64 is designed to enable simultaneous 32 and 64-bit computing with no degradation in performance.
Dual-core processors contain two processing cores, residing on one chip, that perform calculations on two streams of data, thereby increasing efficiency and speed while running multiple programs and the new generation of multi-threaded software.
These features will be enjoyed by all incoming Linux Express®, Total Linux®, Total Linux® Reload, Linux Kernel Internals®, Extreme PHP, Perl Programming, Python Programming, and 3BSD students this 2007. |
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